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.
UK MPs To Vote On Hybrid Embryos
As part of a two-day series of reforms to update the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill in line with scientific advances, members of the UK parliament's House of Commons are voting later today, Monday, on whether stem cell researchers should be allowed to use hybrid human and animal embryos.
Simple Test Could Calculate Number Of Fertility Years
Women planning to delay motherhood could soon be able to take a blood test to predict their age at menopause to help them estimate how many years of fertility they have left.Queensland University of Technology statistician Professor Malcolm Faddy, from QUT's School of Mathematical Sciences, is co-author of a study with researchers from the Netherlands that looked at the relationship of a reproductive hormone and menopause.
Wall Street Journal Examines New Measure In Fertility Testing
The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined a hormone test "gaining wider use" in the U.S. that might provide a "more accurate snapshot of a woman's egg count" compared with commonly used tests in the U.S.
A First In Fertility Research: The Use Of DNA Fingerprinting To Identify Viable Embryos
Fertility researchers have used DNA fingerprinting for the first time to identify which embryos have implanted after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and developed successfully to result in the births of healthy babies. The technique, combined with sampling cells from blastocysts (the very early embryo) before implantation in the womb, opens the way to pin-pointing a handful of genes that could be used to identify those blastocysts most likely to result in a successful pregnancy.
Heart Stem Cell Scientist Honored Pioneering Woman Scientist In Keynote Speech
Professor Christine Mummery, one of the world's leading heart stem cell experts, honoured the memory of Dame Anne McLaren in the keynote lecture of the inaugural UK National Stem Cell Network Science Meeting in Edinburgh. Dr McLaren was an early pioneer of the study of embryonic germ cells and her research directly contributed to the development of IVF treatments and stem cell techniques.
The Effect Of Urologic Disorders And Treatments On Fertility
UroToday.com - The incidence of infertility has been calculated to be between 11% and 30%, depending on prior parity and marital status. In 1991, the World Health Organization estimated the incidence of infertility to be 15%. There are entities that the urologist treat and treatments that the urologist render that may contribute to the significant incidence of infertility.
Leading Fertility Patient Organisations Call For Urgent Changes To Surrogacy Law, UK
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Bill started its journey through the House of Commons, and leading fertility patient organisations are calling for the government to look again at the issue of surrogacy law.
DNA Fingerprinting Identifies Viable IVF Embryos
An international team of scientists has discovered a way of testing IVF embryos using DNA fingerprinting that could one day be used to select the ones that are more likely to implant successfully and grow to full term and thereby increase the likelihood of a successful pregnancy.
Groundbreaking Female Fertility Test Measuring Biological Clocks Launches In Illinois
Fertility Centers of Illinois S.C. has joined forces with Repromedix Corp, the nation's leading diagnostic laboratory for fertility testing, to be the first in Chicago to offer the PlanAhead™ test, a cutting edge test measuring a woman's biological clock.