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Archive for the ‘Fertility/ Infertility’ Category

October 5th, 2007

Regretting Motherhood? You Aren’t Alone

I just read an interesting review in the Globe and Mail about a controversial French book by Corinne Maier called No Kid: Forty Reasons Not to Have A Child. Dr. Maier has two, but says that she “regrets having children.”
Tags: Corinne-Maier, environmental-disaster-as-birth-control, reasons-not-to-have-childrenShare This

By kate baggott -- 14 comments

September 27th, 2007

Coming to Terms with Family Size and Fertility

Lately, I’ve been looking at pregnant women and mothers with brand new babies in a new light. When I pass them, I think to myself, “that will never be me again.” I am trying to come to terms with the reality that I have probably had my last baby.
Tags: having-more-than-two-children, ready-for-another-child, should-I-have-another-babyShare This

By kate baggott -- 29 comments

August 24th, 2007

Fertility Issues? Address Weight Concerns

Infertility is diagnosed when a couple tries for a year without conceiving. While many couple require medical intervention to address their conditions, other causes of infertility can be addressed simply.
For example, ending a smoking habit is enough to end infertility for some couples.For women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), infertility may be addressed by weight […]

By kate baggott -- 1 comment

August 20th, 2007

Ten Things That Happened to Me: The Reproductive Health Issue

Christina at Solomother has tagged me in the Ten Things That Happened to Me meme. Babylune is about recovering from child birth and I think I should stay on topic at least sometimes, so here are ten things that happened to me when I was trying to get pregnant, pregnant, giving birth or […]

By kate baggott -- 12 comments

July 2nd, 2007

MIF, the Immune System & Male Infertility

Let’s take some time to talk about macrophage migration inhibitory factor or MIF. It is at play in the immune system and helps regulates the production of protein. It plays a role in the responses caused by autoimmune diseases.  It isn’t know exactly how MIF works with other immune system substances to produce swelling and […]

By kate baggott -- 0 comments

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