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Pregnant women with diabetes have higher risk of babies with birth defects

Submitted by prideangel.com on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 1:49pm
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Pregnant women with diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect than women without the condition, warn researchers. Their findings suggest that higher blood sugar levels in the mother raise the risk. Around one in 13 babies born to a woman with type 1 or type 2 diabetes is affected by a major birth defect, such as heart disease and spina bifida. This compares with a risk of one in 50 for women without diabetes.

Fertility Road Magazine is now available Online for FREE

Submitted by prideangel.com on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 3:55am
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We are excited to announce that Europe’s No.1 Fertility Magazine ‘Fertility Road’ is now free to read online within the comfort of your own home. The magazine aims at helping men and women whether you are single, lesbian, gay or infertile on your path to parenthood.
There is some really useful information from healthy eating habits to lifestyle choices and answers to your questions, all written by leading doctors and fertility experts.

Can't get pregnant? 'Try again' says Australian study

Submitted by prideangel.com on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:54pm
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In a new study from Australia almost half of women who said they'd been struggling to get pregnant for at least a year ended up having a baby despite not getting fertility treatment.
That success rate was only slightly lower than in women who also reported trouble conceiving and opted for treatment with fertility hormones or in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Do you read BioNews the free online publication?

Submitted by prideangel.com on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 5:45am
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If not – then perhaps you should! BioNews, published by the charity Progress Educational Trust (PET), is a free online publication providing balanced comment and news on assisted conception, genetics and embryo/stem cell research. Subscription is free and you can easily subscribe online. You'll receive a weekly email so you're up to date with all the latest research and news, and you can post comments online and debate topics with other subscribers.

TV Presenter conceived 'miracle baby' naturally, just weeks after stopping IVF

Submitted by prideangel.com on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 4:28pm
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She spent two years undergoing IVF treatment, and after four failed attempts thought she had lost all hope of becoming a mother So it’s little wonder Kate Silverton looks overjoyed as she shows off the baby she never thought she would have – conceived naturally within weeks of stopping the treatment.

Feminist anthropologist would like to hear your views on DIY motherhood

Submitted by prideangel.com on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:37am
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Linda Layne a feminist medical anthropologist, spent decades of working on pregnancy loss, now deciding to work on happier topics—single mothers by choice and two-mum families. Linda is particularly interested in the DIY approach. (Her book 'Feminist Technology' would give you an idea why.) Linda is from the US but based in Cambridge this year (till July 2012), she would really like to hear from anyone who is willing to share their story with her.
Linda’s book: Feminist Technology

Lesbian couple in US granted equal parental rights over child

Submitted by prideangel.com on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 10:50am
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A Florida court has granted equal parental rights to two lesbian women who created a child using the eggs from one of the women, while the other carried the baby to term. It ruled that egg donors may acquire parental rights to children resulting from their gametes under the Florida and US Constitution.

Pride Angel nominated Gay Family Initiative of the Year

Submitted by prideangel.com on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 4:23pm
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We're really excited to have been nominated for this years 'Out in the City Readers awards'.

Pride Angel has been short listed within the category of 'Gay family initiative of the year'

The shortlisted nominations include:

- Pride Angel
- British Surrogacy Centre
- New Family Social
- Kite Children’s services
- A City Law Film
Vote for Pride Angel for being gay owned and run and for our contribution to the LGBT community helping create hundreds of LGBT families with pride!

Pulitzer Nominated Author and Advocate Raising HIV Awareness for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness - Feb. 7, 2012

Submitted by GLOBAL AUTHOR on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 4:09am
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By race, ethnicity, African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV in the United States. At the end of 2007, blacks accounted for almost half (46%) of people living with a diagnosis of HIV infection in the 37 states and 5 U.S.-dependent areas with long-term, confidential, name-based HIV reporting.

The most influential LGBT Twitter users of 2011 announced

Submitted by prideangel.com on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 6:05am
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The most influential LGBT Twitter users of 2011 have been announced

Stephen Fry has been named the most influential LGBT Twitter user in PinkNews.co.uk’s 2011 list. He told PinkNews.co.uk: “It’s a very remarkable honour to top such a list. Thank you.

Actors, comedians, equality activists and writers all feature in Pink News’s list of the top 50 most influential LGBT Twitter users of 2011.

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