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Looking for sperm, egg donor roots
Sept. 19: TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to Nanette Elster, who had a young daughter with the help of a sperm donor, and Kathleen Labounty, who’s been searching for her donor dad for the past ten years.   Watch video
Preserving fertility: Now it’s for girls too
Ovarian tissue transplants allow them hope of having children someday
  New ways of preserving fertility
Sept. 18: Annie Dauer was only the second woman to have a baby following an ovarian transplant. TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to Annie and her husband Greg about the process.
Q&A: Male infertility expert answers your questions
When couples struggle to conceive, half the time the man has a problem

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  The latest pregnancy news
Study: Pregnancy nausea drug won't harm fetus
Most women wait 6 weeks for post-baby sex
IVF does not boost cancer risk, study finds
Flu vaccine safe in pregnancy, study says
Prenatal gene tests could show more risks
Fetus yawns in womb, 4D scan shows
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Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after a year of trying to get pregnant. But the definition doesn't tell you much about who is facing infertility, what Western and Eastern medicine have to offer and what can be done today to preserve fertility in adults and children facing cancer. In a special series, TODAY explores new frontiers in the world of infertility and infertility treatments.

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  The story of our family
  'He is a true miracle'
Sept. 12: Liz Karras conceived her son Nikko with the help of IVF.
  'We just wanted to be parents'
Sept. 12: Adopting Grant brought Kelley and John Hodge the joy that were hoping for.
  The love for two sons
Sept. 12: Carolyn Berger is fortunate enough to have one son through birth and another through adoption.
  Egg donor helped grow their family
Sept. 12: Nicole Witt shares her hopeful story about an egg donor.
Images: Your miracle babies
Parents who have struggled with fertility issues share stories of their children
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Learn more about the techniques used to help infertile couples conceive a child.
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Baby-making by the numbers: Stats on women in the workplace, the rate of assisted reproduction, numbers of twins and triplets, and much more.
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BabyQuest

Part 1: Have kids? Sure ... someday
Readers debate best age for baby-making

Part 2: Baby-making at a crossroads
U.S. women going abroad for fertility help
How far is too far? Readers weigh in

Part 3: 2-for-1 is no baby bargain
Media goes gaga for megamultiples
  Video: Parents manage joyful abundance
Readers weigh mixed blessings of multiples


Part 4: Are men becoming obsolete?
His biological clock is ticking, too
Should kids be conceived after a parent dies? 
Dads don't come from labs, readers say

Part 5: Not giving up hope for biological baby
Getting off the infertility-treatment treadmill
Readers share their own 'baby quests'

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