Infertility

The baby I turned away The baby I turned away

I was desperate to adopt a girl from India -- until I discovered she might have developmental problems. Will I ever stop thinking about the child I rejected?
  • A fertile news day!

    Twenty-two years after her cancer-stricken dad was sterilized, a healthy baby girl is born. Plus, stem cells may mean new hope for women struggling to conceive.
  • Birth control in a Frito?

    A new study finds infertility in mice fed genetically modified corn. Greenpeace is excited, while Monsanto rolls its eyes.
  • I've had three miscarriages and my husband won't wear a yarmulke

    I'm struggling on too many fronts -- religion, fertility, parenting philosophy, even employment.
  • Test-tube nation

    Beth Kohl, author of the new book "Embryo Culture," talks about abortion, faith and her personal struggle with the ethics of assisted reproduction.
  • In search of a fertility fix

    Who can be trusted in the profiteering frontier of fertility treatments?
  • Bionic parents and techno-children

    Author Liza Mundy talks about "designer babies," the "epidemic" of twins, and why assisted reproduction is the world's biggest social experiment.
  • The return of the downcast pregnant lady

    The photo from the Daily Mail that just won't go away.
  • Don't worry, be happy

    Want a baby through IVF? Better learn to control your feelings.
  • Older dads and autism

    Study: Don't automatically "blame the mother" for the medical risks of later parenthood.
  • More troubling news about "crisis" pregnancy centers

    Investigators who called federally funded pregnancy resource centers were given false information about the health risks of abortion.
  • Artificial sperm swims forward

    German scientists create mouse sperm from stem cells. People cheer. People freak.
  • The baby industrial complex

    A Harvard economist reveals that the booming fertility industry is shockingly unregulated -- and says it's time for the U.S. government to step in.
  • All women should have babies! Except you! (Take 2)

    Virginia wing nut mounts wacko attack on unmarried infertile women.
  • Not as many couples opting for in vitro fertilization

    Better technology, aging boomers and high costs are changing the infertility industry.
  • Embryos: Property, or people?

    Court panel says couple whose embryos went missing can sue clinic for loss, not death.
  • The father of infertility

    When I was going through the grueling process of trying to have a baby, I longed for the comfort of empathetic women. I found it where I least expected it: From my blunt-spoken dad.
  • Breed all about it

    The new niche magazine "Conceive" has a lot of useful information for women struggling to get pregnant. So why did I feel like hiding it on the subway?
  • Mama don't preach

    I love my new baby, but don't worry -- I'm not going to tell you to have one. The breeding debate continues.
  • We believe children aren't the future

    Infertility makes us snide and courageous and sad.
  • Putting egg whites where the sun don't shine

    Infertility makes me do the darnedest things.
  • Can two men make a baby?

    Researchers say it's possible, but lawmakers must pave the way.
  • Never too old

    My 70-year-old dad and his model wife are looking for a "little miracle."
  • Fertility rites

    Should I go for the needle and herb barbecue?
  • Dating the birth mother

    Before you adopt a baby, you've got to sweep Mom off her feet.
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