Technologies, including assisted reproductive technologies, continue to race ahead—way ahead—of society’s ability to develop meaningful social practices that allow us to adapt and comfortably use the new options provided.
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COUPLES desperate for a baby are being forced abroad due to a lack of sperm and egg donors in the UK, researchers say.
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Couples desperate for a baby are being forced abroad because of a lack of sperm and egg donors in the UK, researchers say.
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Couples desperate for a baby are being forced abroad due to a lack of sperm and egg donors in the UK, researchers say.
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Top Docs of 2011 was awarded to Dr. Kathy Doody, Dr. Kevin Doody, and Dr. Anna Nackley. This is a huge honor as this award is given to the areas best physicians!
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CW33 News asked CARE Fertility to feature a story on Male Factor Infertility. Check out the interview with Dr. Kevin Doody and a wonderful family online at http://www.the33tv.com – Health Key – Hope for Fatherhood: Surgical Technique Mines for Hidden Sperm.
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If you’ve ever been pregnant or tried to conceive then you know how important hormones are in your daily life. However, much of how hormones work in the body continues to be shrouded in mystery for most women. This informative book by Dr. Claudia Welch seeks to dispel common misconceptions about hormones and helps the [...]
Read More..An alarming statistic has been making the media rounds: the infant mortality rate in West Coast cities of the United States spiked by 35% in the weeks following the Fukoshima nuclear disaster in Japan. The statistic is attributed to doctor and author Janette D. Sherman, M.D. in collaboration with Joseph Mangano. A quick look at their [...]
Read More..Does your baby look more like mom or dad? For decades, a scientific theory has surmised that babies look more like their fathers for evolutionary reasons but recent research suggests that babies usually have a mix of the two parent’s appearances and no consensus on the issue has been reached. The concept that babies look [...]
Read More..PregnancyWeekly has unveiled its mobile pregnancy tips program! Subscribers can now sign up to receive free tips about baby development, safety and much more every week on your cell phone (standard text messaging charges from your network provider still apply). Signing up to receive the weekly texts is easy. If you’re new to PW, when [...]
Read More..It’s a baby shower for the expectant mother and perhaps a “dadchelor” party for the expectant father. Much like a bachelor party, the dadchelor party is thrown for a new dad by his buddies as a last hurrah before he must buckle down and take responsibility for another life. Reportedly, guys are heading to a [...]
Read More..A poll of nearly 1000 fathers has revealed that mothers aren’t the only ones struggling to find balance between work and family. For decades, the traditional dynamic of parents has been changing, with fathers taking on more of the child-rearing duties and more mothers working outside the home. This recent study suggests that parents have [...]
Read More..When it comes to my 6-year-old seeing naked grown-ups, I’m pretty permissive. My daughter sees me prance around the house in the buff, and cheered on tons of pastie-clad ladies in Coney Island’s annual Mermaid Parade last weekend. But when she asks to go naked or even just topless in public, my answer is no. [...]
Read More..Looking for fun things to make, see and do this weekend? Check out these fresh ideas from some of our favorite blogs and websites…
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Read More..Moms who have a hard time balancing their work and family lives are more likely to quit their jobs, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. We didn’t need a study to tell us this, but it validates what so many working moms of little ones already know.
Read More..Believe it or not, the parenting technique du jour is all about slam-dunking your kid. Very rarely does a day go by I don’t want to do just that to my boys, so I take this as good news. The kind of behavior advocated in Anthony T. DeBenedet and Lawrence J. Cohen’s new book The [...]
Read More..I know it’s not very kind, but when my youngest was a baby we called her El Diablo. Honestly, the kid howled nonstop, and the only chance of a reprieve was if I (not anybody else) held her and also jumped on a mini-trampoline purchased exclusively for this purpose. (The pleasant side-effect of this was [...]
Read More..As mom to a beautiful baby girl and a son – Sydney, 11 weeks old and Curtis Jr., almost 3 – I’m excited to share my love of sports and enjoy staying active with them. And while there are amazing female athletes my daughter can look to for inspiration and motivation, I never forget that [...]
Read More..It’s a swimming pool’s dirty little secret: Despite clear water and that clean chlorine smell, one in eight out of 120,000 pools inspected in 2008 were shut down due to problems with cleanliness or safety, according to a 2010 report by the CDC. (There are 8.8 million personal and recreational pools in use in the [...]
Read More..Tia Mowry knows a thing or two about twins — which is exactly why she’s glad she’s got just one bun in the oven. As one half of the duo who rivaled the Olsens for scrumptious twin cuteness in the 1990s, the erstwhile Sister Sister star — along with twin sister Tamera — knows the [...]
Read More..“I don’t want to brush my teeth!”
Read More..I spent the better part of last year reading tedious, boring research studies on marriage and divorce for my upcoming book on the subject (which I promise is fun and snarky and not tedious and boring!). A lot of what crossed my desk was deeply depressing: Divorce is contagious. (Everyone we know is splitting up!) The [...]
Read More..Back when I was growing up, public service announcements were silly, not scary. Remember “this is your brain on drugs” or R2D2 puffing on a cigarette or Pee-Wee Herman’s anti-crack campaign? (I always thought it would have been more effective if he’d ended with one of his signature maniacal laughs.)
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