‘Internet sperm’ founder jailed

John Gonzalez, the founding director of a controversial UK-based online company – ‘ManNotIncluded.com’, which delivered fresh sperm to women for DIY-insemination – was sentenced last week at the Wood Green Crown Court in London to sixteen months incarceration for five counts of fraudulent activities. Judge Juliet May QC said that he had ’siphoned off thousands [...]

Hair Coloring and Pregnancy

 
Most experts agree that when it comes to hair coloring, safe is better than sorry. So wait out the first trimester before heading back to the salon to retouch those roots. If your practitioner is extra cautious, he or she may advise against hair coloring during your entire pregnancy, but there’s no hard evidence that [...]

Pregnancy and Diabetes

In the past, women with diabetes suffered many problems during pregnancy, including a high rate of miscarriages and birth defects. Today, however, with good prenatal care and careful self-management, there’s no reason women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes can’t have a safe pregnancy and a healthy baby.
Risks involved 
While it’s common for diabetic [...]

Foods That Make You Fertile

Successful marathon runners know that to make it to the end of a race, good nutrition is critical — from the “I’m in training” trail mix to that carb-loading dinner the night before the big run. Like the marathoner, you can use food to boost your chances of making it to the finish line, whether [...]

Smoking damages female fertility

Heavy smoking may reduce a woman’s fertility by directly affecting the uterus, the results of a new study indicate.

According to a team of European researchers, it has long been known that smoking affects female fertility. However this is believed to be the first study to show that the habit actually damages the lining of the [...]

Many women would ask a male friend to father their child

A survey of 3,103 men and women, has found that 45 per cent of women surveyed would consider asking a male friend to father their child in the absence of a suitable partner.
The report by the company reveals that both men and women have concerns about fertility issues, with two thirds of the women [...]

Uterus Size May Predict Risk for Premature Twins After IVF

The size of a woman’s uterus can predict whether she is at risk of having very premature twins after IVF treatment, researchers have discovered.

IVF is a treatment given to women to increase their chances of getting pregnant. During treatment, a woman is given drugs to stimulate ovulation and her eggs are removed from the ovaries. [...]

Delaying motherhood and defying nature

The average age of women seeking fertility help in Australia has increased from 35.2 years old in 2002 to 35.6 years old in 2006, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The report showed that record numbers of women over 40 were undergoing fertility treatment – rising from 14.3 [...]

Twin Boys for Ricky Martin

Singer Ricky Martin is taking the rest of the year off.

Ricky Martin is the new father of twin baby boys, born by a surrogate mother.
Martin, 36, known for his hits Livin’ La Vida Loca and She Bangs, became a father a few weeks ago and plans to spend the rest of the year with the [...]

Life, Lust & LaVaSa

The sea is only beautiful if there’s a shore. Life is like the sea. There’ll be a direction to follow even if you sail more than one day or one life… the promise of a new land is your guide, because you know that the sea is a huge world that’s beautiful only if there’s [...]