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How Does IVF Work?

“In vitro,” which means “in glass,” is a procedure in which a woman’s eggs are fertilized with a man’s sperm outside the body. There are many reasons why a couple might consider IVF (in vitro fertilization): blocked fallopian tubes, lack of response to infertility medication, low sperm count or sperm that are slow, or unexplained infertility. One cycle of IVF can take anywhere from 6 weeks to 2 months and, according to the Center for Human Reproduction, is successful about 50 percent of the time.

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How to Clean Hairbrush Lint

Lint that appears in your hairbrush is one of life’s tiny mysteries, along with the socks that disappear in the dryer. Actually transferred to your hair from bedding and clothing and deposited in your brush when you groom your hair, hairbrush lint often clings to the individual teeth of a hairbrush and refuses to leave when you clean the hair from the brush. To banish the pesky lint, you must use a different tactic when you clean your hairbrush.