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Giuliana Rancic Reveals: Pregnancy Could Have Killed Me

HollywoodLife.co,, Feb 22, 2012

Desperate for a baby and ready to start IVF treatments, E! correspondent Giuliana Rancic went to a doctor-ordered mammogram last fall and received shocking news — she was in the early stages of breast cancer. But now she says she’s grateful she wasn’t pregnant! “Do you realize that if we had gotten pregnant, I would have been done?” she says in a new interview with Michigan Avenue. “That would have catapulted this cancer into another level.”

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Duggars Talk Miscarriage, New Season

Los Angeles Times, Feb 14, 2012

The Duggars of "19 Kids and Counting" made their first public appearance following the miscarriage of their 20th child Tuesday morning on "Today." Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar appeared -- without their 19 children -- to promote the season premiere of "19 Kids," which airs Tuesday night on TLC. The premiere episode of the show's ninth season will deal with Michelle's December miscarriage of their 20th child, Jubiliee Shalom, and the aftermath -- a tough subject for a show that usually dwells on the joys of parenting.

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Fertility Doctor of the Month: Jane L. Frederick, M.D., FACOG

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Jane L. Frederick, M.D., FACOG, HRC Fertility, Fullerton, CA

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Joan Rivers Injects Daughter witih Fertility Drugs

Daily Mail, Feb 8, 2012

Getting along with your mother well enough to live with her is one thing. But trusting her to inject you with a needle is another - especially when that matriarchal figure just so happens to be Joan Rivers. The comedienne gave Melissa the drug after boyfriend Jason Zimmerman walked out last September.

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The Year of the Dragon Is Also the Year of the Baby

Los Angeles Times, Feb 7, 2012

In Chinese, Vietnamese and other Asian communities across the world, it is widely accepted as fact that each dragon year brings a new wave of dedicated families eager for a "dragon baby." Every 12 years, media in China and southeast Asia report a surge in birthrates, with some maternity wards limiting the number of patients they accept for the year. Even in the United States, the allure of the dragon baby still holds for many families.

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Marcia Cross on Being the 'Poster Girl' for Older Moms

Celebrity Baby Scoop, Jan 31, 2012

In a few weeks Marcia Cross' adorable daughters Eden and Savannah will be celebrating their 5th birthdays - just a month before the Desperate Housewives star turns 50. So how does Marcia feel about being an older mom? She opens up about it in a new interview with UK magazine Easy Living. Revealing that she started fertility treatments the day after she wed businessman Tom Mahoney in 2006, Marcia says she was fortunate to conceive quite quickly. The pregnancy, though, wasn't an easy one.

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Having a Baby in Year of the Dragon Is Too Lucky to Be Left to Chance

Wall Street Journal, Jan 23, 2012

Monday begins the year of the dragon, considered the luckiest of the Chinese lunar years. Some Chinese and Chinese-Americans are so committed to welcoming a child this year that they are getting fertility treatments to boost their chances. Evie Jeang, a 34-year-old Los Angeles lawyer, and her husband, Vincent Chen, 40, are one such couple. Ms. Jeang doesn't have known fertility issues but froze her eggs two years ago as "insurance" since she wasn't ready to have a child yet. The couple is now trying in-vitro fertilization to try to ensure they have a dragon baby.

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Video: Medical History and Physical Exam of a Fertility Workup

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Dr. Jane Frederick, of HRC Fertility, explains the components of a fertility workup, which helps a fertility doctor determine why you are not getting pregnant.

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Khloe Kardashian Denies Seeking Fertility Treatment

Zee News, Jan 18, 2012

Khloe Kardashian has denied rumors that she is seeking fertility treatment in Dallas, Texas, in order to have a child with her basketball player husband, Lamar Odom. The reality TV star has taken to Twitter to rebuff the reports, insisting she would be open and honest if she was undergoing treatment.

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Kelsey Grammer's Wife Pregnant Again after Miscarriage

Daily Mail, Jan 15, 2012

Kelsey Grammer's fourth wife Kayte Walsh is pregnant. The 32-year-old is already in the second trimester of her pregnancy. The news comes after Kayte tragically miscarried back in October 2010.

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