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April 9, 2013
P&G launches Clearblue Advanced Digital Ovulation Test

Procter & Gamble launched Clearblue Advanced Digital Ovulation Test, the only ovulation test that can identify a woman’s four best days to get pregnant, two more days than any other test on the market, according to the company.

CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble on Tuesday launched Clearblue Advanced Digital Ovulation Test, the only ovulation test that can identify a woman’s four best days to get pregnant, two more days than any other test on the market, according to the company. And in support of the launch, former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and veteran of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Melissa Rycroft will serve as spokeswoman. 

April 1, 2013
E.p.t announces partnership with the American Fertility Association

E.p.t, creator of the original home pregnancy test, has partnered with the American Fertility Association to support the vast community of those who are actively trying to conceive during National Infertility Awareness Month this April.

TREVOSE, Pa. — E.p.t, creator of the original home pregnancy test, has partnered with the American Fertility Association to support the vast community of those who are actively trying to conceive, or TTC, during National Infertility Awareness Month this April.

September 21, 2012
Church & Dwight agrees to modify First Response ad claim

The National Advertising Division on Thursday recommended that Church & Dwight discontinue its claim that the company’s First Response digital ovulation test is the “first and only test to predict ovulation based on your unique LH hormone level.”

NEW YORK — The National Advertising Division on Thursday recommended that Church & Dwight discontinue its claim that the company’s First Response digital ovulation test is the “first and only test to predict ovulation based on your unique LH hormone level.”

The claim, which appeared on product packaging and on the company’s website, was challenged by SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics, the maker of the Clearblue DOT, a competing digital ovulation test product.

February 8, 2012
SpermCheck Fertility introduced online, in stores this spring

A new at-home test that analyzes a male's sperm count has entered the market.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A new at-home test that analyzes a male's sperm count has entered the market.

July 22, 2011
Study: Metformin use during adolescence may help girls delay, prevent PCOS

A study slated to appear in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, a publication of the Endocrine Society, found that adolescent girls that take the diabetes drug metformin may prevent or delay the development of polycystic ovary syndrome, a common cause of infertility.

NEW YORK — A study slated to appear in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, a publication of the Endocrine Society, found that adolescent girls that take the diabetes drug metformin may prevent or delay the development of polycystic ovary syndrome, a common cause of infertility.

April 26, 2011
Watson joins Walgreens on New Life Agency's Fertility Pharmacy Care Card

The New Life Agency has added a prescription progesterone supplement and RESOLVE: the National Fertility Association to the Fertility Pharmacy Care Card.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — The New Life Agency has added a prescription progesterone supplement and RESOLVE: the National Fertility Association to the Fertility Pharmacy Care Card.

February 4, 2011
Village Fertility Pharmacy promotes its Web-based forum with campaign

A specialty pharmacy focused on infertility is sponsoring a giveaway campaign to attract patients to its Web-based forum.

WALTHAM, Mass. — A specialty pharmacy focused on infertility is sponsoring a giveaway campaign to attract patients to its Web-based forum.

Village Fertility Pharmacy announced Thursday that users of its Village Voices site, an online forum and repository for infertility patients to post stories and share experiences launched in late 2010, will be eligible to win weekly giveaways through the month of February. Any user who submits a story or comments on a story will be entered to win a $30 gift card for use at the pharmacy.

October 19, 2010
Cardiovascular, diabetes risk associated with prostate cancer drug class

Patients taking a certain class of drugs mostly used for prostate cancer may be at...

SILVER SPRING, Md. Patients taking a certain class of drugs mostly used for prostate cancer may be at higher risk of heart disease and diabetes, the Food and Drug Administration warned on Wednesday.

 

May 2, 2010
FDA: Certain prostate cancer drugs may cause other health problems

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a possible link between drugs commonly used to...

February 25, 2010
Report: Male fertility tests may soon be sold at stores

Male fertility tests measuring sperm counts may soon be sold at retail, according to a...