Receiving an egg from a donor can help a woman to get pregnant even when her own body is no longer releasing eggs, or her eggs are not viable for reproduction. The egg is combined with sperm in a laboratory--it can be her partner's sperm or donor...
Surrogacy is an historical practice, dating back thousands of years. It remains a subject of uncertainty for many, and in some states, the process is against the law. According to the Organization of Parents Through Surrogacy, approximately 10,000...
Artificial insemination, also called "intrauterine insemination," is used to treat a number of fertility issues, including low sperm count and poor cervical mucus. Insemination may also be used for sex selection after sperm is separated in the...
Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in American politics. The appropriate role that the father has in the abortion decision, if any, is just one of many heated debates on the topic. Though in some cultures throughout history, and even...
There's more than one way to get pregnant. You can get pregnant by having sex in the traditional way, or you can get pregnant even though you and your partner are in different rooms--or different countries. You can get pregnant even if you don't...
Menopause is defined as the day 12 consecutive months after your last menstrual period. But the period of time when estrogen and progesterone production declines and menstrual periods become irregular, called perimenopause, can begin by age 45...
Effective medical alternatives to in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be possible for some infertility patients depending on their diagnosis. IVF was designed to help patients with blocked or missing fallopian tubes. Without fallopian tubes, the...
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a medical procedure in which eggs and sperm are fertilized in the laboratory and the resulting fertilized eggs or embryos are returned to the mother to establish a pregnancy. Physicians use variations on this...
