July 23, 2010
The current trend of women delaying childbirth until their 30s and even 40s on a regular basis has impacts for society as a whole. One of these may be that we will evolve to have children naturally at a later age. Personally, I’m skeptical. Researchers at the University of Sheffield studied marriage and birth trends since the ...
Tags: babies,
childbirth,
evolution,
fertility,
fertility evolution,
IVF,
menopause,
natural birth,
older mothers,
parents,
reproductive technology,
women's rights
June 27, 2010
The problem with biological clocks is that for all their tick-tick-ticking, you never know when they will go off. That dilemma is a thing of the past as doctors can now reveal when a women will become infertile, and when they will go through menopause. This discovery will change the world, just wait and see. ...
Tags: babies,
blood test,
can't get pregnant,
family planning,
fertility,
infertility,
IVF,
menopause,
pregnancy,
test tube babies,
too old,
unplanned pregnancy
June 18, 2010
Has your husband been blaming his lack of energy or low sex drive on male menopause? Research has just shown that this affects less than 1% of middle age men and 5% over 70. Looks like that husband of yours might just be lazy! Researchers defined male menopause as having abnormally low levels of testosterone. The symptoms of ...
September 19, 2009
According to an article in the BBC there is a large black market for sperm donation in the UK. People are meeting online through unregulated sites and arranging either to have sex or receive samples from donors. I can understand the desire for children and the barriers to using regulated sperm donation, but this practice ...
Tags: ethics,
fertility,
human rights,
Mack,
menopause,
overpopulation,
parents,
pregnancy,
sex,
sexually transmitted infections,
sperm donation,
UK