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In Vitro Fertilization Aided By Acupuncture
Categorie : FertilityAccording to a study published in BMJ andavailable on bmj.com, ratesof pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitrofertilization can be improved when acupuncture is given with embryotransfer.In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a technique in which egg cells arefertilized by sperm outside the ...
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Wed Mar 2008
U.K. Scientists Develop IVF Technique To Prevent Genetic Disease Using Three Donors
Categorie : FertilityScientists at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom recently announced they have developed an in vitro fertilization technique that creates an embryo using the DNA of two women and one man with the aim of preventing women with genetic conditions from passing diseases on to their children, BBC N ...
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Risk Of Birth Problems Greater When Father Is In His Teens
Categorie : FertilityTeenage fathers are at increased risk of having babies born with birth problems ranging from pre-term delivery or low birth weight, through to death in or near to the time of delivery, according to new research published today (Thursday 7 February). [1]In contrast, the study also found that older fa ...
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New Website Explaining Role Of Progesterone Support In Pregnancy And Fertility Launched By Columbia Laboratories, Inc.
Categorie : FertilityColumbia Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRX) announced the launch of a new website (http://www.crinoneusa.com) to educate women about the role of progesterone in fertility and pregnancy. This new website provides helpful information on the role of progesterone, the 'pregnancy hormone,' in preparing a w ...
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Beyond The Abstract: Donor Insemination And Infertility: What General Urologists Need To Know
Categorie : FertilityUroToday.com - In recent decades, therapeutic donor insemination (TDI) has become an increasingly obscure form of infertility treatment.Nonetheless, TDI does still maintain a role in the urologist's armamentarium for treating male infertility. Although there are certain risks to TDI that should be d ...
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Book's Claim That Personhood Begins At Conception Does Not Match With 'Messiness Of Biology,' Opinion Piece Says
Categorie : FertilityRobert George, a member of the President's Council on Bioethics, and colleague Christopher Tollefsen in their book, Embryo: A Defense of Human Life, use science to argue that all research involving embryos and production of multiple embryos for fertility treatments should be banned; however, their c ...
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Closer Kinship Linked With Reproductive Success
Categorie : FertilityIn a paper published 7 Feb 2008 deCODE scientists establish a substantial and consistent positive correlation between the kinship of couples and the number of children and grandchildren they have. The study, which analyzes more than 200 years of deCODE's comprehensive genalogical data on the populat ...
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Fertility Centers Of Illinois Seeks In Vitro Fertilization Patients For Clinical Trial Of Investigational Drug That Promotes Pregnancy
Categorie : FertilityFertility Centers of Illinois S.C., (FCI) along with several other large infertility practices nationwide, have been selected to participate in a Phase III Clinical Trial for an investigational drug that supports pregnancy and is used with In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). FCI seeks up to 200 patients t ...
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ContraVac Receives FDA Approval For Post-Vasectomy Home Sperm Test
Categorie : FertilityContraVac, Inc., a biotechnology company with reproductive and fertility focus, announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved SpermCheck VasectomyŽ, a simple diagnostic which confirms men's post-vasectomy sterility. The device will enable men to test their post-vasectom ...
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BJOG Release: Selective Single Embryo Transfer Of A Blastocyst For IVF Increases Pregnancy Rate And Lowers Twin Births
Categorie : FertilityThe aim of any IVF treatment is for the woman to become pregnant and to give birth to a healthy baby. In order to achieve greater success, some doctors implant more than one embryo into the womb of a woman during IVF. This practice often leads to multiple pregnancy and though commonly seen as desira ...
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Pacific Fertility Center Announces Breakthrough In Egg Freezing Technology
Categorie : FertilityA Pacific Fertility Center (PFC) patient, who underwent an embryo transfer with embryos created from vitrified and warmed donor oocytes (eggs), successfully delivered a baby in late October 2007. A healthy baby boy was born at term. Three other pregnancies are ongoing and are expected to deliver in ...
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Two Newspapers Publish Fertility Treatment-Related Articles
Categorie : FertilityThe New York Times and Wall Street Journal published articles about fertility treatments on Monday. Summaries appear below. ...
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Male Exposure To Toxins Could Harm Generations Of Offspring, Link To Infertility
Categorie : FertilityScientists claim that men who smoke, drink heavily or are exposed to pesticides while trying for a baby could harm generations of offspring.Researchers said animal studies showed abnormalities caused by environmental toxins were caused by genetic changes that were passed on through generations. ...
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Northwestern University Awarded $21M Grant To Develop Methods Aimed At Protecting Fertility Of Women Undergoing Radiation, Chemotherapy
Categorie : FertilityNorthwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine has been awarded a $21 million grant from NIH for an initiative that aims to protect the fertility of women who are undergoing radiation or chemotherapy, the Chicago Tribune reports. [click link for full article] ...
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MU Scientists Will Receive $1.25 Million To Study Cryopreservation Of Eggs
Categorie : FertilityMore than 10 million people in the United State have cancer, and more than half of them are women. For those who could still give birth, cancer treatments might signal the end of their fertility. Now, a new $20 million, 5-year program from the National Institutes of Health is creating a national ...
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National Effort To Preserve, Restore Fertility In Women With Cancer
Categorie : FertilityThe Oregon National Primate Research Center and the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine have been named to a national team of institutions hoping to preserve or restore fertility in women battling cancer. The Oncofertility Consortium, funded for five years by the National Insti ...
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Grant To Protect Fertility In Females With Cancer, From Infancy To Womanhood
Categorie : FertilityNorthwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine has been awarded a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a landmark national research, clinical and education program that targets fertility threats posed to women by cancer treatment.When a woman is diagnosed with cancer, ...
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Are There Any Factors That Can Influence The Probability Of Giving Birth To A Baby Boy Or Girl?
Categorie : FertilityA slightly greater number of males than females are born worldwide every year. In recent decades, although there are still more baby boys born than girls, there has been an apparent decline in the ratio of male to female newborns in several industrialized countries, including Canada, Denmark, Englan ...
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Hundreds Of Genes Controlling Female Fertility Identified By UT Southwestern Researchers
Categorie : FertilityResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found nearly 350 genes related to female fertility. Their research may open the door to much wider study in the poorly understood field of infertility."This study gives us a way to begin to understand the causes of female infertility," said Dr. Dieg ...
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Moffitt Cancer Center Partners With Saks Fifth Avenue For KEY TO THE CURE
Categorie : FertilityJoin Saks Fifth Avenue and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) Oct. 18 - 21 for the KEY TO THE CURE shopping weekend at Saks Fifth Avenue in Westshore Plaza, Tampa. During the four-day event, Saks Fifth Avenue will donate two percent of all sales for research of women's reproductive ...
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