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Coping with secondary infertility
Although it's not as common as primary infertility, it's estimated that as many as one in 10 couples experience secondary infertility.
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Ovulation
Understanding ovulation signs, symptoms & your cycle.
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![I cannot express the feeling of trying time and time again with no results.](/web/20160517233859im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/z/c/z/o/image.related.landscape.300x200.gnzcti.png/1459897239884.jpg)
'All my dreams of becoming a mother are slowly fading away'
I am over everyone asking me when we are going to have a baby, when we know it may not happen for us.
![Shocked dad Jamie.](/web/20160517233859im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/w/7/x/1/image.related.landscape.300x200.gmw3r0.png/1455671792701.jpg)
Dad's emotional reaction to surprise pregnancy
Beth and Jamie Wilson had already travelled an emotional IVF journey to have their first child.
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Why men need to shape up for pregnancy too
What does a would-be father's waistline have to do with the health of his future children?
![Having a baby is still a dream for many women in their 40s.](/web/20160517233859im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/s/6/7/t/image.related.landscape.300x200.gls5s2.png/1450657076001.jpg)
My friends were popping out babies in their 40s - why couldn't I?
Was 43 too late to get pregnant? Celebrities like Halle Berry, Gwen Stefani and Geena Davis are doing it in their 40s. Couldn't I be next, I thought.
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Listen up, dads: Obesity makes your sperm weird.
New research suggests that obese men have specific epigenetic markers on their sperm.
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The parasite that could boost fertility
The Tsimane women of Bolivia are often revered as among the most fertile in the world - on average having 10 children in their lifetimes -- but some are even more fertile than others.
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The baby whose father is his unborn uncle
A US man has learnt that his unborn twin brother is actually the biological father of his own baby son.
![Elizabeth Edsall Kromm and her husband Jon with their daughters Amelia 'Millie' (left), and Caroline 'Linny'.](/web/20160517233859im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/4/4/g/0/8/image.related.landscape.300x200.gk7qcn.png/1444706283960.jpg)
How a cancer survivor became a mum of two in two weeks
"We were both joyous, but also a little freaked out. It seemed so incredibly random. We were beyond dumbfounded."
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Scientists identify potential birth control 'pill' for men
Two drugs that help suppress the immune system in organ transplant patients may have a future as the long-sought birth control "pill" for men, new research suggests.
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Obese men have fertility issues, too
Obese men are much more likely to be infertile than their healthier counterparts.
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Compensation claims for failed vasectomies rejected
Four New Zealand women tried to claim compensation after becoming pregnant when their partners' vasectomies failed.
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