Fertility Road Issue 14

F E R T I L I T Y R O A D
N E W S , V I E W S & R E V I E W S
CELEBRITY
EGG FREEZING
TREND
THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF GOSSIP RECENTLY ABOUT CELEBS
freezing their eggs, the latest is Ghost Whisperer star, Jennifer
Love Hewitt who according to US Weekly, the star is looking at
preserving her fertility at the young age of 34.
JLH however has since laughed off the story on Twitter by saying
”I’m insuring my boobs! I’m freezing my eggs! Nope I’m just
shooting the new season of The Client List ! Now that isn’t made up.”
Made-up story or not, it’s not a bad idea for a busy Hollywood
actress in her mid 30’s to look into freezing her eggs, particularly
when money is not an issue. Freezing your eggs is no guarantee
that you will able to start a family at a later date, but it does offer
some insurance. And because age affects fertility, the earlier you
look into freezing your eggs, the more chance you have of success.
Friends star Jennifer Aniston and Maria Menounous, actress
and co-host of Extra, have also been rumoured to have frozen
their eggs or looked into the procedure.
© ABC Studios/Bob D’Amico
FOOT SIZE OFTEN
GROWS DURING
PREGNANCY
ACCORDING TO A NEW RECENT STUDY PREGNANCY
can permanently change the size and shape of women’s
feet, making them up to one shoe size larger and causing
the arches to drop. Researchers at University of Iowa
measured the feet of 49 women during their first trimester
of pregnancy and again five months after their babies were
born. Roughly 60-70 % of the women’s feet grew in length
and in width, primarily due to a decrease in the height of
the arch of the foot, admitting that the loss of arch height
appeared to be permanent and non reversible.
STUDIES SUGGEST
THAT SPERM ARE
HEALTHIER
IN WINTER
& EARLY
SPRING
IF YOU’RE TRYING FOR A BABY,
a new study suggests that it’s best
to try in winter and early spring, when men have healthier sperm. Israeli
scientists studied samples from more than 6,000 men who were being
treated for infertility between January 2006 and July 2009. Researchers
found sperm in greater numbers, with faster swimming speeds, and fewer
abnormalities, in semen made during the winter. The sperm declined
steadily in quality from spring onwards,
In animal studies, seasonal changes in sperm production and fertility
have been linked to factors ranging from temperature, to length of daylight
exposure and hormone variations, previous research found that global
human sperm counts are falling, with theories ranging from a more
sedentary lifestyle to the chemicals in the environment affecting sperm
health. Writing in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, the
researchers said that if there is a seasonal pattern, that knowledge may
‘be of paramount importance, especially in couples with male-related
infertility struggling with unsuccessful and prolonged fertility treatments.’
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