Infertility

Proposed law would govern surrogate births

2013-03-28 19:05:00

When Whitney Watts of Columbia agreed to bear twins on behalf of an infertile Boston couple two years ago, she entered a murky area of Maryland law. Nothing forbade her from signing a contract to carry babies conceived through in vitro fertilization and...

Fort Meade VA Outpatient clinic advances effort to serve women veterans

2013-03-24 16:12:17

When retired Master Sgt. Sheryl A. Webb left the U.S. Army in 1997, she was scarcely aware of services that U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals offered specifically for women. That was well before women became the fastest growing demographic group...

Few saw warning signs in case of Hopkins doctor accused of secretly taping patients

2013-02-23 13:09:00

Fanya O'Donoghue had just learned she was pregnant when she happened to meet a group of nurses at a social gathering. She was looking for an obstetrician, and asked them whom they would recommend. "All six of them said, 'Dr. [Nikita] Levy,'" she...

More women turn to frozen eggs for help with infertility

2012-12-08 18:13:39

Ellen Carpenter delayed marriage until she found Mr. Right, but by that time she was 38 years old, making it much more difficult to have children. After getting pregnant with the help of hormone injections, the Frederick County resident lost the baby &#...

Maryland picks model for essential health insurance benefits

2012-09-27 17:57:00

Under national health care reform, insurance policies in Maryland will be required to cover acupuncture for pain management and chiropractic care in certain cases. The plans won't cover acupuncture for other treatments, such as infertility or stress, and...

Dr. Frances H. Trimble, Planned Parenthood of Md. medical director

2012-10-24 14:16:00

Dr. Frances H. Trimble, a gynecologist who had been medical director of Planned Parenthood of Maryland for nearly three decades, died Friday of pneumonia at Roland Park Place. She was 94. "She took Planned Parenthood from a highly criticized small...

'Once Upon A Time' recap, 'Lady of the Lake'

2012-10-15 06:28:00

This week in Storybrooke, there was no sign of Rumpelstiltskin and only five seconds of Regina. No worries though, as we got our dose of evil this week from Cora. The episode also showed us the brief relationship of Snow and Charming's mother, as well as...

Understanding the new pap smear guidelines

2012-04-04 12:33:00

Many women became used to having a Pap smear annually to check for cervical cancer, but recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force have updated the timeline. Now, most women will need the test every five years. Cancer experts...

Treating menopause symptoms

2012-01-11 12:41:00

Every woman will experience menopause, some in the normal course of aging and some before. It can bring on a host of symptoms in addition to hot flashes. But there are things that women can do, from improving their diet and exercising to finding the right...

Fertility preservation for women with cancer

2012-03-07 15:34:34

When a young woman is diagnosed with cancer, getting pregnant is probably the last thing on her mind. But if she wants children in the future, it's something she should think about. The chemotherapy and radiation treatments used to treat cancer can hurt a...

From Sun Magazine: Giuliana Rancic isn't afraid to bring reality to reality TV

2012-02-08 03:57:00

Growing up in Bethesda, Giuliana Rancic thought there was nothing more glamorous than the news women she saw on TV. First at the University of Maryland, College Park, then at graduate school in Washington, she trained to join their ranks, heading with...

The power of light

2012-01-25 18:33:00

It doesn’t look like much -- Janet Althen places what looks like a small flashlight with an inverted colored bulb on certain points of the body, holding it there for about 30 seconds -- but for Althen’s patients, as well as a growing number of...

People may wrongly think they are infertile if conception doesn't happen on the first try.

2012-03-28 19:17:32

A single cycle of IVF raises the risk of ovarian cancer, a new study finds. But for infertile women determined to become pregnant, the risk may be smaller than it first appears.

2011-10-27 15:33:13

Katie and Patrick Davis, who are trying to have a baby through in vitro fertilization , with their dog Cody. the couple will talk about their experiences Saturday at a free conference on infertility and adoption, called A Family of My Own, in Glenview.

2011-08-09 21:24:06