In what is sure to be touching and compelling, three new documentaries that explore domestic and international adoption are set to premiere on PBS, starting August 31. The Point of View (POV) series presents POV Adoption Stories, featuring families who have been touched by adoption in very diff…

A recent NPR story reported that birth rates have declined in several states, something that is being linked to the economy and high unemployment rate. According to the story, data is indicating that Illinois' birth rate is at its lowest level since the Great Depression. And California and Arizona a…

Women can control what they eat and how much they exercise when they’re trying to get pregnant. But no one can stop breathing. And now a new study finds that breathing polluted air may make it more difficult for women to conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF).It’s not news that air pollution …

By now you've probably seen the previews for the new Jennifer Aniston flick The Switch, which hits theaters nationwide this Friday, August 20. The comedy is just another recent film that tackles the world of fertility treatments. (Remember Jennifer Lopez's The Back-Up Plan earlier this year?) The mo…

If one special woman has her way, schoolchildren in Australia will be learning a lot more than ABCs, and even birds and bees. Australia’s first in vitro fertilization (IVF) baby—Candice Elizabeth Reed, now age 30—wants the public school system to add ART to the curriculum. Not art as in painting, bu…

In the past, studies have shown adverse effects of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) on semen in rodents, but now researchers have found it may be related to decreased sperm quality and sperm concentration in human males, too. BPA is a common chemical used to make plastics and resins used in food and…

When Halle Berry, then 41, gave birth to daughter Nahla in 2008, fellow 40-something women who wanted babies of their own were inspired—and maybe a little envious. Later that year, when Nicole Kidman, also 41 at the time, gave birth to daughter Sunday Rose, older mommy wannabes watched with …

Full fat dairy has been shown to have positive effects on fertility (it protects against ovulatory infertility). And, while it's best to steer clear of sugary treats that are high in calories and saturated fats, we'll let it slide today—the Fifth Annual Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen. Today, when …

Undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) is costly and can take a toll on a woman's body, especially if it requires multiple attempts. But, researchers from California's Stanford University School of Medicine may now be able to predict the outcome of a woman's future IVF attempts by using clinical da…

By now most women know that fertility starts declining as early as the thirties, and the decline speeds up after age 35 or so. While it’s difficult to get pregnant in the forties, by the time women reach menopause, generally in the early fifties, they’re out of eggs and out of time. Now researchers …