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Men have biological clocks too
What do Rod Stewart, Michael Douglas, and Charlie Chaplin have in common? They all had children at an age when many dads are enjoying their grandchildren (60, 58, and 73, respectively, for those of you who are interested). Though it's far more ...
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Michigan mom carries twins for daughter
How far would you go to help your child have a child? A Michigan mom recently showed the world exactly how far she would go when she gave birth to her daughter's twins. Crystal Sirignano, 52, gave birth last week to two healthy children, a boy and ...
Court to decide if doctors can discriminate
The desire to start a family can be an awful powerful one. If someone wants kids, they'll go through a lot to get them. Guadalupe Benitez went through a lot. She went to North Coast Women's Care, a clinic in the San Diego, California area, but was ...
Scientists paint picture of infertility
Sure, he can paint your bedroom like a pro -- it's what he does for a living, after all -- but can he father your children? Perhaps not, according to a British study. According to the research, men who work with glycol solvents -- painters and ...
Who needs men -- artificial sperm coming soon
Personally, I'm not into guys. What with women in the world, I don't really understand why anyone would be, my wife included (perhaps even especially). That said, guys are still kinda necessary for reproduction. For now, anyway. German geneticists ...
Bun in the oven? She's had a dozen!
British woman Carole Horlock takes gestating seriously. She's been pregnant for more than a decade, but not because she's been growing her own family. Instead, Ms. Horlock has served as a surrogate mother to 12 babies, in addition to two teenage ...
The tick tock of the biological clock
A piece in this weekend's Boston Globe makes a bold statement: Women in their twenties who want to have children should focus on finding a mate. Author Penelope Trunk notes that many young women are putting their careers first and delaying plans for ...
Acupuncture may improve IVF success
While I was lucky to be able to achieve both of my pregnancies without medical intervention, I've had a number of friends who faced infertility. Hormone shots, artificial inseminations, in vitro fertilization -- many experienced the whole range of ...60-year-old woman impregnated
For a number of reasons, including ethical concerns, surrogate births and artificial insemination are rare in Japan. And although it isn't illegal for single women to have these procedures, births from donated eggs are restricted to married couples ...
Grandmother gives birth to grandchildren - twins version
Okay, so this isn't the first time a woman has given birth to her own grandchild -- I know of at least one other instance -- but this is the first time I've heard of woman giving birth to twin grandsons. Rosinete Palmeira Serrao, age 51, gave birth ...
Multiple miscarriages
Recently someone wrote into ParentDish about having had multiple miscarriages. She was, from what I could tell from the tone of her email, basically at her wit's end about what to do. More importantly, this woman (who shall remain anonymous) asked ...










