A Forbes Magazine article calls into question whether egg freezing, which is being done in increasing numbers, lacks scientific evidence of its effectiveness. Egg freezing isn’t new. In fact, the first baby conceived with an egg that had been frozen and then thawed was born 30 years ago.
But it was only a little more than four years ago, in …
Delayed childbearing has allowed more women to join the workforce, but many who wait until their late 30s and 40s struggle to get pregnant as documented in an article in the Wall Street Journal.
That has helped lead to a sevenfold increase in IVF and other fertility treatments between 1988 and 2013—and more offerings in the industry aimed at …
The older a woman is when she gives birth, the lower her risk for endometrial cancer, a study reported in the New York Times.
A large team of researchers pooled data from 17 studies that included 8,671 cases of endometrial cancer and 16,562 controls. After adjusting for known risks, the researchers found that women who had their last babies after …