Infertility - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/infertility/?source=rss&aim=infertility en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST The baby I turned away By Jessica Berger Gross Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/01/03/indian_adoption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/01/03/indian_adoption/index.html?source=rss 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! By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/14/infertility/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/14/infertility/index.html?source=rss 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? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/13/birth_control_monsanto/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/13/birth_control_monsanto/index.html?source=rss 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 By Cary Tennis Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/31/infertile/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/31/infertile/index.html?source=rss I'm struggling on too many fronts -- religion, fertility, parenting philosophy, even employment. Test-tube nation By Jennifer Niesslein Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/16/embryo_qa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/16/embryo_qa/index.html?source=rss 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 By Carol Lloyd Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/05/fertility/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/05/fertility/index.html?source=rss Who can be trusted in the profiteering frontier of fertility treatments? Bionic parents and techno-children By Lynn Harris Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/09/everything_conceivable/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/09/everything_conceivable/index.html?source=rss 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 By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/27/pregnancy_photo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/27/pregnancy_photo/index.html?source=rss The photo from the Daily Mail that just won't go away. Don't worry, be happy By Carol Lloyd Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/19/ivf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/19/ivf/index.html?source=rss Want a baby through IVF? Better learn to control your feelings. Older dads and autism By Lynn Harris Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/05/older_fathers_and_autism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/05/older_fathers_and_autism/index.html?source=rss Study: Don't automatically "blame the mother" for the medical risks of later parenthood. More troubling news about "crisis" pregnancy centers By Lori Leibvich Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/17/crisis_centers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/17/crisis_centers/index.html?source=rss Investigators who called federally funded pregnancy resource centers were given false information about the health risks of abortion. Artificial sperm swims forward By Rebecca Traister Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/11/fake_sperm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/11/fake_sperm/index.html?source=rss German scientists create mouse sperm from stem cells. People cheer. People freak. The baby industrial complex By Lynn Harris Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/09/spar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/09/spar/index.html?source=rss 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) By Lynn Harris Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/05/delegate_bob/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/05/delegate_bob/index.html?source=rss Virginia wing nut mounts wacko attack on unmarried infertile women. Not as many couples opting for in vitro fertilization By Lori Leibovich Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/15/ivf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/15/ivf/index.html?source=rss Better technology, aging boomers and high costs are changing the infertility industry. Embryos: Property, or people? By Lynn Harris Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/02/embryosnotpeople/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/02/embryosnotpeople/index.html?source=rss Court panel says couple whose embryos went missing can sue clinic for loss, not death. The father of infertility By Sabrina Paradis Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/01/21/infertility/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/01/21/infertility/index.html?source=rss 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 By Lynn Harris Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/11/16/conceive/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/11/16/conceive/index.html?source=rss 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 By Amy Reiter Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/05/07/breeding_reiter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/05/07/breeding_reiter/index.html?source=rss 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 By Lori Steele Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/mothers/2001/05/29/no_children/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mothers/2001/05/29/no_children/index.html?source=rss Infertility makes us snide and courageous and sad. Putting egg whites where the sun don't shine By Kate Edwards Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/04/04/egg_whites/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/04/04/egg_whites/index.html?source=rss Infertility makes me do the darnedest things. Can two men make a baby? By Theresa Pinto Sherer Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/01/31/eggs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/01/31/eggs/index.html?source=rss Researchers say it's possible, but lawmakers must pave the way. Never too old By Ruth Marvin Webster Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/01/17/too_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/01/17/too_old/index.html?source=rss My 70-year-old dad and his model wife are looking for a "little miracle." Fertility rites By Mary Hower Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/11/29/acupuncture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/11/29/acupuncture/index.html?source=rss Should I go for the needle and herb barbecue? Dating the birth mother By Caroline Leavitt Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/09/29/birth_mother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/09/29/birth_mother/index.html?source=rss Before you adopt a baby, you've got to sweep Mom off her feet.