infertility
Rent-A-Womb: Surrogacy in India on the Rise
by Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia
January 25, 2008 - 8:53am (Print)
Debates on surrogacy in India are bound to be endless. But who is to decide which exploitation is more acceptable? A woman renting her womb or working low-paying jobs in inhuman conditions?
Have Doctors Found The "Fertility Switch?"
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 17, 2011 - 1:12pm (Print)
A new study thinks it may not only have found a way to battle infertility, but could create new forms of birth control, too.
Five Couples Win IVF Treatments In a Surprise Radio Contest Twist
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 11, 2011 - 12:11pm (Print)
Rather than pick one winner, the station chose them all.
Do We Really Need To Know If Stress Causes Infertility?
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 23, 2011 - 3:10pm (Print)
Suppose stress does affect your fertility. Does knowing that fact really help anyone?
Lessons Learned: STD Awareness Month 2011
by Gail Bolan, Director, Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program
April 29, 2011 - 12:05pm (Print)
STD Awareness Month (SAM) is important because of the potential harm of untreated STDs, including adverse pregnancy outcomes, infertility, cancers of the reproductive tract, and increased likelihood of HIV transmission.
Morning Roundup: Pence Loves Title X's Work in "Inner Cities"
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
March 22, 2011 - 9:19am (Print)
The first same-sex fertility center, Arizona Senate passes race and sex-based abortion ban, women still being given as crime compensation in Afghanistan, lawsuit filed over New York's CPC law, and Rep. Mike Pence likes what Title X does for "inner cities."
A Chemical Blowout: Frizz, Formaldehyde and Infertility
March 20, 2011 - 9:29pm (Print)
Formaldehyde used in a Brazilian Blowout hair treatment is a known carcinogen, and studies have linked it to miscarriage, stillbirth, menstrual disorders, and female infertility.
Jillian Michaels Admits Wanting to Hide Her Potential Infertility
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
March 16, 2011 - 10:36am (Print)
The "Biggest Loser" trainer explains her past remarks about pregnancy were due to her own likely inability to conceive.
Racism is Shameful. Sex Isn't.
by Jill Morrison, National Women's Law Center
February 10, 2011 - 9:41am (Print)
Hispanic women are 15 times more likely and Black women three more times likely than white women to be tested for Chlamydia. Dare I say racial differences in STI testing is due to doctors’ racial prejudices about the sexual behaviors of Women of Color?
You Say Goodbye, and I Say Hello
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
December 10, 2010 - 6:59am (Print)
By the time you read this piece, I should soon be holding my new son in my arms.
