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Hey Buddy ... Gimme Your Sperm!

These days, single women are asking for their best guy friend's sperm.

Celeb Moms Adopting Alone

While others may consider the full package to be kids, career and marriage; not so for many single celebrity moms like Meg Ryan and Mary Louise Parker, who have adopted without having a mate.

Confessions from a Test Tube Mommy

Guest blogger Dani Klein says: Friday, the first successful test-tube baby turns 30.  Given how far the in vitro fertilization process has come in three decades, it's hard to believe how controversial and freaky the procedure was once considered.
 

IVF Diaries: Part 5

Mindy Stearns finds out if she's pregnant.

After all the pills, shots, mood swings, and doctor's appointments, Mindy finally finds out if this round of IVF worked. Is she or isn't she? Watch as her doctor delivers the news.

IVF Diaries: Part 4

Finding out how many eggs fertilized.

Mindy Stearns has given herself shots every night and spent thousands of dollars on fertility medicine and doctor's visits. What's next on her infertility roller coaster? Going through egg retrieval ... and finding out how many of her eggs actually fertilized.

IVF Diaries: Part 3

More of Mindy Stearns' story: Trying to get pregnant comes with an inconceivable price.

Everyone knows babies are expensive. But conceiving a child is free for most. Not if you're going through IVF, which can cost up to $20,000 a month. But for Mindy Stearns, if it means getting pregnant, it's worth it.

Healthy Baby Predictor?

What if doctors performing IVF could tell which embryos would turn into healthy babies?

A team of international scientists may have just figured out how to do exactly that. According to a study in today's online journal Human Reproduction, testing in vitro fertilization embryos with DNA fingerprinting could someday predict which embryos are most likely to result in successful pregnancies.

IVF Diaries Part 2

Mindy Stearns moves forward--giving herself hormone shots (yikes!).

Mindy Stearns never thought she'd have to shoot up to get pregnant. In part 2, she injects fertility--at home, daily--to prepare for IVF egg retrieval. Warning: This video not intended for the squeamish.

IVF: Mindy's Story

Mindy Stearns is putting all her eggs in the IVF basket. But will it work?

Mindy had one child through IVF, and now she's betting on the procedure to give her a second baby. Will she get pregnant? Follow her on her journey as she struggles to conceive.

Top 4 Conceiving Myths

Sure, you may think you know how to get pregnant ... but do you?

Kim Hahn, founder and editor in chief of Conceive magazine, shares the top four misconceptions about conceiving and helps you get it right about getting pregnant.


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