Experts have expressed both confidence and concern on the health of a fetus of a transgender man who has just revealed his pregnancy.

Dr. Charles Garramoni, a Florida plastic surgeon who changes female bodies into male bodies, said there is a slim chance that Oregonian Thomas Beatie's baby girl will suffer complications due to Beatie's 10-year testosterone therapy to develop the physical characteristics of a male

Infants born prematurely have higher death rates in childhood and, if they survive, much less likely to have children of their own in adulthood, according to the largest study of prematurity ever undertaken.

The study, conducted using Norwegian birth data, raises questions about future risks for even tinier babies saved today by modern medicine. Previous studies have shown that premature infants faced many neurological and developmental problems, but the new findings to be reported Wednesday indicate that the problems persist throughout the child's lifetime

More British women are becoming pregnant as they approach their menopausal years. According to the Office for National Statistics, overall conception rates in England and Wales went up by almost 3 percent between 2005 and 2006. But the rise was felt most in the 40 and above age group, which registered a 6 percent growth rate.

In 2005, British women between 40 and 44 who became pregnant was at 11.5 per 1,000 women. The following year, their number grew to 12.2 per 1,000 women

Blue Cross is tapping the assistance of California doctors to uncover patients' pre-existing medical conditions not disclosed in their insurance policies. The move is part of the health insurance firm's strategy to cut down on costs. But state physicians are not inclined to grant Blue Cross' request.

Blue Cross sent California medics letters, together with the copies of health insurance applications of new policy holders. Included in the pre-existing conditions that Blue Cross wants divulged prior to signing up or else face cancellation of their policy was pregnancy

A recent study concluded that acupuncture helps women going through fertility treatment boost their pregnancy chances by as much as 65 percent. The number of live births was also proven to increase by as much as 91 percent.

Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine derived the results from an experiment involving 1,366 women being treated with invitro fertilization. The women were given acupuncture treatment either right before or right after the test tube-grown embryos were implanted in their wombs