Is Fertility Affected By Chemicals In The Environment?
Our day-to-day exposure to chemicals is on the increase. From food packaging to the air we breathe, every day contact with potentially-toxic substances could be affecting our health - and our fertility.Researchers at The University of Nottingham are set to take part in one of the first studies of the effect of environmental chemicals on female mammals.
IntegraMed Extends Shared Risk R Refund In Vitro Fertilization Program Options To Include Additional Services For Egg Donor Recipients
IntegraMed America, Inc. (NASDAQ: INMD) announced that it has expanded the scope of services available for donor egg recipients under its innovative Shared Risk Refund Program for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Under IntegraMed's Shared Risk Refund IVF program, patients are entitled to a refund of up to 100% of the fee paid to IntegraMed should their IVF treatments not result in a take home baby.
New Study Shows Women With Untreated Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids Have Poorer Health Status And More Debilitating Healthcare Conditions
GE Healthcare and InSightec Ltd. announced that a new study suggests that women with clinically significant uterine fibroids (UF) have poorer health status and more associated health conditions than their counterparts. The study, which appears in the June issue of Fertility and Sterility notes that nearly half a million insured women are living with clinically significant UF and may be living with other debilitating healthcare conditions including anemia and endometriosis.
MDC Statement On MPs' Vote To Allow Creation Of Hybrid Embryos For Research
MPs have started voting on a series of reforms to the 1990 embryology laws. The measures which are part of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Bill, are aimed at updating laws in line with scientific advances. On 19 May MPs voted by 336 votes to 176 in favour of creating animal-human hybrid embryos for use in research.
Study Suggests Chemotherapy Diminishes Fertility In Breast Cancer Patients
Pre-menopausal breast cancer survivors who were treated with chemotherapy following surgery were more likely to have diminished ovarian reserve - the capacity of the ovaries to provide eggs capable of being fertilized - compared to women who have never had breast cancer, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators.
Muslim And Christian Believers Oppose The UK Government's Embryo Bill And Oppose Any Amendment Which Removes Current Restrictions On Abortions
Letter to the EditorMuslim and Christian divine teachings prohibit almost all the proposals in the Embryo bill: 1. The making of a new creation through a cross-species (human-animal) hybrid. 2. The destruction of human embryos. 3. The making of a child without a known caring father.
UK MPs Vote To Keep 24 Week Abortion Limit
Last night, Tuesday 21st May, members of UK parliament's House of Commons voted to reject a proposal to reduce the upper limit for abortions from 24 to 22 weeks. The 22 week limit, which was rejected by a 304 to 233 majority by MPs who were given a free vote, was one of several proposals to overhaul the 20-year-old Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill and bring it in line with advances in science and medicine.
Will Tubal Ligation Reversal Become A Lost Skill?
To address the shortage of experienced tubal ligation reversal specialists, a tubal reversal surgery training program has been started at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. An ominous forecast was made in a recent article in Fertility and Sterility, a medical journal for reproductive specialists: "The future for tubal anastomosis seems grim.
Bonaventura Reproductive Medicine To Offer Pioneering Test Of A Woman's Biological Clock
Bonaventura Reproductive Medicine announced it will offer the Repromedix's PlanAhead test, an innovative blood test that provides an assessment of a woman's egg supply by combining multiple factors including the measurement of ovary-related hormones AMH, Inhibin B, and FSH.
Fertility Doctors: Studies Suggest Artificial Insemination Increasingly Second Choice
Spurred by recent research, California fertility specialists are edging away from a traditional and well-known infertility treatment -- artificial insemination -- saying newer and improving in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology tends to cost less and work far better in the long run, ultimately saving patients time, money and heartache.