By the time Frances Largeman-Roth turned 45, she’d all but given up on her desire to become a mom — of four. She’d experienced two miscarriages in her early 40s, was in perimenopause, and didn’t think she was interested in IVF. Plus, she was grateful for her three healthy, happy kids, a fulfilling career as … Read more
Eight children in the UK have been spared from devastating genetic diseases thanks to a new three-person in vitro fertilization technique, scientists from Newcastle University reported on Wednesday. The technique, which is banned in the United States, transfers pieces from inside the mother’s fertilized egg — its nucleus, plus the nucleus of the father’s sperm … Read more
Could high-tech goggles be the key to spotting secret swimmers? A couple is expecting their first child after nearly 20 years of trying, thanks to artificial intelligence that found “hidden” sperm in a man who was once thought to be shooting blanks. The futuristic treatment, currently only available in New York, could offer fresh hope … Read more
Olivia Munn knows that in the end it worked out exactly as it should. Although while the actress, 44, was waiting for the arrival of her second child, daughter Méi, now 8 months, via surrogate, she wasn’t sure she felt totally connected. Munn, who also shares son Malcom, 3, with husband John Mulaney told People … Read more
Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s … genetic optimization? Prospective parents using in vitro fertilization (IVF) will soon be able to select embryos based on their potential risk for diseases — including illnesses that develop later in life — thanks to a groundbreaking $5,999 service announced this week by a US biotech company. “Before … Read more
Don’t mess with this mama. A new mom has hit back at claims she’s “selfish” for having her first child at 48 – saying her age and wisdom make her better equipped to raise a baby. Rene Byrd welcomed her baby boy, Crue, late last year after trying to get pregnant for almost a decade. … Read more
It’s the miracle of birth. Despite all odds against her, a woman in Germany — who was already a mom of nine — gave birth at age 66 without help from in vitro fertilization. Fertility begins to slowly decline when a woman enters her 30s, and those odds continue to plummet as the years go … Read more
Natalie “Nadya” Suleman’s oldest daughter admitted that she secretly found her biological father behind the famous mom’s back. The children of Suleman, who made headlines after welcoming the world’s first surviving octuplets in 2009, shared their experience of growing up without knowing their biological dads on Monday’s episode of “Confessions of Octomom.” Suleman conceived her … Read more
Sisters or Mrs.? A married couple is proud to be expecting their first child together yet people still constantly mistake them for twins — that’s why they’re still fighting for LGBTQ+ recognition. Whitney, 37, and Megan Bacon-Evans, 38, first connected on MySpace as teenagers did back in 2006. They chatted online for two years before … Read more
A woman with two wombs only learned she had multiple uteruses while pregnant with her second child — after doctors missed it the first time around. Hayley Scudder, 34, was told her condition is so rare that the odds are one in a million, so she now refers to her double uteruses as “limited edition.” … Read more
This could be egg-cellent news for women struggling with infertility. A research team from Japan says it has developed a new egg maturation technique that may improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes. IVF babies account for about 2% of US births each year. The success rate depends on various factors, including the quality of the … Read more
Turns out the Octomom is truly one of a kind. The rate of triplet births and births of a higher order — like quadruplets, sextuplets and octuplets — dropped 62% in the US between 1998 and 2023, according to a Thursday report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reports that … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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