Male fertility question -- does excessive masturbation reduce sperm count? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 24, 2009 - 9 answers

Can I use a Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor as birth control as well? Is there another device I can use? [more inside]
posted by Gucky on Jul 5, 2009 - 9 answers

Me and my wife have been trying to get pregnant for over a year with no success. She has had tests and found out she might have trouble getting pregnant. She wants me to get my sperm tested for fertility, as well. The problem is that she has insurance, but I do not. What are my options for testing, and how much are they likely to cost? If we both go to a fertility doctor, is it possible that her insurance will cover getting me tested?
posted by anonymous on May 20, 2009 - 11 answers

Pros and cons of egg donation? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 13, 2009 - 18 answers

Calling all experiences with surrogate pregnancy - on any side of the equation. I am considering having a child through a surrogate mother, and wondered if anyone had any anecdotes, experience, advice, warnings, etc. [more inside]
posted by bunnycup on Mar 4, 2009 - 10 answers

Dumb birth control pill question: why don't I need to use a backup method while taking the sugar pills? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 21, 2008 - 25 answers

Help me get knocked up 2008-style: woman seeks info and advice on getting pregnant non-traditionally. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 3, 2008 - 19 answers

There are two different stories about how bowler hats came to Bolivia and Peru. [more inside]
posted by tellurian on Mar 7, 2008 - 2 answers

Help me understand the methaphor/mythology behind female sci-fi characters losing their ovaries (slightly spoilery for Alias, X-Files, and S2 of Battlestar Galactica). [more inside]
posted by junkbox on Mar 6, 2008 - 15 answers

About a year ago I was diagnosed with epidydimitis, which has become a chronic (but low-level) pain. I am now interested in having a child (to be precise: being a sperm donor for a close friend; not via a clinic). I know that there is some chance of decreased fertility with this disease, but is there any chance the sperm themselves will be weird, mutated, or otherwise unsuitable for fertilizing an egg? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 18, 2008 - 3 answers

Are there any gemstones/crystals that are traditionally tied to increasing fertility? [more inside]
posted by Ynoxas on Jan 9, 2008 - 9 answers

Hepatitis B causes mothers to give birth to fewer girls. Are there are any other diseases that affect births in a gender-specific way?
posted by Burger-Eating Invasion Monkey on Oct 8, 2007 - 9 answers

What's your take on "Taking Charge of Your Fertility," especially to prevent pregnency without birth control?
posted by dial-tone on Apr 24, 2007 - 20 answers

Female fertility questions. I'm in my mid thirties and married within the last year. I want to know what my chances of having kids are, but everything I find on the web says you can go to a "fertility clinic" after you have tried to have kids for a while and not succeeded. That's not going to help me, because we're not ready to have kids RIGHT NOW. Also, what are fertility tests for women like? [more inside]
posted by Go, now. Go! on Oct 31, 2006 - 17 answers

If you were a male in your 30's who wanted to father a child, how long before the 'project launch date' would you stop using marijuana? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 7, 2006 - 16 answers

Help me write an ad to attract some potential gene donors. [more inside]
posted by pomegranate on Aug 22, 2005 - 23 answers

ShootingBlanksFilter: I'm a single male in my mid-twenties, whom after taking a long break from the opposite sex, is getting back into the game. However, reading about fertility control issues, and also having first-hand experience with this, I've come to realize that men do not have the same reproductive control options available to them that women do. So now I'm considering a vasectomy. [more inside]
posted by id on Jul 31, 2005 - 26 answers