Denise Wong had survived breast cancer treatment at 27. Ten years later, she and her husband wanted to have a child. Her treatment had made that unlikely, but her fertility team at Stanford found a way.
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Fertility treatment for cancer patients: Should insurers pay?
As reported recently by Kaiser Health News, a growing chorus of cancer patients, physicians, politicians and health non-profits are calling for insurers to pay for …
Fertility quiz: How well do you know your body?
Remember all the rumors that you heard about sexuality and fertility as a teen (or even a 20-something or a 30-something)? It's hard to sort …
Male infertility linked to host of other ailments
A new study offers some important news to men struggling to have children: Infertile men appear more likely than their fertile counterparts to develop other ailments, …
IUD is overlooked as excellent birth control for teens, Stanford expert says
When teenagers think of birth control, the pill and condoms are likely the first to come to mind - and indeed the pill is …
Study shows mothers receiving fertility treatments may have an elevated risk of depression
An estimated one in four couples in developing countries encounter difficulties trying to conceive. In the United States, more than 7 million women have undergone …
Exploring links between domestic violence, depression and reproductive health
It's no surprise that domestic violence has effects that ripple outward in a victim's life, beyond physical traces of abuse. Research into just what those …
Sleep apnea linked with male infertility
Over the past two decades, there have been a number of studies suggesting that men's sperm counts have been steadily declining. Now research out of …
Male infertility can be warning of hypertension, Stanford study finds
A study of more than 9,000 men with fertility problems links poor semen quality to a higher chance of having hypertension and other health conditions. The …
Changing the prevailing attitude about AIDS, gender and reproductive health in southern Africa
During the 1990s and early 2000s, HIV/AIDS pummeled through southern Africa killing thousands. Although the epidemic has abated somewhat, the disease is still spreading through …