12th July 2013
Like many experiences in life, popular culture often depicts only one version of women’s transitions to motherhood – one that is perceived to be much like a fairy-tale for some women. Although the process of becoming a mother is often depicted as happening naturally and relatively easily once a woman finds a suitable partner, the […]
8th July 2013
An important new guideline for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments in Canada states that only one embryo should be transferred into the uterus of women under the age of 35, who have a good prognosis of achieving a pregnancy. For younger women with a “poor prognosis” for achieving pregnancy, transferring two embryos is the recommended […]
5th July 2013
Hi, I’m Tate. My younger brother Drew was diagnosed with testicular cancer when he was 17. He went through treatment and had one of his testicles removed. Not exactly what your normal 17 year old guy expects to be dealing with! I was 18 then, and just heading off to college. I felt bad being […]
4th July 2013
As part of the typical treatment during in vitro fertilization (IVF) a woman is injected with artificial hormones (human chorionic gonadotropin hCG) to help her produce viable eggs, which are then extracted from her ovaries, fertilized with a man’s sperm, and inserted into her uterus. However, a new IVF procedure involves using a naturally occurring […]