Babies born via IVF are more likely to have a heart defect: study

Babies born via IVF are more likely to have a heart defect: study

Babies conceived via assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, have a 36% higher risk of developing a major heart defect than children conceived naturally, a new study finds. Still, heart defects are relatively rare. The study authors found them in 1.15% of naturally conceived babies and 1.84% of babies born after assisted reproduction. … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Jersey Shore’ star Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ Giancola opens up about her IVF journey: ‘I will be devastated if it doesn’t work’

Exclusive | ‘Jersey Shore’ star Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ Giancola opens up about her IVF journey: ‘I will be devastated if it doesn’t work’

It’s the sweetest itch. “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” star Samantha “Sammi Sweetheart” Giancola wants a baby — and she described her deeply personal IVF journey to The Post in an exclusive interview. The 37-year-old got engaged in March and has spent the last year undergoing in-vitro fertilization treatments, which will be a focus of Part 2 … Read more

I felt hungover and thought everyone was speaking a different language, turns out I had a brain tumor

I felt hungover and thought everyone was speaking a different language, turns out I had a brain tumor

A nurse was diagnosed with a brain tumor which made her think people were speaking a different language – and she blames it on taking HRT. Lucy Woodhouse, 43, says she experienced severe headaches which felt like hangovers and struggled to read aloud. But then in a meeting with colleagues she found herself unable to … Read more

New hope for IVF patients? How cutting-edge tech may make it easier to get pregnant

New hope for IVF patients? How cutting-edge tech may make it easier to get pregnant

Researchers say they have developed a 3D imaging model of early-stage embryos that may make it easier for women to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF). About 2.5% of US births — nearly 92,000 — were from IVF in 2022. When IVF patients create several embryos, it can be difficult to determine which ones have … Read more

Top egg-freezing myths to consider as average age of conception rises

Top egg-freezing myths to consider as average age of conception rises

Over the last decade, the average age for having a baby rose to 32.2 years, up from 31.1 in 2011. With women deciding to push having a baby until they feel they’re more educated and financially secure, many are contemplating the idea of freezing their eggs. Kidspot recently caught up with Dr Lynn Burmeister, the Medical Director at No. 1 … Read more

IVF ruined my life — I sold my home and spent $165K on 6 rounds of mishaps and miscarriages

IVF ruined my life — I sold my home and spent 5K on 6 rounds of mishaps and miscarriages

A heartbroken woman has said she’s giving up on being a parent upending her life and spending an estimated $165,000 on in vitro fertilization. “It feels like the death of a dream,” said Katie Abdou, 37, who feels doctors gave her false hope. “IVF has ruined my life.” Now, the would-be mom in mourning is … Read more

I gave birth at 50 after 11 years of trying for a baby — trolls say it’s ‘shameful’

I gave birth at 50 after 11 years of trying for a baby — trolls say it’s ‘shameful’

She’s not over the hill, but she’s over the negative comments. A Toronto mom who welcomed a baby at 50 says trolls tell her it’s “shameful” to be an older parent — but she feels “wiser” and “more immersed” in her son’s life than when she gave birth as a teen. “I feel I broke … Read more

Same-sex parents could conceive children with shared DNA using skin cells: fertility study

Same-sex parents could conceive children with shared DNA using skin cells: fertility study

Inconceivable. A new study has shown scientists that a solution is on the horizon for those suffering from infertility, as well as some same-sex couples whose current option for a biological child is to outsource at least one parent. The proposed treatment — which employs the same process used to create Dolly, the sheep cloned … Read more

I’m a serial egg donor — the process is intense, but I love helping others start families

I’m a serial egg donor — the process is intense, but I love helping others start families

A UK medical writer who doesn’t think she wants to have children has donated 88 eggs to help four couples start families. Alex Webster, 31, hatched a plan after discovering in 2016 that her friend needed donor eggs to conceive. Feeling inspired and wanting to help other women in the same situation, she contacted the … Read more

I tried for 2 years to get pregnant — now I have 2 kids thanks to a DIY insemination kit

I tried for 2 years to get pregnant — now I have 2 kids thanks to a DIY insemination kit

If you want to make babies right, sometimes it’s best to do it yourself. When Mandi Pitzer and her husband Andrew hadn’t conceived six months after getting married in November 2014, she didn’t immediately become alarmed. The then-newlywed just figured it would happen — eventually.  Almost immediately after saying “I Do,” the brunette stopped taking the … Read more

How a new embryo quality test could make it easier to get pregnant by IVF

How a new embryo quality test could make it easier to get pregnant by IVF

Researchers say they have developed a noninvasive method to better predict the quality of embryos created through in vitro fertilization — they hope it makes it easier to get pregnant. “Unfortunately, IVF success still involves a big element of chance, but that’s something we’re hoping our research can change,” Dr. H. Irene Su, a professor … Read more

I was suffering from a hidden tumor and only discovered it by looking at old photos

I was suffering from a hidden tumor and only discovered it by looking at old photos

It was looking back at photos of a Europe trip with friends at 21 that tipped Shari Dawson off that something wasn’t quite right. She’d always had a slight overbite but, looking at the images, she realised her smile was starting to look different and her jaw had hurt. “I would slowly notice that my … Read more

I’ve impregnated more than 180 women — somehow I am still single

I’ve impregnated more than 180 women — somehow I am still single

He’s the spurned sperminator. A UK sperm donor who has impregnated nearly 200 women says he paradoxically can’t find a partner — which he attributes to his perennial seed-spreading that makes women “jealous.” “It’s very hard to find someone who can tolerate this lifestyle,” the Newcastle native, who simply goes by Donor Joe, 51, told … Read more

Pharmacy accidentally gives abortion pills to patient undergoing IVF: ‘They just killed my babies’

Pharmacy accidentally gives abortion pills to patient undergoing IVF: ‘They just killed my babies’

A Las Vegas woman who underwent in vitro fertilization was left heartbroken after a CVS pharmacy accidentally gave her her abortion pills that took the lives of her unborn children. Timika Thomas, a mother of four who previously had her fallopian tubes removed, recalls that she began “cramping really bad” when issued Misoprostol instead of … Read more

‘RHONY’ star Jessel Taank hits NYFW, has no regrets about IVF journey

‘RHONY’ star Jessel Taank hits NYFW, has no regrets about IVF journey

“Real Housewives of New York City” star Jessel Taank – who sat front row at the glittering Falguni Shane Peacock runway extravaganza along with Nick Cannon, Bre Tiesi and Kylie Cantrall – has been candid about her infertility struggles on the rebooted reality series.  “I don’t regret anything that I’ve said or done on the … Read more

Jennifer Aniston says Adam and Jackie Sandler send her flowers every Mother’s Day

Jennifer Aniston says Adam and Jackie Sandler send her flowers every Mother’s Day

Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are true friends. The actress revealed Tuesday that her longtime pal Sandler and his wife Jackie always send her flowers on Mother’s Day as the “Morning Show” star claimed to suffer from infertility in a profile published in WSJ Magazine. The Post reached out to Aniston and Sandler for comment. … Read more

UK’s first womb transplant deemed ‘massive success’: ‘Over the moon’

UK’s first womb transplant deemed ‘massive success’: ‘Over the moon’

Surgeons have performed the UK’s first womb transplant, signaling a new future for childbirth. A 34-year-old woman received a womb from her 40-year-old sister, who has two children of her own. The recipient was “incredibly happy” and “over the moon” following the nine-hour operation, Isabel Quiroga, a consultant surgeon at the Oxford Transplant Centre, told … Read more

I’m using my dead husband’s sperm to have a baby — is that selfish?

I’m using my dead husband’s sperm to have a baby — is that selfish?

Isobel Barnes didn’t want her husband’s untimely death to keep her from nurturing their dream of having a family. Barnes, 22, was heartbroken when husband Luke, 34, was diagnosed with heart muscle disease in 2019. Over time his health continued to worsen, and he was placed on the list for a heart transplant in March … Read more

Dear Abby: My husband doesn’t want to have children with me

Dear Abby: My husband doesn’t want to have children with me

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 10 years. When we tried to have kids for the first time, we discovered I have polycystic ovary syndrome. We quit trying when the doctor visits became more than we could afford. We tried again after my husband saw a movie that moved him emotionally. Nothing … Read more