Monthly Archives: September 2008


Steve Rothaus’ Gay South Florida

Steve wrote about Clay Aiken and the fact that more Gay men are having children than ever before as well as the fact that the state of Floriday is the only state in the union to bar gay men from adopting children.  I just got off the phone with a two-time repeat surrogate (twins both [...]

Poor Sperm Quality Linked to Air Pollution?

Maybe is the answer. But the study conducted by Utah reproductive endocrinologist Ahmad Hammoud showed a drop in sperm’s motility two months after air pollution was at its worst.  It is intriguing enough to warrant further study. Hammoud would like to determine what in the fine particulate matter could be causing the drop in [...]

What To Do with Frozen Embryos?

Thousands of individuals and couples face the dilemma of what to do with the unused frozen embryos after they have completed their family or either decided to stop IVF treatment and build their family using other means.  One couple I talked to has three children and 17 frozen embryos on ice. The couple do not [...]

Male Infertility Linked to Cell Phones

I’d been seeing these stories for weeks now so I finally decided to click on one of them and it looks like it’s true! Apparently, it’s not good for a man to keep his cell phone in his pocket (or even close to the testes) and use a bluetooth headset as the phone emits harmful [...]

Gay Dads Australia Surrogacy Forum Sept 30

Gay Dads Australia is holding a forum on September 30 in Victoria to answer questions on surrogacy in the U.S. The site provides a wealth of information and support for gay couples and singles who are considering surrogacy or other means to create their families.
Information can be found here Gay Dads Forum on Surrogacy http://www.gaydadsaustralia.com/

Go for IVF Stay for the Spa Treatments

When the Cairns Fertility Centre in Western Australia opens its doors next year it will not only be the the largest IVF center in the world, but it will also be the first to have a five-star resort. Numerous studies have shown what stress can do to the body, and IVF treatments are incredibly stressful, [...]

Infertility Around the Globe

Newsweek has printed another article on infertility and this time focusing on women in developing countries and what it means for them and their families to be childless. While it is extremely difficult to go through infertility in the U.S., in some cases these women are completely shut off from society, with no one to [...]