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Category Archives: Pregnancy and Birth

Health before pregnancy

Get a clean bill of health Visit your doctor to make sure that you and your partner are in good health, to find out if you need any tests done and to make sure that you’ve had all your vaccinations, especially for rubella (German measles) which can cause birth defects if contracted during pregnancy. If [...]

Posted 20 April 2006 § Lifestyle ‡ Comments (0) °

Youthful looks lead Asians to delay IVF

By Miranda Wood Health Reporter March 26, 2006 ASIAN women put off having children for much longer than their non-Asian counterparts because they feel and look younger, Australian research has revealed. IVF Australia's clinical director and study co-author Andrew Kan said that Asian women were markedly older than Caucasian patients when they first sought fertility [...]

Posted 27 March 2006 § Fertility § Lifestyle § Medical Procedures ‡ Comments (2) °