http://www.fertilitynews.org Your one stop source for the latest news about fertility! Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:32:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's easy to describe pregnancy: it occurs when a sperm fertilizes an egg. But the process that brings it about is not so simple. For a man to get his partner pregnant: He must produce a large number of healthy sperm and deliver them close to the woman's cervix. The sperm ... http://www.fertilitynews.org/2009/07/21/treating-male-infertility/ Press Release: Literature Review Finds No Indication that Soy Decreases Testosterone Levels ST LOUIS, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine finds that soyfoods and soy isoflavone supplements have no significant effect on male reproductive hormone levels in men. The literature review indicates that ... http://www.fertilitynews.org/2009/07/21/study-finds-soy-safe-for-men/ If you have been trying to get pregnant but have been unsuccessful, there are a number of things that can be done to increase your chances if conception. While it takes most women an average of 6 months to 1 year to become pregnant, female fertility may be enhanced by simply living ... http://www.fertilitynews.org/2009/07/21/increasing-female-fertility/ LOS ANGELES—Blue Cross of California complied with state law when it offered only $2,000 in annual coverage for fertility treatments and was not obligated to cover the entire cost, a California appellate court ruled. At issue in Wednesday’s ruling by the state appellate court in Los Angeles was a renewal ... http://www.fertilitynews.org/2009/07/21/court-upholds-limit-on-infertility-treatment/ (CNN) -- The average American woman can live long enough to celebrate her 80th birthday, so if a woman is able to become pregnant using in vitro fertilization with a donor egg at 56, she could still watch her child grow into an adult. But just because it's possible, does ... http://www.fertilitynews.org/2009/07/21/should-you-get-pregnant-if-youre-50-or-older/ Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BSPM.OB) received local approval for three TCM products, which it expects to begin selling later this month. The company projects a total of $3.5 million in revenues from the three products in 2009, and $7.4 million in 2010. Biostar anticipates they will produce net income of $1 ... http://www.fertilitynews.org/2009/07/17/biostar-pharma-wins-approval-for-three-new-tcm-products/ Seems like a terrible and heartless thing to ever say, right? The death of the oldest woman to give birth from in vitro fertilization (IVF) was announced this week; she was 69 years old and is survived by her twin sons. This naturally brings up a lot of questions I ... http://www.fertilitynews.org/2009/07/16/fertility-101-how-old-is-too-old-to-become-a-mother/ UPDATE: There were some questions as to the science that was presented. Research had been released by California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. The scientists presented their evidence before the "science advisory board's developmental and reproductive toxicant identification committee," which composed of eight doctors from various ... http://www.fertilitynews.org/2009/07/16/california-doctors-reject-bpa-findings/ Researchers at the Northeast England Stem Cell Institute have come up with a way to create human sperm from embryonic stem cells. The journal Stem Cells and Development last week published research led by Karim Nayernia, of Newcastle University. The research isn't intended to make men obsolete. On the contrary, the ... http://www.fertilitynews.org/2009/07/15/scientists-can-create-human-sperm/ Press Release: Fertility Centers of Illinois Becomes the First IVF Center in Illinois to Offer Advanced Embryo Selection Techniques, Testing All 24 Chromosomes CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) is one of the first centers in the ... http://www.fertilitynews.org/2009/07/15/fertility-testing-for-embryo-abnormalities-now-available-in-illinois/