A Winnipeg lawyer is filing a constitutional challenge surrounding how the Manitoba government defines legal parentage for couples who have children through assisted reproduction.

For Alberta couple Linda Hoang and Mike Brown, the news their adoption agency is closing is another setback in their long and difficult journey to becoming parents.

Jon Waldman of Fertility Matters told 680 CJOB the closure of most fertility clinics across Canada has added more stress to an already emotionally-fraught experience for many couples.

As of Feb. 4, a change to Health Canada regulations will make using sperm donation from a friend or acquaintance for fertility treatment easier and cheaper.

French law currently allows in vitro fertilization and related procedures only for infertile heterosexual couples.

Erramatti Mangayamma had tried to conceive naturally for 57 years to no avail.

Fertility Matters Canada is one of the only national charities that helps people with infertility issues.

"There isn't much out there about this topic in particular," said Chelsea McEvoy, a Kelowna-based director. "It's very private."

While we've covered stories from pregnancy and parenting to divorce, aging, and even genetic testing, of all the stories we've covered since September, our two most popular stories, according to the number of online page views, both relate to surrogacy.

Cannabis could be bad for your fertility, studies show.