<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Adoption.com News</title><link>http://news.adoption.com</link><description>Adoption.com News</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:18:04 +0000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:18:04 +0000</lastBuildDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Federal Government Gives Boston IVF Million Dollar Grant for Infertility Research</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/federal-government-gives-boston-ivf-million-dollar-grant-for-infertility-research</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:08:53 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/federal-government-gives-boston-ivf-million-dollar-grant-for-infertility-research</guid><author>AdoptionMedia</author><description><![CDATA[Boston IVF, a renowned medical practice that provides specialized infertility treatments, has received a federal grant from the government that totals one million dollars. Boston IVF has been operational since 1986. The grant awarded to the institution is to help raise interest and understanding regarding donating frozen embryos to be used for in vitro fertilization procedures. - Hive Health Media]]></description></item><item><title>Another baby? Maybe or maybe not: coping with secondary infertility</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/another-baby-maybe-or-maybe-not-coping-with-secondary-infertility</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:56:11 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/another-baby-maybe-or-maybe-not-coping-with-secondary-infertility</guid><author>AdoptionMedia</author><description><![CDATA[Getting pregnant the first or second time around was a breeze. But now you’re in a new relationship and would like another child. You try and try, but nothing takes. What’s different this time around?  - SentinelSource.com]]></description></item><item><title>Diabetes may lead to infertility</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/diabetes-may-lead-to-infertility</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:45:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/diabetes-may-lead-to-infertility</guid><author>AdoptionMedia</author><description><![CDATA[When a couple does not conceive even after 12 months of trying without contraception it is termed as infertility. And diabetes can be one of the conditions that cause infertility in both men and women. - The New Age Online]]></description></item><item><title>Two little known infertility causes highlighted</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/two-little-known-infertility-causes-highlighted</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/two-little-known-infertility-causes-highlighted</guid><author>AdoptionMedia</author><description><![CDATA[Two little known causes of infertility specific to the Middle East were highlighted by specialists in reproductive medicine on Tuesday. - GulfNews.com]]></description></item><item><title>No Truth to Akin's Claim That Rape Hinders Pregnancy, Experts Say</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/no-truth-to-akins-claim-that-rape-hinders-pregnancy-experts-say</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:35:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/no-truth-to-akins-claim-that-rape-hinders-pregnancy-experts-say</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Health experts are strongly refuting the assertion by a Republican Congressman that pregnancy is much more unlikely if a woman is raped.  -US News and World Report]]></description></item><item><title>5 Millionth IVF Baby Born This Year</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/5-millionth-ivf-baby-born-this-year</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:18:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/5-millionth-ivf-baby-born-this-year</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Experts estimate that around now, approximately 5 million babies have been born as a result of assisted reproduction technologies. -by Christian Nordqvist/Medical News Today]]></description></item><item><title>Giuliana and Bill Rancic: We're Having a Baby!</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/giuliana-and-bill-rancic-were-having-a-baby-1</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:15:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/giuliana-and-bill-rancic-were-having-a-baby-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Giuliana Rancic has some wonderful news—she and husband Bill are expecting their first child, E! Online reports.]]></description></item><item><title>From infertility to parenthood, rolling with it</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/from-infertility-to-parenthood-rolling-with-it</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:08:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/from-infertility-to-parenthood-rolling-with-it</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[TODAY.com political contributor, Halimah Abdullah, writes about her struggle with infertility and the successful outcome.]]></description></item><item><title>Medical Myth: "Do birth control pills cause infertility?"</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/medical-myth-do-birth-control-pills-cause-infertility</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:38:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/medical-myth-do-birth-control-pills-cause-infertility</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Researchers say there is no connection between taking the pill and infertility.]]></description></item><item><title>The American Fertility Association Releases Infertility Awareness Stamp</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-american-fertility-association-releases-infertility-awareness-stamp</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:22:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-american-fertility-association-releases-infertility-awareness-stamp</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Love Letter Campaign supports message of National Infertility Awareness Week.]]></description></item><item><title>video game business</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/video-game-business</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:30:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/video-game-business</guid><author>psg</author><description><![CDATA[GameKapital.com is for game industry professionals and investors looking for an info edge. it is  enables collaborative analysis of video game companies and gaming news/article sharing]]></description></item><item><title>Infertility rises at alarming pace in India</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/infertility-rises-at-alarming-pace-in-india</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:03:47 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/infertility-rises-at-alarming-pace-in-india</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Out of around 250 million individuals estimated to be attempting parenthood at any given time, 13 to 19 million couples are likely to be infertile.]]></description></item><item><title>Surrogate mom has baby for area couple</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/surrogate-mom-has-baby-for-area-couple-1</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:29:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/surrogate-mom-has-baby-for-area-couple-1</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Today, it’s hard for Lindsay to imagine that just two years ago, she thought her family’s move to Southeast Idaho was a huge mistake.]]></description></item><item><title>INVO Bioscience Announces the First INVO Birth in South America</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/invo-bioscience-announces-the-first-invo-birth-in-south-america</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:54:25 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/invo-bioscience-announces-the-first-invo-birth-in-south-america</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[INVO Bioscience (IVOB) is a medical device company, headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, focused on creating simplified, lower cost treatment options for patients diagnosed with infertility.]]></description></item><item><title>New fertility gadget offers couples guaranteed pregnancy in just a year - or their money back  | Mail Online</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-fertility-gadget-offers-couples-guaranteed-pregnancy-in-just-a-year-or-their-money-back-mail-online</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:40:11 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-fertility-gadget-offers-couples-guaranteed-pregnancy-in-just-a-year-or-their-money-back-mail-online</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[A fertility company launched a revolutionary new deal for couples trying to conceive today - pregnancy in 12 months or your money back.<br />The new £495 device promises to show women with 99 per cent accuracy when they are at their most fertile.<br />However, there could be disappointment ahead for some desperate couples, as a recent trial involving 50 UK couples with severe conception problems resulted in just seven pregnancies.]]></description></item><item><title>Why Am I Dark, Daddy?  White Couple Had Mixed Race Children After IVF Blunder</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/why-am-i-dark-daddy-white-couple-had-mixed-race-children-after-ivf-blunder</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:39:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/why-am-i-dark-daddy-white-couple-had-mixed-race-children-after-ivf-blunder</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[Instead of fertilising Catherine's eggs with 'White Caucasian' donor sperm, as the couple had requested and, they say, been promised, a staff member at the Regional Fertility Centre at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital accidentally used donor sperm marked 'Caucasian Cape Coloured'.<br />South African in origin, the sperm's racial make-up is a mixture of white, black and Malay, which means children born from it can be either black or white. This accounts for the difference in colour between the Williams siblings, who - although born three years apart - came from the same batch of fertilised eggs.]]></description></item><item><title>The Other Side of Surrogacy | Insight | Babble Australia</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-other-side-of-surrogacy-insight-babble-australia</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:31:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-other-side-of-surrogacy-insight-babble-australia</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[What does it take for one woman to carry another woman's baby?]]></description></item><item><title>A generation of sperm donor children are discovering the father they know and love is NOT their father at all | Mail Online</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/a-generation-of-sperm-donor-children-are-discovering-the-father-they-know-and-love-is-not-their-father-at-all-mail-online</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:59:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/a-generation-of-sperm-donor-children-are-discovering-the-father-they-know-and-love-is-not-their-father-at-all-mail-online</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[With the rise of infertility, and parents having children later in life, the number of children growing up to discover that the men they knew as their fathers are not even related to them, because they are the product of donor sperm, has grown.]]></description></item><item><title>Octo-Mom pressured to accept offer for free housing - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/octo-mom-pressured-to-accept-offer-for-free-housing-ctv-news-shows-and-sports-canadian-television</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:28:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/octo-mom-pressured-to-accept-offer-for-free-housing-ctv-news-shows-and-sports-canadian-television</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[California's octuplets mother has until midnight tonight to accept an offer from a group that wants to provide free housing and medical care to her and her 14 children.<br />That offer expires at midnight Thursday. If Suleman doesn't accept, she risks having the children taken away from her.]]></description></item><item><title>The daddy deceiver: How Angelica Harte tricked three fathers into having children they hadn't bargained for | Mail Online</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-daddy-deceiver-how-angelica-harte-tricked-three-fathers-into-having-children-they-hadnt-bargained-for-mail-online-1</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:28:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-daddy-deceiver-how-angelica-harte-tricked-three-fathers-into-having-children-they-hadnt-bargained-for-mail-online-1</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[Angelica, who claims to be 'addicted to having babies', readily admits to tricking three hapless men in succession into fathering half her brood of illegitimate daughters.<br />A former model, she now lives in a luxurious house in Hertfordshire with her lawyer partner. And so thrilled is she by her family so far that she is planning to expand it even further, this time by IVF so that she can select a male embryo.]]></description></item><item><title>I still cry for the baby I gave up, says surrogate mum | Mail Online</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/i-still-cry-for-the-baby-i-gave-up-says-surrogate-mum-mail-online</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:28:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/i-still-cry-for-the-baby-i-gave-up-says-surrogate-mum-mail-online</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[Snobbish couples who sneer at their working-class surrogates, horrendous DNA mix-ups and a brutal emotional toll. A new documentary reveals the truth about Britain's baby-making industry.]]></description></item><item><title>Study explores pregnancy risks for Asian-white couples -- chicagotribune.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/study-explores-pregnancy-risks-for-asian-white-couples-chicagotribunecom</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:07:34 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/study-explores-pregnancy-risks-for-asian-white-couples-chicagotribunecom</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[Risks greater for mixed-race couples.]]></description></item><item><title>The Rights and Wrongs of Aborting an Ill Foetus</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-rights-and-wrongs-of-aborting-an-ill-foetus</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:46:49 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-rights-and-wrongs-of-aborting-an-ill-foetus</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Sunita Arora could well have been another Niketa Mehta making headlines for wanting to abort her 24-week-old foetus. Her doctor had suspected that her baby would be born with complications...]]></description></item><item><title>Africa Fertility Clinics Offer Hope to Stigmatized</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/africa-fertility-clinics-offer-hope-to-stigmatized</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:06:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/africa-fertility-clinics-offer-hope-to-stigmatized</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[In a country with one of the highest birthrates on Earth, where bearing children is considered a woman's singular purpose, Betty Apio leads an unusual life. She has no children, not by choice...]]></description></item><item><title>IVF Triple Chance for Childless Couples</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/ivf-triple-chance-for-childless-couples</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:06:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/ivf-triple-chance-for-childless-couples</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Couples with infertility problems will soon be offered the chance of more IVF treatment. From next April, local couples will be offered three attempts to have a baby using fertility treatment...]]></description></item><item><title>Singapore Couples Offered Bigger Perks for More Babies</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/singapore-couples-offered-bigger-perks-for-more-babies</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:53:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/singapore-couples-offered-bigger-perks-for-more-babies</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[In a desperate attempt to convince couples to have more babies, Singapore's government is offering a bonanza of tax benefits, leaves and other perks starting January. The 1.6-billion...]]></description></item><item><title>N.H. Fertility Rate the Nation’s Lowest</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/-4793</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:53:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/-4793</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[New Hampshire has the lowest fertility rate in the country, according to a report issued by the U.S. Census Bureau. In its report, “Fertility of American Women: 2006,” the agency says that New...]]></description></item><item><title>Does the Thyroid Affect Fertility?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/does-the-thyroid-affect-fertility</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:53:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/does-the-thyroid-affect-fertility</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[So many things can contribute to fertility problems, conditions you might not even consider. A viewer writes, "I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. What are the chances of this making...]]></description></item><item><title>Stem Cells and IVF: The Wild West of Reproductive Technology</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/stem-cells-and-ivf-the-wild-west-of-reproductive-technology</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:15:19 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/stem-cells-and-ivf-the-wild-west-of-reproductive-technology</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Americans don't want Uncle Sam slithering between their bed sheets. But recent events in the field of human embryonic stem cell research suggest we'd do well to let the bearded geezer's...]]></description></item><item><title>State's Low Fertility Rate Problem for the Economy</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/states-low-fertility-rate-problem-for-the-economy</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:15:19 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/states-low-fertility-rate-problem-for-the-economy</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Vermont, already one of the oldest states in the country, has the second-lowest fertility rate in the nation, according to a report released earlier this week by the U.S. Census...]]></description></item><item><title>German Fertility Rate Inches Upward</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/german-fertility-rate-inches-upward</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:15:19 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/german-fertility-rate-inches-upward</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Germany's long-stagnant fertility rate last year was the highest its been since 2000, despite two previous years of decline, the German Statistical Office announced on Wednesday....]]></description></item><item><title>Parenthood Now a Pricey Optional Extra</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/parenthood-now-a-pricey-optional-extra</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:16:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/parenthood-now-a-pricey-optional-extra</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The long-held belief that women naturally yearn to have children has taken another beating with the latest report to show that a significant proportion of women have no kids. According to a U.S....]]></description></item><item><title>Excessive Alcohol Use Linked to Fertility Problems</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/excessive-alcohol-use-linked-to-fertility-problems</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:16:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/excessive-alcohol-use-linked-to-fertility-problems</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Fertility problems in adult women may be linked to heavily drinking in the teens and early 20s, American researchers said. A study of two groups of Australian twins found women who were...]]></description></item><item><title>Fertility Alarm for Newlyweds</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-alarm-for-newlyweds</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:16:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-alarm-for-newlyweds</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Newlywed women are being warned against having fertility treatment immediately after marriage. Private medical centres are also being urged to only carry out the procedure for women who have...]]></description></item><item><title>Are Fertility Treatments Worth The Money?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/are-fertility-treatments-worth-the-money</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:46:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/are-fertility-treatments-worth-the-money</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Two stories this week emphasised the lengths people will go to have longed-for children. The first involved three sisters from Somerset. Alex Patrick's three-year-old son Charlie was...]]></description></item><item><title>More Women are Having Fewer Children, if At All</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/more-women-are-having-fewer-children-if-at-all</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:46:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/more-women-are-having-fewer-children-if-at-all</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau said Monday. In the last 30 years, the number of women...]]></description></item><item><title>Hispanic Fertility Drives U.S. Population Growth</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/hispanic-fertility-drives-us-population-growth</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:46:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/hispanic-fertility-drives-us-population-growth</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[If it weren't for Hispanic births, the U.S. could be confronting long-term population declines similar to those in Germany, Japan and other industrialized countries. Hispanics are the...]]></description></item><item><title>'Miracle' Mother of Septuplets Took Fertility Drugs for a Male Child</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/miracle-mother-of-septuplets-took-fertility-drugs-for-a-male-child</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:28:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/miracle-mother-of-septuplets-took-fertility-drugs-for-a-male-child</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Ghazala Khamis the 'miracle' mother who gave birth to a set of seven babies last week is fine and so are her four boys and three girls, according to the doctor who is monitoring...]]></description></item><item><title>Marriage and Babies</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/marriage-and-babies</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:28:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/marriage-and-babies</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[In 10 years’ time, Singaporeans may not remember today’s inflation rate. What will, however, continue to occupy the minds of the Government and citizens: How Singapore can have...]]></description></item><item><title>New Fertility Technique Uses Fewer Embryos</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-fertility-technique-uses-fewer-embryos</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:26:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-fertility-technique-uses-fewer-embryos</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A new fertility technique called vitrification has resulted in the birth of a healthy baby girl in Britain. Vitrification is an improved method of embryo storage in which embryos are flash-frozen...]]></description></item><item><title>Surrogacy: The Truth</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/surrogacy-the-truth</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:26:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/surrogacy-the-truth</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Grow up, get married, have babies. This is how the fairytale goes, right? Not for everyone, unfortunately. But the fairytale need not end here; in fact, it may just take a slight detour down...]]></description></item><item><title>Fertility Treatments Gain Legal Protection</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-treatments-gain-legal-protection</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:26:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-treatments-gain-legal-protection</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[For a while now, courts have argued that, because both men and women can be infertile, women can’t invoke discrimination issues when legal questions arise over fertility treatments. But a three-judge...]]></description></item><item><title>Open Clusters Like Orion Have Low Fertility Rate</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/open-clusters-like-orion-have-low-fertility-rate</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:26:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/open-clusters-like-orion-have-low-fertility-rate</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A detailed survey of stars in the Orion Nebula has found that fewer than 10 percent have enough surrounding dust to make Jupiter-sized planets, according to a report by astronomers at the...]]></description></item><item><title>Pill May Lead to Fertility Problems, Scientist’s Study Reveals</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/-4671</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:31:21 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/-4671</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Using the contraceptive pill could lead to long-term fertility problems and the breakdown of relationships, according to new scientific research. A scientist from Liverpool has found...]]></description></item><item><title>What's the Best Way to Get Pregnant?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/whats-the-best-way-to-get-pregnant</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:05:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/whats-the-best-way-to-get-pregnant</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[For the one in seven UK couples struggling to conceive, the news that common treatments will do nothing to increase their chances will come as a blow. A report in the BMJ has suggested...]]></description></item><item><title>Woman Donates Eggs for Rent Money</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/woman-donates-eggs-for-rent-money</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:05:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/woman-donates-eggs-for-rent-money</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Strapped for cash and looking for some extra money to pay for rent and college tuition, Stephanie, 23, decided to put all of her eggs in one basket. A bartender from Chicago, Stephanie works...]]></description></item><item><title>Lots of Life in IVF Market</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/lots-of-life-in-ivf-market</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:05:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/lots-of-life-in-ivf-market</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Life is precious. And the creation of life? Extremely lucrative. Australia's assisted reproductive therapy sector (ART) is booming, which is why private equity groups...]]></description></item><item><title>New Fertility Test Detects Eggs Available for Conception</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-fertility-test-detects-eggs-available-for-conception</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:41:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-fertility-test-detects-eggs-available-for-conception</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A new high-tech fertility test, Plan Ahead (manufactured by the Repromedix Corp.) is the first test of its kind which is said to measure a woman's ovarian reserve - in other words, how...]]></description></item><item><title>Dim Economy Drives Women to Donate Eggs for Profit</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/dim-economy-drives-women-to-donate-eggs-for-profit</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:41:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/dim-economy-drives-women-to-donate-eggs-for-profit</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[With a full load of classes, two young children, and her bills piling up, Michelle decided to face her economic straits in a pretty unorthodox way. 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"I don't think many people wake up one morning...]]></description></item><item><title>To Be or Not to Be a Mother</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/to-be-or-not-to-be-a-mother</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:16:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/to-be-or-not-to-be-a-mother</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[As societies and their women have become more educated, emancipated and wealthy, women have gained greater control over their fertility. They have chosen to have fewer children. In highly developed...]]></description></item><item><title>Specialist Fertility Clinic Opens in Boston</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/specialist-fertility-clinic-opens-in-boston</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:16:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/specialist-fertility-clinic-opens-in-boston</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A SPECIALIST fertility clinic has been set up in Boston – the first of its kind in Lincolnshire. CARE Fertility, the UK's leading independent provider of fertility treatment, has established...]]></description></item><item><title>More Consistency over IVF</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/more-consistency-over-ivf</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:16:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/more-consistency-over-ivf</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Purely from the financial point of view it should be noted that most women who require infertility treatment have virtually no chance of conceiving naturally, so making them wait...]]></description></item><item><title>Future of Fertility Clinic Fuzzy</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/future-of-fertility-clinic-fuzzy</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:29:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/future-of-fertility-clinic-fuzzy</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is considering opting out of funding for the city's only fertility clinic, throwing its future into question. The Centre for Reproductive Care (CRC) has an active patient...]]></description></item><item><title>High Heels 'Damage Fertility'</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/high-heels-damage-fertility</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:40:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/high-heels-damage-fertility</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Although high heels are glamorous, they may harm your chances of becoming pregnant, according to latest research. Health and fitness expert, Dax Moy, told the Daily Mirror that high...]]></description></item><item><title>The Fertility Tourists</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-fertility-tourists</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:40:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-fertility-tourists</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[At the end of last year, Ekaterina Aleksandrova boarded a plane in London and flew to Mumbai. It wasn't her first trip there - she is a management consultant and often goes abroad on business....]]></description></item><item><title>Change in Diet 'Could Help Older Women Have Babies'</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/change-in-diet-could-help-older-women-have-babies</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:33:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/change-in-diet-could-help-older-women-have-babies</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Sarah Dobbyn, a nutritionist and author of The Fertility Diet, said the influence of diet on fertility is often overlooked. She claims that making alterations, such as cutting out alcohol and...]]></description></item><item><title>In Vitro Fertilization Increases</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/in-vitro-fertilization-increases</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:33:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/in-vitro-fertilization-increases</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Since the first test tube baby, more and more women desire to have children by IVF. In 1987 the science evolved so much that it could help in the birth of Louise Joy Brown. Robert Edwards and...]]></description></item><item><title>Fertility Treatment 'Should Be Free'</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-treatment-should-be-free</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:33:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-treatment-should-be-free</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The survey, marking the 30th anniversary of the birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, also finds 47% felt lifestyle factors such as smoking should be considered when deciding whether...]]></description></item><item><title>Laptops Could Affect Men's Fertility</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/laptops-could-affect-mens-fertility</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:41:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/laptops-could-affect-mens-fertility</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Guys, if you've ever needed an excuse not to bring your work home with you, here it is. Research says laptop computers can do damage to men's most sacred parts. Various studies suggest that...]]></description></item><item><title>The IVF Baby Grows Up</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-ivf-baby-grows-up</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:41:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-ivf-baby-grows-up</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[What was once science fiction became science fact 30 years ago today when a remarkable baby was born. Emma Pomfet and Barry Nelson report. AMID the popping of champagne corks...]]></description></item><item><title>Unproven Stem Cell Therapy Has its Devotees</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/unproven-stem-cell-therapy-has-its-devotees</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:41:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/unproven-stem-cell-therapy-has-its-devotees</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Inga MacVicar was 4 years old when she fell from a barn roof onto her feet and sustained serious, life-long back injuries. That was 54 years ago, and since then, after a few more falls, the Penticton...]]></description></item><item><title>Fertility Practice Discussion Sought</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-practice-discussion-sought</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:42:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-practice-discussion-sought</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Proposals to allow two previously banned fertility practices are now being opened up to discussion. The first would allow a woman about to undergo cancer treatment to have her eggs frozen...]]></description></item><item><title>High Rate of Damaged Sperm Makes Fertility a Man's Problem</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/high-rate-of-damaged-sperm-makes-fertility-a-mans-problem</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:42:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/high-rate-of-damaged-sperm-makes-fertility-a-mans-problem</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Damaged sperm is a problem for almost 60 per cent of Australian men visiting fertility clinics, but a short ''health boost'' can turn that around, research shows. Data from a study to be...]]></description></item><item><title>New IVF Techniques Trials Call</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-ivf-techniques-trials-call</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:42:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-ivf-techniques-trials-call</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Too many new fertility treatments are being offered to patients without sufficient proof that they work, many experts believe. Almost half the doctors, nurses and scientists taking part in a survey...]]></description></item><item><title>Couple's Plea to Widen Free Fertility Treatment</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/couples-plea-to-widen-free-fertility-treatment</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:42:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/couples-plea-to-widen-free-fertility-treatment</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A policy which restricts free fertility treatment in the Harrogate District to women aged between 39-and-a-half and 40 has sparked outrage.<br />The highly controversial rule restricts free...]]></description></item><item><title>Women Flying to SA to Fall Pregnant</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/women-flying-to-sa-to-fall-pregnant</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:42:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/women-flying-to-sa-to-fall-pregnant</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[South Africa has a well-priced and desirable commodity to offer the world - human eggs. Infertile couples from all over the world are increasingly choosing local fertility clinics to...]]></description></item><item><title>Few Want to Donate Embryos Left over from IVF</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/few-want-to-donate-embryos-left-over-from-ivf</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:27:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/few-want-to-donate-embryos-left-over-from-ivf</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The science of freezing and preserving human embryos has made it possible for once-infertile couples to bear children. It's cheaper, and often easier, for the recipient couple than...]]></description></item><item><title>Cut Costs to Boost Fertility Rates</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/cut-costs-to-boost-fertility-rates</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:27:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/cut-costs-to-boost-fertility-rates</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Australia's birth rates and faltering fertility are in the news again. Cardinal George Pell has made a powerful statement about the implications of birth rates below the population...]]></description></item><item><title>Simple Procedure Improves Male Fertility</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/simple-procedure-improves-male-fertility</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:27:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/simple-procedure-improves-male-fertility</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A simple, minimally invasive procedure can treat a common cause of male infertility and improve a couple's chances of having a baby, a new study finds. The condition, called varicocele, is a network...]]></description></item><item><title>Fertility Treatment is Not About Creating 'Spare Parts'</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-treatment-is-not-about-creating-spare-parts</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:27:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-treatment-is-not-about-creating-spare-parts</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Family First NZ is expressing huge concern and warning caution over the Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology's latest recommendations. The committee has opened the...]]></description></item><item><title>30 Years of IVF</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/30-years-of-ivf</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/30-years-of-ivf</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The delivery of Louise Brown, the world’s first test-tube baby, 30 years ago this week and carried out by doctors including Dr John Webster marked the birth of the IVF industry...]]></description></item><item><title>Minimally Invasive Treatment to Help Men with Low Sperm Count</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/minimally-invasive-treatment-to-help-men-with-low-sperm-count</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/minimally-invasive-treatment-to-help-men-with-low-sperm-count</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Varicoceles, or swollen veins in the scrotum, is a common cause of low sperm count. New research suggests that the problem can be effectively treated with a minimally invasive procedure...]]></description></item><item><title>Proposed Fertility Regulations May Allow Use of Frozen Eggs</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/proposed-fertility-regulations-may-allow-use-of-frozen-eggs</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/proposed-fertility-regulations-may-allow-use-of-frozen-eggs</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Women made infertile by cancer may be able to use eggs they have frozen prior to receiving treatment under proposed fertility regulations. The discussion paper also proposes allowing...]]></description></item><item><title>Non Invasive Surgery Option Can Help Infertile Men</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/non-invasive-surgery-option-can-help-infertile-men</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/non-invasive-surgery-option-can-help-infertile-men</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[According to a new research, infertility in men can now be treated with a minimally invasive procedure which may reduce the need for surgery while increasing couples' chances of becoming...]]></description></item><item><title>A Holistic Approach to Fertility</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/a-holistic-approach-to-fertility</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:32:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/a-holistic-approach-to-fertility</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[As any woman in her late thirties knows, the odds of getting pregnant as she grows older are lower than in younger women. And when she is ready to have a child and has a problem...]]></description></item><item><title>Couple Have Second Baby Using Same Frozen Sperm Sample</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/couple-have-second-baby-using-same-frozen-sperm-sample</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:32:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/couple-have-second-baby-using-same-frozen-sperm-sample</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A couple are celebrating the birth of a baby created using sperm frozen for a record-breaking 19 years. Emmanuel and Zoe Iyoha hit the headlines in 2006 with the birth of daughter Poppy, now 23...]]></description></item><item><title>Birth Number Booms in U.S.</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/birth-number-booms-in-us</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:32:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/birth-number-booms-in-us</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A record number of babies were born in the U.S. in 2007, according to early federal data released recently that some demographers say could signal an impending baby "boomlet."...]]></description></item><item><title>Looking Back, New Mother of Twins Sums it up with 'Wow'</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/looking-back-new-mother-of-twins-sums-it-up-with-wow</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:48:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/looking-back-new-mother-of-twins-sums-it-up-with-wow</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Wow. What a difference a year makes. Barely a year ago, my husband David and I were only dreaming of our family. For years, it had been just the two of us, but we wanted more....]]></description></item><item><title>Singapore Plans New Measures to Boost Birth Rate</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/singapore-plans-new-measures-to-boost-birth-rate</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:48:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/singapore-plans-new-measures-to-boost-birth-rate</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Singapore is working on a slew of new measures aimed at boosting the city-state's flagging birth rate, the government said on Monday. The new measures, which will be announced next month, will include]]></description></item><item><title>New Developments in In Vitro Fertilization</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-developments-in-in-vitro-fertilization</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:48:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-developments-in-in-vitro-fertilization</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Are you one of the millions of people who are considering In Vitro Fertilization? If so, there are many choices and decisions to be made, including the state of the embryo(s) to...]]></description></item><item><title>The Future of Fertility</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-future-of-fertility</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:34:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/the-future-of-fertility</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Thirty years ago the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, marked a genuine medical breakthrough – one of the few that deserves the title. Until then, the limited...]]></description></item><item><title>Triplets a Challenge for Couple</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/triplets-a-challenge-for-couple</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:34:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/triplets-a-challenge-for-couple</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[For parents Leslie and Adam Perry, newly born triplets Aiden, Autumn and Austin have been a long time coming. The couple had been trying to conceive since their 2006 marriage. They had met just...]]></description></item><item><title>Infertility Panel Looks to Level Field</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/infertility-panel-looks-to-level-field</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/infertility-panel-looks-to-level-field</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Creating a family shouldn't be an insurmountable hurdle, says Ontario's Minister of Child and Youth services. That's why the government appointed a panel last week to advise it on...]]></description></item><item><title>New Study Predicts Success of In-Vitro Fertilization</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-study-predicts-success-of-in-vitro-fertilization</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-study-predicts-success-of-in-vitro-fertilization</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A method that is up to 80 percent accurate in determining whether a woman undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) will take home a baby has been developed by Dr. Christopher...]]></description></item><item><title>Family Planning Still a Challenge for Many Poor Women</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/family-planning-still-a-challenge-for-many-poor-women</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/family-planning-still-a-challenge-for-many-poor-women</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Average global birth rates have declined to 3 children per mother: - Family planning still out of reach for many poor women - Education, economic opportunity also important for lowering...]]></description></item><item><title>30th Birthday of World's First IVF Baby Celebrated</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/30th-birthday-of-worlds-first-ivf-baby-celebrated</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/30th-birthday-of-worlds-first-ivf-baby-celebrated</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The 30th birthday of the first person to be born via IVF treatment has been celebrated. Louise Brown, the world's first "test tube baby", was born on 25 July 2008 and her conception was marked...]]></description></item><item><title>Majority of Fertility Patients Would Consider Treatment Abroad</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/majority-of-fertility-patients-would-consider-treatment-abroad</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:50:31 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/majority-of-fertility-patients-would-consider-treatment-abroad</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The majority of couples undergoing infertility treatment would consider receiving treatment abroad to avoid waiting lists and the high cost of treatment in the UK, a new survey has revealed....]]></description></item><item><title>What's Behind the Baby Boom?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/whats-behind-the-baby-boom</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:15:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/whats-behind-the-baby-boom</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The original baby boom occurred after the end of the second world war and, fairly uncontroversially, was caused by the return of the men, the joy of being alive and a desire to replace the lost....]]></description></item><item><title>Fertility Issues in Patients with Prostate Cancer</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-issues-in-patients-with-prostate-cancer</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:15:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/fertility-issues-in-patients-with-prostate-cancer</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[With PSA screening, men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer (CaP) at younger ages. In the online issue of the BJU International, Dr. Steinsvik and colleagues address the issues...]]></description></item><item><title>Government Implements Fertility Panel</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/government-implements-fertility-panel</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:15:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/government-implements-fertility-panel</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Friday's announcement that the Ontario government is exploring ways to make fertility treatments and adoption more accessible and affordable is welcome news to at least one local couple....]]></description></item><item><title>Government Row as Fertility Laws Vote Postponed for Months</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/government-row-as-fertility-laws-vote-postponed-for-months</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:39:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/government-row-as-fertility-laws-vote-postponed-for-months</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The decisive Commons vote on controversial new fertility laws has been postponed by several months amid accusations that Harriet Harman is holding it up to help MPs who want to relax...]]></description></item><item><title>New Fertility Options</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-fertility-options</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:39:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/new-fertility-options</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[If you watched Oprah Thursday afternoon--you saw Martha Stewart's daughter talk about spending 28-thousand dollars a month trying to make Martha a grandmother. Well, although that price tag...]]></description></item><item><title>Ontario Appoints Expert Panel on Infertility and Adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/ontario-appoints-expert-panel-on-infertility-and-adoption</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:39:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/ontario-appoints-expert-panel-on-infertility-and-adoption</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Ontario has appointed an expert panel on fertility treatment and adoption to help find solutions for people who are trying to start or expand a family. The panel will recommend ways...]]></description></item><item><title>Infertility and the State</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/infertility-and-the-state</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:39:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/infertility-and-the-state</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[For Ontarians who want to have a child, finding out they are infertile is an agonizing experience that can lead to years of futility and expensive treatment bills. If in the end if they...]]></description></item><item><title>Male Fertility Options Growing</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/male-fertility-options-growing</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:39:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/male-fertility-options-growing</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Though they didn't look like much, the white specks squirming under a microscope in Debra Wolgemuth's lab could have a big impact in the world of controlling fertility, not for women but for...]]></description></item><item><title>Do Fertility Clinics Need Regulation?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/do-fertility-clinics-need-regulation</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:39:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/do-fertility-clinics-need-regulation</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Childless couples are being exploited by ‘fertility clinics’, which are mushrooming all over the country. The central government is on the verge of coming out with a special law to regulate the...]]></description></item><item><title>Understanding Fertility</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/understanding-fertility</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:19:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/understanding-fertility</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Couples planning a family have a new tool to assist in their efforts, in the form of a book. The Billings Method is an educational book which aims to improve a woman’s understanding of her...]]></description></item><item><title>Doctors Concerned over Popular IVF</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/doctors-concerned-over-popular-ivf</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:19:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/doctors-concerned-over-popular-ivf</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A costly fertility treatment originally introduced for men with poor quality sperm is now the most popular form of IVF in Europe. Doctors are concerned that the procedure, called intra-cytoplasmic...]]></description></item><item><title>Unclear Whether Acupuncture Helps Fertility?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/unclear-whether-acupuncture-helps-fertility</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:19:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FertilityNews/unclear-whether-acupuncture-helps-fertility</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[There is insufficient evidence to say whether acupuncture helps women conceive when undergoing fertility treatments, British researchers told a conference on Tuesday. A review of 13 studies...]]></description></item></channel></rss>