TTC After Tubal Ligation
Tubal Reversal Surgery vs. IVF
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IVF -Outside the United States
At an amazing average of $12,000 per treatment, many American couples who need in-vitro fertilization seek the medical procedure in other countries.
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Embryo Grade Grading in In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Grading the embryo during IVF may help identify which embryos are more likely to implant. Many IVF clinics grade the embryos using a scoring system.
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Cancer and Fertility in Women
Cancer can be a heart breaking thought for the woman who has yet to start a family. With the help of the cancer treatment team and advanced fertility options, motherhood is not out of the question in all cancer cases.
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Infertility Treatment in Women
Before infertility treatment for women is started, it is important to make the infertility diagnosis first. Without the right diagnosis the correct treatment cannot be done and success will be lower.
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Dara Torres Pregnant
Dara Torres was not able to get pregnant. As a matter of fact, she tried for several years before the word infertility was on the tip of her doctors tongue and she was an instant spokesperson for infertility.
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Vasectomy - How to Get Pregnant Afterwards
After vasectomy, you can have surgery done (vasectomy reversal) or remove sperm surgically and do IVF.
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IVF Success Rates by Age, 2005
IVF success rates depend mostly on a woman's age
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What is PGD?
PGD is a relatively new procedure used in conjunction with in-vitro
fertilization (IVF).
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Day 3 Versus Day 5 Embryo Transfer
What are advantages and disadvantages for day 3 versus day 5 IVF transfers.
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Chris Daughtry and Wife Have Twins – After Hysterectomy?
There are many women out there who fight with the fact that they cannot have a baby after a partial hysterectomy, but that did not stop Chris Daughtry and his wife.
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Guiliana Rancic Trying Hard for Another Chance at Motherhood
After a heart wrenching miscarriage, Guiliana Rancic (E! reporter and host) is trying hard for another baby.
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Is Spotting in Pregnancy Normal?
There is a significant difference between spotting (light dots of pink, red or brown blood) and bleeding in pregnancy (a steady flow of blood). Both are a cause for a call to your obstetrician.
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Children Conceived via IVF are Just as Smart as Their Peers
According to a report published by the University of Iowa, children conceived through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) are just as smart as their naturally conceived peers.
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Season May Affect IVF Outcome
A team of researchers presented new data that could help some women conceive more quickly using IVF. According to the team presentation at
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Baby Born Healthy After Embryo Stored for 20 Years
After spending 20 years in deep freeze, an embryo implanted into a 42 year old woman results in a healthy, live birth.
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Types of fertility practices to choose from
Going through fertility treatment is emotionally hard for the couple and going to a practice which is not compassionate can be quite stressful. Therefore it is important to select a practice which offers a relaxed and caring environment.
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A Simple Hormone Test May Predict IVF Outcome
Researchers have found a hormone test to predict the potential outcome of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures.
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Height May Determine Twin Birth After IVF Treatment
According to researchers in the Netherlands, tall women are more likely to conceive twins after double embryo transfer than shorter women. The study included nearly 20,000 women undergoing in-vitro fertilization.
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UK Study Shows Babies from Unplanned Pregnancies Develop Slower
The number of babies born with the help of fertility treatments and methods grow each year. Still, 30-40% of the babies born in the UK are a result of unplanned pregnancy.
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Pregnancy Blood Clots on the Rise with IVF
According to a recent study published in BMJ, women who conceive with
the help of IVF are more likely to suffer blood blots than women who
conceive naturally.
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IVF TV Pioneer Now Pregnant
An ecstatic couple from Missouri recently revealed the latestdevelopment in their very public quest for a baby - they're pregnant!The joyous announcement was made on the Today show, where theirstruggle with pregnancy was first revealed to the world.
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Bariatric Surgery, IVF and Obesity Fertility
In some cases infertility is traced back to body weight. Being
overweight or obese can increase difficulty conceiving, so weight loss
may be suggested to patients with ongoing infertility who fall into the
overweight or obese classification.
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Woman Shares IVF Treatment with the World, On Live TV!
A woman made history on September 24, 2013, when she became the first to undergo in-vitro fertilization (IVF), on live television.
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IVF and the Vatican
John-Henry Westen, editor-in-chief of the online news site LifeSiteNews,
recently visited the Vatican to find out if the Catholic Church will
ever sanction in vitro fertilization (IVF) as an accepted form of
infertility treatment.
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In-Vitro Maturation in Subfertile PCOS Patients
Researchers recently reviewed clinical trials and literature
regarding the effects of in-vitro maturation on assisted reproduction success in women with subfertility associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
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Vitamin D Levels Affect IVF Success
According to the study, published in CMAJ Open, women with adequate vitamin D levels are more likely to conceive with IVF than women with lower than adequate levels.
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New Method Could Double IVF Success Rates
About one in 15 couples worldwide are unable to have children after
at least a year of trying, but new research promises to double the
success rate of one type of fertility treatment.
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Test-Tube Babies: Five Million and Counting
Louise Brown couldn't have known it but she made history when she was born in 1978. Her birth marked the beginning of a new baby boom that is gaining momentum every year. Louise was the world's first child born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
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58-YO Woman To Give Birth to Daughter’s Daughter
Fifty-eight-year-old Julia Navarro of Provo, Utah, is about to become a grandmother for the first time.
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Micro IVF
In-vitro fertilization is a costly infertility treatment that involves
expensive oral and injected medications that promote superovulation
resulting in the release of multiple eggs. The eggs are harvested and
paired with sperm in a lab where the sperm fertilizes the egg.
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Can I Have In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) While Breastfeeding?
There is very little information about the safety of IVF while
breastfeeding; probably because most fertility doctors suggest waiting
until baby has been weaned.
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3-Person IVF: Good Medicine or Designer Baby?
The possibility of using genetic material from three people for a single in vitro fertilization (IVF)
attempt is getting mixed reviews in the scientific community in the
United Kingdom, United States and in the general population.
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Utah’s Gardner Quadruplets One in 70 Million
On December 28 the "Quad Squad" was born. These two sets of identical twins were born to Ashley and Tyson Gardner, who tried to conceive for eight years with no luck.
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Study Calls for Improved Fertility Testing of Obese Men
Improvements may be needed in assessing male infertility. Obese men may face fertility challenges not routinely measured at this time.
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12 Reasons Why This Blogger Mom Loves Her C-Section
Kathryn Kefauver Goldberg describes herself as a "writer, blogger, twin mom" and she suggests that cesarean-section deliveries (C-sections) are misunderstood.
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IVF Success Strengthens Relationships
When IVF is successful, and a baby is born from the experience,
the bond between the parents is strengthened, according to a recent
study from Denmark.
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IVF's 37-Year Evolution: From “Test Tube Baby” to Today
Louise Joy Brown was born on July 25th, 1978, and was the first baby born of in vitro fertilization (IVF). She is less known by name than by her claim to fame: the world’s first “test tube baby.”
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Men: Hold Off On Bacon Till After IVF Success
The findings of a recent study suggests men who are part of a couple undergoing treatment for infertility may fare better if they hold off on the processed meats until a pregnancy is confirmed.
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2012 Sets Record for US IVF Births
In its 2012 annual report, the medical society says it was a record-breaking year for babies born from assisted reproductive technologies (ART). In vitro fertilization (IVF) accounted for 99%.
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Fertilization More Likely When IVF Eggs Dance to the Music
Fertility specialists in Spain discovered that fertilization rates are higher when eggs being prepped for in vitro fertilization (IVF) can dance to the music being piped into their incubator.
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UK Invites Public Comments on Proposed Three-Person IVF Law
The United Kingdom is deciding whether or not to add legal provisions to national law that will allow a new form of in vitro fertilization (IVF) to become a standard option for infertility treatments.
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Two Embryos More Viable Than One for First-Time Mothers
Researchers find two embryos are more viable for women who are attempting pregnancy with their first child.
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Is Six the Lucky Number for IVF Success?
A study conducted at Harvard Medical School reveals the odds actually
improve as cycles are repeated. By the sixth cycle, most women have the
same odds of giving birth to a live baby as a woman of the same age with
no fertility problems.
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Conception After 40: Choose IVF First
The latest study on infertility and older women suggests the most effective approach to fertility treatment when the cause of infertility is unknown is to choose IVF first.
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Estrogen Levels May Indicate IVF Complication
Fertility and Sterility, estrogen levels at the time of embryo implantation via in-vitro fertilization (IVF) may be associated with increased risk of preeclampsia
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Cancer Risk Not Affected by IVF
Studies on the impact of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) on cancer risk
have reported and denied a connection. A recent study published in the
journal Fertility and Sterility from researchers in Israel confirms no
connection between cancer risk and IVF treatment.
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Cost Analysis: Tubal Reconstruction vs IVF
The cost analysis compared the cost of tubal reconstruction after tubal ligation and IVF treatments as means of conception and pregnancy. According to the analysis, tubal reconstruction is less costly than IVF treatment.
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Elevated Blood Clot Risk in IVF Pregnancy
Researchers from Karolinska University report a connection between
in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and increased risk of blood clots and
pulmonary embolism in the first trimester of pregnancy.
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