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Is 50 too old to have a baby?

Is 50 too old to have a baby?

The cover of New York Magazine this month features a naked, pregnant, 50+ woman under the coverline: is she too old for this? Further down, the story asks: is there anything wrong with being 53 and pregnant? Related: I had a baby at 50 – without IVF The story taps into the controversy over older […]
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Advertising exploits women's fear of infertility

Advertising exploits women’s fear of infertility

The focus on fertility has created a worldwide panic — and that panic is being exploited by advertising companies, writes Jordan Baker. This month, New York Magazine features a naked, wrinkled, 60-plus pregnant woman on its cover, asking: is she just too old for this? The grey-haired woman stares at the camera, with an expression […]
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My dad was a sperm donor

My dad was a sperm donor

Sperm donation is often seen as a gift to thousands of infertile couples, who find joy and completion in a child that might not otherwise exist. But their children sometimes find that joy bound with longing, loss and lifelong confusion about their true identity. Narelle Grech knows the details by heart: his code name is […]
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Advertising exploits women's fear of infertility

Woman giving birth to be shown on TV

Childbirth is a miraculous thing, but would you like to see it on television? If not, keep the remote handy tonight because a Sydney fertility clinic is launching a new ad that features a real woman giving birth. The advertisement for Genea, formerly Sydney IVF, shows a New Zealand woman giving birth to her fourth […]
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Struggling to conceive? Your liver could be to blame

Struggling to conceive? It could be your liver

If you’re thinking about having a baby, it’s not just your reproductive health and your partner’s sperm quality you have to take into account — it’s the state of your liver too. According to a study from the University of Milan, published in Cell Metabolism, oestrogen receptors in your liver are crucial for maintaining fertility. […]
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Solving your infertility problems

Solving your infertility problems

According to Australia’s Infertility Network, 15 percent of couples have difficulty starting a family. Alternative approaches counsel patients to restore balance to mind and body prior to conception, which is something many women desperate for a baby find difficult. “If I had to describe a typical patient,” says natural fertility expert Francesca Naish, “she would […]
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True Confessions Agony Aunt: My abortion turmoil and my sister

My sister told me she can’t have children just weeks after I had an abortion and now I’m in turmoil. Trying to support my heartbroken sister and cope with my own feelings of guilt and loss has left me ill, but when I first made the decision I thought it was the right one. I’ve […]
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