http://fertilityportal.com Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:08:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yuck, we got rid of our NEW foldout couches because of worries about PBDE for our son. (at the time, my husband thought I was a bit loopy). I didn't know it has such a huge impact on fertility. Ugh! My tip is to buy furniture ... http://fertilityportal.com/fire-retardants-also-retard-fertility/ To help Conceive continue to provide women and couples with the best information and support they need for trying to conceive, we are asking for your input. Please give us your feedback and opinions by taking an online questionnaire. And as a thank you, you are automatically entered into a ... http://fertilityportal.com/win-a-trying-to-conceive-gift-pack/ But thought you'd enjoy this update. Legendary New York restaurant critic, Gael Greene, tastes and reports on Breast Milk Cheese...Never Thought I'd Get So Much Mileage Out of Cheese... originally appeared on About.com Breastfeeding on Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 16:15:40.Permalink Comment Email this http://fertilityportal.com/never-thought-id-get-so-much-mileage-out-of-cheese/ Natural Family Planning seminar March 18Voorhees SunFertility awareness with Natural Family Planning is a gathering, recording and interpreting of facts about what is happening during a woman's fertility ... http://fertilityportal.com/natural-family-planning-seminar-march-18-voorhees-sun/ Alaska health officials have reported that the state's gonorrhea rates increased by 69 in 2009 after remaining steady for years, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Susan Jones of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services said the increase is the biggest one-year jump since the 1970s... http://fertilityportal.com/gonorrhea-cases-rise-sharply-in-alaska/ Mercy San Juan has four sets of triplets and a pair of twins, tooSacramento BeeAngela Wheeler, 41, who does marketing for a bank and lives in Granite Bay, had been trying to get pregnant for nine months when she underwent fertility ...and more http://fertilityportal.com/mercy-san-juan-has-four-sets-of-triplets-%e2%80%93-and-a-pair-of-twins-too-sacramento-bee/ Bill would ban embryo sales, human-animal 'hybrids'Arizona RepublicOn its face, they say, the bill could restrict fertility procedures and prevent research. But they also believe it's a bigger-picture step by the state's ... http://fertilityportal.com/bill-would-ban-embryo-sales-human-animal-hybrids-arizona-republic/ Are you familiar with our PCOS message boards? Now up and running, it's a great place to meet other women with PCOS, get support from somebody who understands what you're going through, and get your burning questions answered. So come on in and introduce yourself!Message Boards originally appeared on About.com ... http://fertilityportal.com/message-boards/ Home-fertility test for men set to arrive in storesVancouver SunA new device that looks a lot like home ovulation and home pregnancy tests but checks sperm count will soon be available in Europe, and is undergoing Food ... http://fertilityportal.com/home-fertility-test-for-men-set-to-arrive-in-stores-vancouver-sun/ Current Affairs , Katie Powalski - posted by katie powalski on March, 12 2010 6:00 AM The best door prize I ever won was a bottle of coconut-scented body wash. http://fertilityportal.com/door-prize-parenthood/ Transer was yesterday, it was as good as it could get. We transferred three embryos that ranged from a 7 cell grade A- to a 5 cell grade B. I am very optimistic and cannot wait to start posting some positive pregnancy tests. :) http://fertilityportal.com/3269/ Paz Vega and husband Orson Salazar have revealed to Hola! magazine that they are expecting baby no. 3 in September! Though the couple had always planned on having more children, they admit that the news was unexpected. "It's a surprise," says the 34-year-old Spanglish star. "This baby came a bit soon, ... http://fertilityportal.com/paz-vega-expecting-baby-no-3/ For most people, the 2009 movie "Away We Go," has all but faded from memory, a wry little comedy that didn't gain much traction at the box office and was all but ignored during the past awards season. But for some people one scene in that movie continues to echo at ... http://fertilityportal.com/strollers-take-a-backseat-to-slings-despite-safety-concerns/ From the draft Panel Statement: We are concerned about the barriers that women face in accessing clinicians and facilities that are able and willing to offer TOL [trial of labor]. Given the level of evidence for the requirement for “immediately available” surgical and anesthesia personnel in current guidelines, we recommend that ... http://fertilityportal.com/yes-this-from-the-nih-vbac-conference/ Objective: To investigate the effects of local inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) on proliferation and apoptosis of follicular cells in rat ovaries. To analyze the role of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway on VEGFA effects.Design: Experimental study.Setting: Research laboratory.Animal(s): Female Sprague Dawley rats, 21 days old, treated with ... http://fertilityportal.com/intrabursal-injection-of-vascular-endothelial-growth-factor-trap-in-ecg-treated-prepubertal-rats-inhibits-proliferation-and-increases-apoptosis-of-follicular-cells-involving-the-pi3kakt-signaling-pat/ Objective: To analyze the expression and distribution of cannabinoid receptors in human sperm cells and evaluate the effects of activation of receptors by specific agonists and antagonists, with a special emphasis on the CB2 receptor.Design: We performed expression assays for CB1 and CB2 by reverse transcriptase PCR, Western blot, and ... http://fertilityportal.com/the-cb2-cannabinoid-receptor-regulates-human-sperm-cell-motility/ Objective: To test the preventive role of exogenous T on spermatogenesis after cisplatin chemotherapy.Design: Placebo-controlled study.Setting: The animal laboratory of a medical university.Animal(s): Eighty-eight male BALB/c mice were divided into three groups; each group was subdivided into four groups.Intervention(s): Subgroups a received two or three cycles of cisplatin (2.5 mg/kg ... http://fertilityportal.com/preventive-role-of-exogenous-testosterone-on-cisplatin-induced-gonadal-toxicity-an-experimental-placebo-controlled-prospective-trial/ Objective: To investigate a role for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in human oocyte maturation.Design: Prospective study.Setting: Research institute.Patients: Women undergoing laparoscopic sterilization.Intervention(s): Small antral follicle cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) were matured in vitro (IVM) to metaphase II (MII) in media with hormones (H; FSH, LH, E2), serum replacement (SR), BDNF, or ... http://fertilityportal.com/brain-derived-neurotrophic-factor-is-a-regulator-of-human-oocyte-maturation-and-early-embryo-development/ Objective: To study the effect of c-FLIP overexpression in testicular germ cells.Design: A novel transgenic mouse model overexpressing the apoptotic modulator c-FLIP in the testis was generated.Setting: Animal facility and university research laboratory.Animal(s): Transgenic mice overexpressing the long isoform of c-FLIP (c-FLIPL) under the transcriptional control of a 400 bp ... http://fertilityportal.com/testis-atrophy-and-reduced-sperm-motility-in%c2%a0transgenic-mice-overexpressing-c-flipl/ Objective: To study using immunohistochemistry the localization of P2X receptor subtypes on the head of immature sperm in the human, mouse, hamster, and rat caput epididymidis.Design: Basic research.Setting: University-based hospital.Patient(s): Three human epididymides were obtained from patients undergoing orchidectomy for metastatic prostate cancer.Main Outcome Measure(s): P2X1, P2X2, P2X3, and P2X4 ... http://fertilityportal.com/changing-p2x-receptor-localization-on-maturing-sperm-in-the-epididymides-of-mice-hamsters-rats-and-humans-a-preliminary-study/ Objective: To determine intrafollicular hormone levels and characterize the mRNA expression of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) receptors, IGF binding proteins (IGFBP), and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) in granulosa cells before and after an ovulatory hCG stimulus.Design: Experimental animal study.Setting: Academic medical center.Animal(s): Adult rhesus macaques.Intervention(s): Animals received exogenous FSH ... http://fertilityportal.com/expression-of-the-insulin-like-growth-factor-and-insulin-systems-in-the-luteinizing-macaque-ovarian-follicle/ Objective: To investigate the specific changes in oocyte spindle subjected to severe challenges of low temperature, as well as to examine the effect of cryoprotectants in preserving oocyte spindle during cryopreservation.Design: In vitro experimental study.Setting: Academic research laboratory.Animal(s): B6D2F1 (C57BL/6 X DBA/2) mice.Intervention(s): Mouse oocytes were cryopreserved using a slow ... http://fertilityportal.com/the-oocyte-spindle-is-preserved-by-12-propanediol-during-slow-freezing/ Objective: To examine the pro-resolution actions of 15-epi-lipoxin A4 (LXA4) on endometriotic lesions, on the concentrations and activities of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in murine endometriosis.Design: Prospective, vehicle-controlled experimental study.Setting: Animal research facility.Animal(s): BALB/c mice.Intervention(s): Endometriosis (EM) was induced in 30 mice. Fifteen of them were administered LXA4 for ... http://fertilityportal.com/15-epi-lipoxin-a4-inhibits-the-progression-of-endometriosis-in-a-murine-model/ Objective: To examine the change in proinflammatory cytokines in the pathologic processes of endometriosis in mice.Design: A dynamic study on a murine model of endometriosis.Setting: Medical school.Animal(s): Female BALB/c mice.Intervention(s): Endometriosis was induced by injecting endometrial fragments of syngenic mice into the peritoneal cavity of model mice; in control group, ... http://fertilityportal.com/change-of-proinflammatory-cytokines-follows-certain-patterns-after-induction-of-endometriosis-in-a-mouse-model/ Objective: To investigate protective effects of Marrubium cordatum extract on ovary torsion–detorsion.Design: Controlled research study.Setting: Marrubium cordatum extract was obtained by methanol extraction.Animal(s): Six-month-old female New Zealand rabbits.Intervention(s): In the first phase, antioxidant activity of M. cordatum extract was evaluated. In the second phase, M. cordatum extract at doses of ... http://fertilityportal.com/attenuation-of-ischemia%e2%80%93reperfusion-injury-with-marrubium-cordatum-treatment-in-ovarian-torsion%e2%80%93detorsion-model-in-rabbits/