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5 Delicious Low-Glycemic Dessert Recipes for the PCOS Diet Plan

by Abbie Waters in Diet, Exercise, and Natural Remedies

For anyone dealing with polycystic ovarian syndrome, finding desserts with a low glycemic index can be one of the biggest challenges to following a PCOS diet plan. Finding low-GI desserts without added sugar that taste delicious can be even

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The Catholic Church vs Fertility Treatments

by Abbie Waters in Infertility News

Reiterating its longstanding ban on using assisted reproduction techniques like IVF and artificial insemination, this week the Catholic Church told its parishioners to avoid fertility treatments like IVF and artificial insemination, insisting that sex between a husband and wife is…

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People Who Search Google for “IVF” Request The Most IVF From Doctors

by Abbie Waters in IVF

Earlier today I was fiddling around Google Insights for Search, Google’s tool that allows you to see what terms search engine users actually search for, and I came across some interesting information. According to Google, people who search for the…

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IVF Use in America: State IVF Rates and Rankings [Map]

by Abbie Waters in IVF

Americans love in vitro fertilization.

Despite the fact that IVF is expensive and most insurance plans don’t cover it, more than 50,000 American children a year are born using the procedure. That works out to more than 1 percent…

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Should Lesbian Couples Use a Known or Anonymous Sperm Donor?

by Guest Author in Sperm Donation

Trying to conceive is always exciting, but for lesbian couples using a sperm donor with IUI or artificial insemination there are bound to be some dilemmas as well. Which one of you will get pregnant? If you both want to…

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Why Can’t I Have Sex If I Donate Eggs?

by Abbie Waters in Become an Egg Donor

Reader Karen S. from Atlanta, Georgia writes:

I’m looking to donate my eggs, but I read on a couple web sites that egg donors can’t have sex when they’re donating. I understand why they don’t want me taking birth control

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5 PCOS Diet Plan Tips To Boost Your Fertility and Help You Get Pregnant

by Abbie Waters in Diet, Exercise, and Natural Remedies, Female Infertility

Did you know that following a PCOS diet plan can help you lose weight, boost your fertility and increase your chances of getting pregnant?

PCOS, or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, is one of the most common causes of female infertility, affecting…

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Find Local US Sperm Banks With Our New Sperm Bank Directory

by Abbie Waters in Site News

Yesterday I hit the publish button on Fertility Nation’s Sperm Bank Directory — the largest, most complete directory of United States sperm banks, cryobanks, sperm donation centers and fertility clinics offering sperm banking services on the web.

I scoured…

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