The War Between Biology and Reality

Posted on May 9th, 2008

I saw an article yesterday about the clash between our modern culture and our biology. Basically, the author had interviewed a lot of women trying to conceive later in life and came to the shocking conclusion which many of us “older” women have already discovered: reproducing when you are nearing 40 is not as easy [...]

Secondary Infertility

Posted on April 29th, 2008

Since I am most likely new to the majority of you reading this blog, please allow me a paragraph to introduce myself. I write under the pseudonym SciFi Dad, but you can call me SFD for short. I am a Canadian father to a three year old girl as well as a gender-to-be-determined [...]

Fertility and Sexuality in Married Women

Posted on February 27th, 2008

Is there a difference in sexual preferences among women depending on their marital status?
Yes - according to a recent report in Psychological Science. Sexual preferences of married women are actually linked to their menstrual cycles. During fertile periods, these women are mostly attracted to single men. However, during their periods of infertility, sexual preference shifts [...]

Fertile Ground: Fertility Rate Rises in U.S.

Posted on December 22nd, 2007

According to USA Today and the National Center for Health Statistics, fertility rates are on the rise across the country. This is stark contrast to other developed countries where the rate is dropping. Rising rates not only mean more babies are coming into the world, as a country we will be able to support the [...]

Why No Baby?

Posted on December 20th, 2007

I’m going to dive right into something very personal with you. My wife and I struggled mightily to have a child, so much so that we invoked the involvement of specialists of female torture called embryologists and other fancy names. Yes, we went down the in-vitro fertilization path, much to the dismay of [...]