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Teacher Fired from Catholic School for Having IVF: ASRM and SART Can Help

ASRM Bulletins May 15, 2012

An Indiana Catholic school teacher, fired for undergoing in vitro fertilization treatments, has filed a discrimination lawsuit in federal court against the school and the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. 

Blood clot risk elevated with contraceptive patches, vaginal rings

Headlines in Reproductive Medicine May 15, 2012

Women who use the combined contraceptive transdermal patch or vaginal ring are at significantly higher risk for venous thrombosis, results of a Danish study show.

In Sperm Banks, a Roll of the Genetic Dice

Headlines in Reproductive Medicine May 15, 2012

For more than a year, the Kretchmars carefully researched sperm banks and donors. The donor they chose was a family man, a Christian like them, they were told. Most important, he had a clean bill of health. His sperm was stored at the New England Cryogenic Center in Boston, and according to the laboratory’s Web site, all donors there were tested for various genetic conditions.

Because of Abstinence Education, 60 Percent of Young Adults Are Misinformed About Birth Control's Effectiveness

Headlines in Reproductive Medicine May 15, 2012

A new study from the Guttmacher Institute unsurprisingly finds that greater knowledge about contraceptive services is directly correlated to a decrease in young adults’ risky sexual behavior.

So Eager for Grandchildren, They're Paying the Egg-Freezing Clinic

Headlines in Reproductive Medicine May 14, 2012

At the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, a popular destination for women hoping to preserve their fertility by freezing their eggs, Dr. William Schoolcraft, the founder and medical director, has started to notice something different: more of the women are arriving with company.

Choosing Your Contraception Beyond 40

Headlines in Reproductive Medicine May 14, 2012

I remember having a long chat with one of my friends about turning 40, and what stuck was this general feeling of getting comfortable with herself and her body, trying not to panic at the appearance of the first grey hair.

Conceiving a Child Can Be Emotional, Costly

Headlines in Reproductive Medicine May 14, 2012

Three foster children came in and out of the lives of Heidi Sue and Annie Angueira before the couple could even begin the journey that finally brought them the infant they knew they'd be able to keep.

Blood Clot Risk Linked to Some Non-Pill Contraceptives

Headlines in Reproductive Medicine May 11, 2012

Women using hormone-releasing skin patches, implants, vaginal rings were more likely to develop clots, study finds

Male Equivalent of Menopause: MANopause

Headlines in Reproductive Medicine May 11, 2012

The official term for manopause is andropause. Men with this condition suffer from lower-than-normal levels of testosterone.  According to various studies, this condition affects 20 to 30 percent of all men.  Unlike menopause, which usually runs its course in a few years, andropause can last for decades.

Maine’s Highest Court Rules That District Courts Have Authority To Make Parentage Determinations In Gestational Surrogacy

Press Releases May 10, 2012

Last week, Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court addressed for the first time the issue of parentage in a gestational surrogate birth, finding that the District Courts have authority under existing law to determine who a child’s parents are when the child is conceived through ART and then carried and delivered by another person.

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