By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Where you live may affect your fertility, a new study suggests. People who live in economically deprived neighborhoods are about 20% less likely to conceive, compared to people from areas with more resources, researchers said. Investments in deprived neighborhoods that address economic … Read more
Starting a family is a big step for everyone, but having a child is more complicated when both partners are the same sex. When a couple is gay or lesbian, they’re missing at least one essential piece of the conception puzzle. “To conceive, you need a sperm, an egg, and a uterus,” says Amanda Adeleye, … Read more
Can you boost your chances of pregnancy? There are both medical treatments and natural options to help you and your partner improve reproductive health and, hopefully, make a baby. What Is Reproductive Health? Each year, millions of adults experience fertility problems that make it hard to conceive. About 85% of couples conceive within 1 year … Read more
SOURCES: Amanda Adeleye, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology; reproductive endocrinologist, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago. ASRM: “Is In Vitro Fertilization Expensive?” Fertility and Sterility: “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender content on reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic websites,” “Recommendations for practices utilizing gestational carriers: an ASRM Practice Committee guideline.” Jennifer Eaton, MD, division director … Read more