Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
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Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 15, 2013
Scientists say they have, for the first time, cloned human embryos capable of producing embryonic stem cells. The accomplishment is a long-sought step toward harnessing the potential power of embryonic stem cells to treat many human diseases. But the work also raises a host of ethical concerns.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 15, 2013
The Pentagon’s fear of condoning sex and logistical hurdles have prevented it from adequately providing servicewomen with adequate information and a full spectrum of contraceptive alternatives.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 15, 2013
Consumers should not buy sexual enhancement supplements, either online or in stores, because the products may contain undisclosed drugs that could cause serious harm, medical experts say.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 15, 2013
Mandy Flynn felt woozy as she sat behind the counter at the bank where she worked. Three years ago, she’d started suffering from odd moments of dizziness. ‘They lasted only about 30 seconds, but I’d feel as if I was losing my balance,’ says the 49-year-old cashier from Kenley, Surrey.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 14, 2013
At least through the end of May, the Plan B One-Step morning-after contraceptive will not be sold over the counter for all ages. A federal appeals court on Monday temporarily granted the Obama administration’s request for a stay of an order by Judge Edward R. Korman of Federal District Court that the pill be available without a prescription for everyone.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 14, 2013
Over millions of years, evolution by natural selection has produced adaptations in humans: biological and psychological traits that improved human survival and reproduction in ancestral environments. For example, ripe fruit was an infrequent but calorically rich part of the human ancestral diet. We therefore have a sweet tooth that rewards us when we eat ripe fruit.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 14, 2013
Andrea Meisgeier was 33 when she and her husband Eric had their son Maxwell. It was so easy to get pregnant that Meisgeier didn't worry about the timing of a second pregnancy. But after six years of trying to conceive, the Camas, Wash., couple is coming to terms with the the likelihood that they won't have another child. Andrea Meisgeier, now 39, took fertility drugs, tried acupuncture and underwent more than $25,000 in fertility treatments that included intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization -- none of which were successful.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 14, 2013
With improved technology, elective egg freezing has become a viable possibility for women from 16 to 42 and holds out hope that women may prolong their fertility. A panel called “A Timeless Mother,” held on April 28 at Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, discussed the “social, ethical and halachic” implications of egg freezing.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 13, 2013
A federal judge who's been battling the Obama administration over “Plan B” emergency contraception took another swipe at the federal government on Friday, denying a request to delay his ruling ordering the government to make the pills available to everyone, without restrictions.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 13, 2013
Some doctors say your lipstick and hairspray may cause symptoms of early onset menopause.