Blog posts from 2012

Maryland gay couples celebrate new year by getting married

31 December, 2012

Numerous gay couples across Maryland will be celebrating the New Year with a bumper toast as they share the occasion with their marriages, the first to be conducted following a referendum to legislate for marriage equality.The US state of Maryland...

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Top ten unsual baby names of 2012

28 December, 2012

Popular Disney characters’ names have topped the list of unusual names given to babies born in 2012.While names like Belle or Jasmine and boys names Peter or Donald spring to mind those aren’t the ones being chosen. Instead parents are...

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Three in five voters are in support of gay marriage

26 December, 2012

More than three in five voters support David Cameron's wish to introduce gay marriage, according to a poll conducted for the Guardian. The strong backing for a change in the law comes after the archbishop of Westminster queried the democratic ...

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Merry Christmas 2012 from the Pride Angel Team

24 December, 2012

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for all your support over 2012 and your wonderful stories of good news and miracle Pride Angel babies.2012 has also been a fantastic year, as we have loved receiving all your beautiful baby photos....

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Changing the law for gay marriage will benefit children of gay parents

22 December, 2012

The Chief Executive of Barnardo’s, Anne Marie Carrie, has welcomed the government’s decision to allow gay couples to marry from 2013. Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, she says it will be of enormous benefit to gay parents and their children...

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Looking for a sperm donor? make sure he has lots of brothers

20 December, 2012

If you are seeking a man who will give you a big family, first make sure you count how many brothers he has. The greater the number of male siblings your husband has, the more fertile he is likely to be, scientists say. They have discovered that m...

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The length of a man's sperm affects fertility

18 December, 2012

Men have a better chance of having children if they have semen teeming with strong-swimmers. Now fertility experts say they have found a good indicator of what makes sperm good movers in the first place. A study from Brown University in Rhode Isla...

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Egg donors, recipients and a fertility doctor share their stories

16 December, 2012

The Guardian speaks to egg donors, recipients and a fertility doctor to find out what it is really like to experience the gift of egg donation.In the last few years, the backdrop to egg donation has changed a lot. Since 2005, sperm and egg donors ...

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What do we know about sperm and egg donors?

14 December, 2012

Olivias blog is her own personal view of donor conception: the issues, the questions, her reflections on family life, plus comments on media coverage and events: Olivia is one of the co-founders of DC Network and mother to two sons and a daughter,...

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Women shocked to find they need IVF at age 40 to conceive

12 December, 2012

Nearly half of women who became pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF) after age 40 say they were "shocked" to discover they needed fertility treatments, a new study finds.In the study, the researchers at the University of Califor...

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