Blog posts from January 2012

Sperm donors offer to help grant 'dragon baby' wish

28 January, 2012

Auckland woman who wants a "dragon baby" appealed for sperm donors from across the country to step forward and help. Bevan Chuang, a single 30-year-old, wants to get pregnant this year so her baby is born in the Chinese year of the Drago...

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Do you read BioNews the free online publication?

26 January, 2012

If not – then perhaps you should! BioNews, published by the charityProgress Educational Trust (PET), is a free online publication providing balanced comment and news on assisted conception, genetics and embryo/stem cell research. Subscr...

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Lesbian couple give birth just five days apart using hairdresser sperm donor

24 January, 2012

TYING the knot in matching gowns, tiaras and hairstyles, lookalike lovers Anna Jones and Kirsty Cox were the picture of happiness But, a shadow of sadness marred the joy of the new Mrs and Mrs – they both dreamed of being a mum and feared it...

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TV Presenter conceived 'miracle baby' naturally, just weeks after stopping IVF

23 January, 2012

She spent two years undergoing IVF treatment, and after four failed attempts thought she had lost all hope of becoming a mother. So it’s little wonder Kate Silverton looks overjoyed as she shows off the baby she never thought she would have ...

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YouTube - Social message about civil rights and same sex marriage

21 January, 2012

Bye June has announced the premiere of their eagerly awaited new music video, “Shades of Purple.” The track from their album “My Life is an Independent Film” is available now at all leading digital retailers.“Shades o...

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'Your forties is not the time to be thinking about getting pregnant' says Desperate housewife star

20 January, 2012

Desperate housewife star Marcia Cross began fertility treatment aged 44 and went on to give birth to twin daughters Eden and Savannah. But despite hailing her girls as 'a miracle', she has no illusions about having children later in life. ...

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Sperm donor in US who fathered 14 children admits he is a virgin

18 January, 2012

A sperm donor from California admits he has never had sex, yet fathers 14 children. Trent Arsenault hit the headlines last December when his free sperm bank came under investigation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which threatened him ...

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Israeli transgender man gives birth in Tel Aviv

16 January, 2012

A transgender man in Israel has reportedly become the first in the state’s history to give birth. Yuval Topper, 24 had his child at the Sheba Medical Center on Thursday of last week. Topper underwent a sex change operation three years ago, ...

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Feminist anthropologist would like to hear your views on DIY motherhood

14 January, 2012

Linda Layne a feminist medical anthropologist, spent decades of working on pregnancy loss, now deciding to work on happier topics—single mothers by choice and two-mum families. Linda is particularly interested in the DIY approach. (Her book ...

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Fertility World Show London - FREE admission

12 January, 2012

Looking to start your family? Why not visit the Fertility World Show London?Visit: Fertility World in Association with Fertility Road & Pink Parenting (www.pink-parenting.com)Where: Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre in London, UK....

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