Fighting Infertility » ovarian

Fighting IF On 05/28/2008

D & L — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:30:10 +0000

Oocyte-specific gene mutations cause premature ovarian failure “We hope to use the information from this study and others that identify genes associated with this problem to find biomarkers in blood that can help us determine a woman’s risk of early infertility,” said Dr. Aleksandar Rajkovic, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at BCM and senior …

Fighting IF On 05/01/2008

D & L — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:30:21 +0000

Scientist Says Two Men Could Conceive A baby, born from two dads? It’s possible, says a leading British scientist. Calum MacKellar, a lecturer in bioethics and biochemistry at Edinburgh University in Scotland said today that, borrowing from techniques used to clone Dolly the sheep, male couples could someday conceive their own children. Creating a ‘Male …

Fighting IF On 04/29/2008

D & L — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:30:10 +0000

Fertility and Diet I found a fantastic article about how diet affects infertility. The article mainly addresses ovulatory infertility and there was no study on male factor infertility, although some of the same dietary concepts might apply to men too. To recap (with my commentary), the article states that there is a difference between fast …

Fighting IF On 04/28/2008

D & L — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:30:51 +0000

Victoria Beckham turns to red chili to boost fertility David Beckham, 32, told a US TV show earlier this week that his superstar wife wanted to extend her brood now the Spice Girls tour has finished. He told Ellen DeGeneres: “We’re working on it. We’re very family orientated, so we’ve always wanted a big family, …