Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states, many LGBT parents and intended parents felt a weight lift from their shoulders: Now, surely, their families would have [...]
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Mon 6 Nov, 2017
What to Do With Abandoned Embryos
The problem began decades ago, in the late 1970s, as soon as the first babies created via the then-new technology of in vitro fertilization began to be born. It drew little notice for many years, growing slowly and steadily [...]
For this season of hope, here’s a story of hope. As reported by the BBC, a 24-year-old woman, who was rendered infertile after chemotherapy for a life-threatening childhood blood disease, gave birth after transplantation of [...]
Mon 8 Feb, 2016
First South Dakota IVF Babies Exemplify Benefits of ART
A heart-warming news story out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, last month highlights the remarkable advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART) over the past two decades and the positive impact it has had and is having [...]
Thu 28 Jan, 2016
Supermodel Tyra Banks Beats Biological Clock, Welcomes Baby Boy
Former supermodel Tyra Banks and Norwegian photographer Erik Asla announced this week the birth of their son via assisted reproductive technology (ART) and surrogacy. Banks had made no secret of the fact that she, like many [...]
Tue 12 Jan, 2016
Reciprocal Not Necessarily Equal in Reciprocal IVF
Reciprocal IVF (in vitro fertilization) often is chosen by lesbian couples who want to have a child together. In a typical reciprocal IVF scenario, one partner provides the eggs, the other gestates, or becomes pregnant and [...]