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Can poppyseed oil help infertile couples conceive?

Flushing fallopian tubes with a poppyseed oil-based solution may help a woman to conceive, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

By Kate Sheridan, STAT

Health Jun 21

Egg donation demand soars, but many long-term effects unknown

Despite sporadic reports of subsequent infertility and a variety of cancers, some fatal, it isn’t known whether these problems are linked to the process or are simply the result of chance.

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UK House of Commons passes controversial three-person fertility treatment

Should doctors be allowed to exchange bad genes for good ones in order to produce a healthy baby?…

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Freezing Human Eggs for In Vitro Fertilization No Longer Experimental Procedure

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Indian Surrogacy Helps Lift Some Poor, but Raises Ethical Issues

In India, parental surrogacy is often less complicated and costly than having a surrogate in the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro explores the ethics of outsourcing surrogacy in the second of two reports about Indian women who…

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International Adoption Becoming Difficult Amid Treaties, Regulation

International adoption has been a popular practice for American couples, with adoptions reaching as high as 20,000 a year. This process is becoming more difficult as barriers increase, with international organizations and foreign countries alike enacting increasingly stringent regulations.

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Chemical Used in Household Plastics Sparks Concerns

The chemical bisphenol A, known as BPA, is used to make many common plastic products used in U.S. homes, including baby bottles. Scientists and expert panels have been tasked with determining whether BPA has adverse effects on human health.

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