A male birth control pill is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Researchers have tested a hormone free drug that rendered mice
infertile by causing the testes to “forget” how to make mature
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I remember when the very first baby was born to one of our members
that had joined DailyStrength after her second miscarriage. Her
name is NeedHope, and she is the mom of Jordan, who was born in
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I am happy to report my dear friend is pregnant. After three rounds
of IVF, she is in her 10th week, and feeling miserable. She has all
day morning sickness, to the point that she is having trouble
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From the moment our children are born we are in a constant state of
watching and if truth be told, worrying. From that quiet breath in
infancy that compels us to put a feather under their nose to
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There are so many tests involved with pregnancies! The first one is
the ovulation test, then the pregnancy test, then the blood
test…and that’s just the beginning. There are tests you will
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My previous post was a celebration of the five millionth IVF baby
born some time this summer. The numbers of babies born thanks to
ARTs treatments has been calculated by a team of experts who track
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The recent article in the New Yorker by Elizabeth Kolbert
has stirred up a lot of controversy. Many were sad to read such a
disparaging article about an entire generation of American kids and
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In my last post, I explained a bit about an episiotomy, why it
would be used during labor, and why it was the best solution for me
during my delivery. What I didn’t touch on was what happens after
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Really? After all the attention given to the whooping cough (AKA
pertussis) these last couple of years, I certainly would have
thought the numbers would have, at least, been slowing down or
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