October 7, 2011
Most people have babies, they don’t win them. But some couples need help to have kids and assisted reproductive technology can be costly and, therefore, inaccessible. Recently, an Ottawa radio station gave couples hope with their “Win A Baby!” contest. You may not literally win a baby, but one couple wins a chance at having ...
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July 22, 2011
Infertility is often a problem mostly associated with women but a new studyhas just uncovered a genetic mutation in men that lowers their partners’ chances of giving birth by 30 percent. Researchers from the University of California, Davis have found that around one in every 250 men has a genetic mutation that stops the production ...
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