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My Baby Daddy is a Number
My Baby Daddy is a Number
Some people make love to make a baby, I made an Internet purchase. I must have been 10 or so when I knew what I wanted to do with my life: I wanted to be a mother. It was all I've ever really wanted to be. There was no career, life experience or world travel that could compare to the need. ...
Depression medicine bad for fertility, says study
greatdad.com — What’s good for the head may be bad for the sperm, says a new study in Fertility and Sterility. Half of the users of Paxil, out of 35 men tested, showed DNA damage to their sperm. DNA damage in turn would result in decreased fertility.The study author, Dr. Peter Schlegel, M.D., thinks that ... (more) Depression medicine bad for fertility, says study
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My Baby Daddy is a Number
LA Moms Blog — ... so easy. Somewhere along the way a  friend of mine offered his "goods" and I told him I'd let him know if I'd ever need them. When I turned 31, a year past my goal date, I asked him to donate sperm. He broke my heart when he told me no, since he had been diagnosed HIV Positive. After a soul-searching trip to Mexico, I came back with a new plan: I would find a sperm donor. I would be inseminated. I would have a child. And that is exactly what I did. Continue reading this post here. ...

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