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What is the Y chromosome and what does its shrinkage mean for humans?
The Y chromosome, critical for male traits, has been shrinking over millions of years, raising ques…
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My friend agreed to be my sperm donor. Then we learned he was infertile.
I asked my friend to be my sperm donor, and when he agreed, I was thrilled. But then he found out h…
Valerie Bauman
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We asked 4 DINKs how they make new child-free friends
DINKs often have to make new friends in their 30s when their friends all have kids. Some say it's t…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Reporter from resurfaced Blake Lively interview says the actor's 'little bump' comment 'was like a bullet' as she was struggling with infertility
Lively is currently at the center of a media storm following reports of a feud with her "It Ends Wi…
Eve Crosbie
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Many working Americans want children later in life. Fertility startups are making their dreams more possible.
Family-planning startups can help cover employees' fertility treatments when their employers' healt…
Julia Naftulin
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Women with PCOS at higher risk developing disordered eating, study finds
Women having PCOS are known to be at a higher risk of experiencing metabolic disorders, such as dia…
PTI
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Fertility benefits are a must for attracting millennial talent, even in industries other than tech
Previously a luxury for tech workers, fertility benefits are now more common across industries, acc…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Microplastics found in penis muscle for the first time. It could be linked to erectile dysfunction.
Scientists are suspicious that there might be a connection between fewer erections and more plastic…
Hilary Brueck
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I had a benign tumor in my abdomen. I still needed chemo to make it smaller and now I'm infertile.
Post-childbirth, she discovered a benign desmoid tumor in her abdomen. Undergoing chemotherapy for …
Kelly Burch
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Growing fruits and vegetables in my garden is helping me process my infertility
The author shares how growing flowers and fruits in her garden allows her to take shelter from her …
Katie Baskerville
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A 39-year-old woman was hospitalized with lead poisoning after taking popular supplements to treat infertility
The patient had 25 times the normal level of lead in her blood after repeated visits to the ER for …
Gabby Landsverk
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I spent over $50,000 on IVF treatments. Eventually, one of my sisters donated her eggs, and the other was my surrogate.
A woman tried IVF treatments for five years. She became a mom after one sister donated her eggs and…
Jane Ridley
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People assumed a woman in a wheelchair couldn't get pregnant but it was her husband who was infertile
On the 'Pregnantish' podcast, paralympian Mallory Weggemann and her husband Jay shared their experi…
Anna Medaris
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I've kept my infertility struggles and IUI pregnancy secret as an Orthodox Jewish woman. Here's why.
An IUI procedure helped a woman have twins after infertility. But she and her husband chose to keep…
Kelly Burch
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4 myths about getting pregnant that you should stop believing including that stress is a common cause of infertility
TikTok doctor and fertility specialist Dr. Steven Palter says people often say they've had "all the…
Anna Medaris
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1.5 million women of reproductive age in India affected by epilepsy: Experts
The staggering number of nearly 1.5 million women of reproductive age in India grappling with epile…
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5 supplements for PCOS an ObGyn recommends to her patients
An ObGyn shares 5 supplements she recommends to her patients to ease the symptoms related to PCOS, …
Serafina Kenny
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I never announced my pregnancy on social media. It felt more personal to tell people face-to-face.
I never announced my pregnancy on social media. From privacy to wanting to chat in person with frie…
Erin Hug
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My wife and I want children. Turns out I suffer from male infertility.
The author shares how finding out he was infertile — and the reason why the couple couldn't conceiv…
Bill Meincke
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I struggled with infertility for 16 months. Then I used my science background to invent a product for at-home insemination and got pregnant on the 2nd try.
After her diagnosis of unexplained infertility, Jennifer Hintzsche is trying to launch the first FD…