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NEW YORK, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Fertility Association (The AFA) announced today the initiation of a program designed to reach men living with HIV who want to create a family. The good news is that these men, with proper treatment, can safely have biological children of their own. The educational outreach program, funded by a generous grant from Growing Generations and International Fertility Law Group, will launch at the International AIDS Conference in...

Special Pricing for Selected Sperm Donors FAIRFAX, Va., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to client requests and in recognition of the exceptionally warm weather, Fairfax Cryobank is presenting its "Ten Hottest Donors," chosen by the staff from almost 200 carefully screened, exceptional donors. For 2 weeks in July, sperm from these ten "hottest" donors will be available at a special discount. Clients can select one of these donors and receive a 10-20% discount on...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Statistical data from the CDC shows that donor egg usage in IVF has nearly doubled since 2000, increasing 80.5 percent. To meet the demand, Reproductive Science Center has partnered with Donor Egg Bank USA to offer frozen eggs to couples pursuing treatment. Some women cannot produce their own viable eggs. Using donor eggs allows a woman to carry and give birth to a child. In the process, donor eggs are harvested from a willing...

3 IUIs for the Price of 2 Credit toward IVF FAIRFAX, Va., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The flexible new IUI Plus fertility program from the Genetics & IVF Institute offers patients who are beginning treatment a free consultation, and three IUIs (intrauterine inseminations) for the price of two. If the patient needs to move on to IVF (in vitro fertilization) to achieve pregnancy, the patient receives dollar for dollar credit for the base cost of the IUIs towards a...

IDIBELL and Puigvert Foundation researchers detect predictive biomarkers of the fertilizing capacity of sperm donors The study represents a breakthrough in understanding the causes of unexplained infertility The discovery is protected by a patent application which will develop a new diagnostic test independent of seminogram The diagnosis of male fertility is usually performed through the observation of the sperm in the microscope. However, a normal quality semen does not guarantee...

LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Fertility Association (The AFA), in association with California Cryobank, announced today a free seminar focused on family building for the lesbian community. The Gay Women's Gathering will take place on Thursday, June 7th, from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, 1125 North McCadden Place, in Los Angeles. Critical information such as choosing a sperm donor, getting pregnant through insemination or in vitro...

Shady Grove Fertility Offers Comprehensive Gestational Carrier Program ROCKVILLE, Md., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The term "gestational carrier" has been in the headlines lately, due in part to reality stars Giulana and Bill Rancic. After hurdles and a scare with breast cancer, the couple is using a gestational carrier, a woman who carries another couple's fertilized embryo to term, to have their baby. Finding and using a gestational carrier can be complicated in some...

DENVER, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Donor Alliance, the federally-designated, non-profit organ procurement organization and American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) accredited tissue bank serving Colorado and Wyoming today announced results from a Colorado initiative designed to study the public's perception of organ, eye and tissue donation. The two-part survey aimed to increase knowledge and overall awareness about reasons people don't register to be organ, eye and tissue...

FORT MYERS, Fla., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine having two sets of twins born within two weeks of each other? That's exactly what mothers and same-sex couple Laura Cavin and Sheri Green experienced as they each conceived twins from the same set of eggs and anonymous donor sperm through in vitro fertilization (IVF). All four children - Brianna, Derrick, Anthony and Cason - were conceived on the same day and technically are quadruplets, even though the two sets of children...

New survey shows women trying to get pregnant worry about fertility, a lot -- men, not so much, despite the fact that half of all fertility problems are due to the male, with low sperm count the main cause For many women, the decision to get pregnant can take on a life of its own. In fact, according to a survey conducted for SpermCheck® Fertility, 42% of those who conceived say they became obsessed with getting pregnant once they started trying. Yet just 10% say their partner shared this...