Artificial Sperm Swim with Promise for Infertile Couples

Posted on April 10th, 2008

One-third of couples have trouble conceiving because of male infertility, and in order to conceive must rely on donor sperm and in vitro fertilization. But advances in the study of artificial sperm may change all of that, allowing a father to have a biological connection to his child.
In 2006 a German medical team successfully created [...]

Outsourced pregnancies

Posted on January 3rd, 2008

Impossible? Not in India
Commercial surrogacy also known as “wombs for rent” is growing in India. In the city of Anand, more than 50 women are pregnant with the children of infertile couples from the United States, Britain, Taiwan and a host of other countries.
The procedure starts with matching the couples with the list of local [...]