Fertility Medications Overview
Infertility is one of the most complex medical specialties. It comes with a language all its own. It comes with an array of medicines all its own, too.
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The First Ever Complete Human Sperm in Lab
A biotech company based in France has recently announced their ability to grow human sperm cells in the lab, a breakthrough expected to help many couples overcome male-related infertility issues.
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Assisted Reproductive Outcomes
A new study published in the European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology claims difficult embryo transfers may lower clinical pregnancy rates, but blood on the transfer catheter does not impact success.
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Choosing Embryos for Transfer in IVF
One of the biggest issues in in vitro fertilization (IVF) is
knowing which embryos have the best chance of implantation and normal
development during pregnancy.
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Hepatitis C Virus Discordant Couples and ART
When couples require assisted reproductive technology (ART) to conceive,
fertility specialists must take the health of both patients into
consideration before choosing the best course of treatment.
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Increase in Multiple Sclerosis After ART
Researchers at the Institute for Neurological Research in Buenos Aires
report a clear and significant connection between multiple sclerosis
(MS) symptoms and assisted reproductive technology (ART).
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Assisted Reproductive Technology Procedures and Risks
Thanks to ART treatments couples that would not have otherwise been able to parent are now happily raising children. However, despite the benefits associated with ART, there is some risk of birth defect according to researchers from the University of Adelaide.
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Morphometric Analysis and ART
Morphometric analysis is used to determine embryo volume.
Researchers from UZ Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg recently completed a
study using morphometric analysis to determine if embryo volume played
an important part in clinical pregnancy rates.
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Reproductive Breakthrough: Sperm Developed From Cells
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University have developed normal sperm from
mouse cells. The cells were extracted from the testicles of mice.
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ART and Birth Defects in Western Australia
According to a retrospective analysis of data collected on major birth defects associated with ART (assisted reproductive technology), overall birth defect rates are down but remain high compared to those reported after natural conception.
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Assisted Conception: Childhood Cancer Risk
Children born as a result of assisted conception do not have a greater risk of cancer than are children conceived by spontaneous conception.
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Delivery Rates with a Restricted Number of Embryos
Restricting the number of embryos transferred during fertility treatments does not decrease national birth rates, according to new research from Belgium, as long as the government combines the restriction with a policy to reimburse patients for six rounds of these treatments.
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Analysis of Birth Defects After ART
A new study published in the journal Birth Defects Research Part A, Clinical and Molecular Teratology reports birth defect status three years after birth via assisted reproductive technology (ART).
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Bill to Allow ART for Veterans
Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) drafted a bill that would allow veterans rendered infertile by combat injuries, their spouses, and surrogates to obtain assisted reproductive technology (ART).
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ART Outcome in Menopausal Women with Endometriosis
The idea of the study was to investigate the impact of endometriosis on assisted outcome in menopausal women with endometriosis.
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Fatty Acids May Improve ART Outcomes
The role of fatty acids in cardiovascular and overall health is well-established with supportive clinical research, but not everything is known about the vast roles these healthy fats play in the human body.
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Actual Costs of Fertility Treatments
Demand for fertility treatments are rising but the cost may deter some couples. Up to 24 percent of couples have trouble conceiving a baby. Rates of infertility, which is a couple's inability to become pregnant after unprotected sex for one year, range anywhere from 6 to 24 percent.
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Do IVF Pregnancies Attract or Merit Special Attention?
When pregnancy requires medical intervention via in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive assistance, do those pregnancies attract special attention?
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2013: Interesting Things We Learned About Making Babies
On the agenda was the science of preconception, conception, pregnancy, and childbirth. From that agenda, these 8 'most interesting things' were identified about making babies in 2013.
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Intrauterine Growth Restriction Guideline Study
IUGR or intrauterine growth restriction is when the fetus is too small, usually less than the 10th %tile.
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Borderline Ovarian Tumors And IVF
According to a study published in the journal Gynecologic Oncology, women who undergo in-vitro-fertilization (IVF) treatments may be at increased risk of borderline ovarian tumors.
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ART Could Lead to More Baby Boys
Research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, suggests certain forms of assisted reproductive technology could lead to a male / female imbalance.
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Infertility and Fertility Issues - Clomid Pregnancy
babyMed provides fertility and infertility information and tips to couples trying to get pregnant. We also provide fertility tools to improve your chances of having a healthy pregnancy.
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Factors Affecting Low Birthweight After ART
Factors affecting low birthweight after assisted reproduction technology: the difference between transfer of fresh and cryopreserved embryos suggests an adverse effect of oocyte collection
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Is it Time to Let Go of Fertility Hopes?
With age, chances of getting pregnant through natural or assisted
methods grow smaller, so when is it time to let go of fertility hopes?
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Advanced Maternal Age and Perceived Pregnancy Risk
A recent study published in BMC Pregnancy Childbirth reveals older women
go into a pregnancy with confidence, but when things go wrong the first
blame they place in on their age.
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