Infertility

Robert Edwards dies at 87; Nobel winner for first 'test-tube baby'

2013-04-10 14:13:00

About 10% of married couples suffer from infertility – the inability to conceive a child naturally. Through the better part of the 20th century, physicians considered this a minor and perhaps irrelevant problem, one that contributed overall to...

Wild horses couldn't drag her away

2013-03-24 06:00:00

For the last seven years, Culver City-based artist Jennifer MaHarry has been photographing wild horses in the West. "Their free spirit and majestic beauty is what initially captivated me," said MaHarry, founder of Eden Creative, where she designs print...

Parents live longer than couples without children, study finds

2012-12-06 14:13:00

Parenthood is good for your health. That’s one way of looking at the data in a new study that compares death rates among couples with and without children. After examining data on more than 21,276 Danish couples who tried to get pregnant,...

Ovarian cancer risk increases after IVF

2011-10-27 11:44:00

Women who underwent at least one vitro fertilization cycle in an effort to become pregnant�were�almost twice as�likely to develop ovarian cancer as women who experienced infertility but did not get such treatment, say the authors of�a large Dutch study...

What to watch for on election day 2011

2011-11-08 07:13:00

The Big One is still 52 weeks away, but the results from a host of local elections today may offer fresh clues about the state of play in politics just as the presidential nominating process is set to begin. At stake on this "off-year" general election...

My Turn: What to expect when we're not yet expecting

2011-04-25 00:00:00

According to Resolve, the National Infertility Assn., one in eight U.S. couples of child-bearing age is diagnosed with infertility. Two long years ago, my husband and I unfortunately found ourselves in this category. It's been a heartbreaking journey ever...

'Mistresses' on BBC America

2009-02-20 00:00:00

“Mistresses,” which premieres tonight, takes itself pretty seriously considering its title. Yes, the one-hour BBC drama is a sexual soap opera in which a quartet of lovely and complicated women negotiates alarmingly fraught romantic lives, but...

Are plastics safe?

2007-09-10 00:00:00

THIRTEEN-MONTH-OLD Solange Dorsainvil plays with toys made from wood and cloth, drinks from a Swiss-made aluminum sippy cup and teethes on kale stems and celery. Her life is as plastic-free as her mother, Celina Lyons, can make it. --------------------...

Wilmette school poised to claim Guinness record on twins

2013-05-23 06:04:00

For those wondering which school might hold the world record for most twins in one grade, look no further than Highcrest Middle School in Wilmette. Highcrest has 23 sets of twins, representing about 10 percent of its fifth-grade class. That appears to...

READER SUBMITTED: Bilingual Integrative Medical Practice Opens in Farmington

2013-05-15 16:10:04

Sald Primary Care & Integrative Medicine opened in May 1 with a treatment center in Farmington that offers patients access to a primary care physician, naturopathic physician, acupuncture and nutritional counseling. In addition, all support staff...

Rohm takes 'Baby Steps' to reveal secrets

2013-05-15 04:14:02

Actress Elisabeth Rohm wrote "Baby Steps" to chronicle her struggle with infertility. So it's no surprise the much--desired result -- daughter Easton -- would never- be far from her reach. "If I'm not shooting, I'm pretty much at her beck and call. Right,...

A Woman's First Mother's Day

2013-05-12 21:57:00

Leah Campbell's life has been quite the emotional roller coaster. When she was 25 years old, she decided to start a new life in Alaska. She wanted to start a family, so she drove up solo from San Diego. Doctors told her she'd be able to have children, but...

People may wrongly think they are infertile if conception doesn't happen on the first try.

2012-03-28 19:17:32

A single cycle of IVF raises the risk of ovarian cancer, a new study finds. But for infertile women determined to become pregnant, the risk may be smaller than it first appears.

2011-10-27 15:33:13

Katie and Patrick Davis, who are trying to have a baby through in vitro fertilization , with their dog Cody. the couple will talk about their experiences Saturday at a free conference on infertility and adoption, called A Family of My Own, in Glenview.

2011-08-09 21:24:06