IVF
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Kitchener couple recounts challenges of IVF journey, pregnancy loss during COVID-19After a difficult journey with IVF, COVID-19 restrictions and a miscarriage, Carly and Kara Pettinger are not letting go of their dreams of becoming parents.FeaturesMar 17
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Can you afford a baby? Fertility advocates call on workplaces to update benefit plansFertility patient groups say work benefit plans need to be updated to help cover expensive fertility treatments.HealthFeb 9
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Doctors, patients call on Canadian employers to help cover cost of fertility treatments, drugsFertility patient groups in Canada are calling on employers to improve fertility benefits as part of a new campaign called Fertility Benefits Matter.HealthFeb 2
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Quebec plans to include in vitro fertilization to government-funded health servicesThe procedure costs at least $6,000, not including the price of the cocktail of hormones a patient must take.Nov 11, 2020
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Life after death: Should dead men become sperm donors?A new paper argues that men should be allowed to consent to donating their sperm after death, just like they might donate their heart.HealthJan 26, 2020
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Bill legalizing IVF for lesbians, single women passes in FranceFrench law currently allows in vitro fertilization and related procedures only for infertile heterosexual couples.WorldOct 15, 2019
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French conservative groups protest bill on widening access to IVFLGBTQ2 activists and left-wing groups plan a counter-demonstration, and police have blocked off several streets in Paris to prevent violence.WorldOct 6, 2019
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73-year-old Indian woman gives birth to twin baby girlsErramatti Mangayamma had tried to conceive naturally for 57 years to no avail.TrendingSep 6, 2019
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‘Living hell’: 2 couples suing fertility clinic after embryo mixupThe two couples are suing the CHA Fertility Center for medical malpractice and negligence, among other claims.LifestyleJul 9, 2019
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Social egg freezing on the rise as more women embrace single parenthoodDr. Niamh Tallon, a fertility specialist at Olive Fertility, said a majority of women freezing their eggs at her clinic do so “primarily not related to career,” but because they haven’t found a partner.CanadaMay 24, 2019
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