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Kylie Minogue fears cancer treatment has ruined her baby plans
By Kimberley Smith on 31/01/2011 12:56:43
Pop star dotes on sister Dannii’s son Ethan after accepting the chances of having her own baby are slim
Kylie Minogue has revealed her breast cancer treatment may have cost her the chance to have biological children. Celebrating her fifth year free of the disease, the glamourous pop star told the Mail on Sunday that she has accepted her chances
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Frozen ovary tissue and robotic surgery could save cancer patients’ fertility
By Kimberley Smith on 28/03/2011 12:49:20
New technique using frozen ovary tissue to kick-start egg production could increase the chances of conceiving after cancer treatment
A pioneering new fertility treatment could give hope to women struggling with infertility after cancer treatment. The method uses frozen ovary tissue taken before radio or chemotherapy, and inserts the tissue into the non-functioning ovaries, kick
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Lab-grown sperm could spell hope for infertile men
By Kimberley Smith on 24/03/2011 12:59:59
Men suffering from infertility could one day father biological children using sperm grown in a test tube
the hope that boys needing fertility-harming cancer treatment at a young age could use the process to have their own children later in life.It is currently illegal in the UK to use lab-grown sperm for conception. But experts welcome the development, which
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Sperm frozen as a teenager makes cancer survivor a dad
By Kimberley Smith on 30/11/2010 14:14:47
Man who beat testicular cancer is having a baby using sperm he froze when he was 17
was successful. The sperm used in the fertility treatment was frozen when Christopher was first diagnosed with the cancer at 17. He later underwent a second testicular operation in 2006 after the cancer returned.“It was pretty horrendous for a 17-year-old boy
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Unborn baby’s kicks save his mum’s life
By Kimberley Smith on 26/07/2010 16:16:53
Mum’s feared miscarriage actually a cancerous tumour kicked free by her unborn baby
to the cancer which had been growing for months.Despite being advised to abort her baby to undergo cancer treatment, Claire chose to keep the baby who had saved her life and continued the pregnancy until 26 weeks when doctors insisted they induce birth
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Freeze your ovaries while young, women told
By Kimberley Smith on 28/10/2010 16:34:13
Teenagers should consider freezing parts of their ovaries to improve their chances of conceiving in their 30s and 40s, according to US doctor
is when a woman is younger.”Men have also been advised to consider their long term fertility if undergoing cancer treatment. Cancer Research UK has warned that few men whose fertility may be affected are offered the chance to bank their sperm. The charity
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Mums-to-be told - “Take care of your teeth!”
By Kimberley Smith on 25/11/2010 14:48:18
Dentists warn of the dangers to your baby if you neglect your oral health in pregnancy
to be the result of a heightened response to the bacteria in the mouth,” said a spokesman from the Academy of General Dentists.Around 10% of mums-to-be suffer pregnancy tumours. These are non-cancerous and usually don’t hurt. But they can be alarming as they can
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Broody Minogue sisters make baby plans
By Kimberley Smith on 28/11/2011 13:49:18
Dannii and Kylie both admit they’re hoping to hear the sound of little feet in the near future
baby early next year.Either way, watch this space for a little Minogue…Read more…Kylie talks cancer treatment and baby plansWomen spend at least a year planning to get pregnantDannii's best breastfeeding top
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