Matrix Metalloproteinases and In-Vitro Fertilization Outcome
Predicting the possible outcome of in-vitro fertilization (IVF)
before the procedure takes place is a manik goal of reproductive
research.
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Long vs Short FSH Stimulation for Optimal IVF
Researchers at the University of Torino in Torino, Italy
recently published a study comparing short and long-term
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulation in high-response women
seeking IVF treatment.
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Fever in Women May Interfere with Follicular Development
IVF and ICSI treatments are costly and time-consuming, so researchers are constantly looking for small details that can impact overall conception, pregnancy and live birth outcome.
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Progesterone Gel vs. Tablets after IVF and ICSI
A prospective randomized multicentre study comparing vaginal progesterone gel and vaginal micronized progesterone tablets for luteal support after in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
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Carnitine Content in Follicular Fluid
Researchers from UNILABS in Paris, France, recently studied the role of
carnitine in oocyte competence. According to the study, carnitine is
released naturally and plays a part in the carnitine shuttle and lipid
beta oxidation.
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Can Emotional Screening Fit Into the IVF Process?
IVF treatment is an extremely emotional process, so preparing men and
women for the possible outcomes could help ease the stress and pain
associated with lengthy treatment protocols and failed pregnancies.
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Effect of Heparin on the Outcome of IVF Treatment
The Assisted Conception Unit at Guys Hospital in the UK recently completed a study into the effect of heparin on IVF outcome. The report used previously collected data to render an overall analysis of treatment outcome.
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Thrombophilia and Poor Ovarian Response
Researchers at Poriya Medical Center started the study into thrombophilia and ovarian response with 89 women seeking IVF-EF treatment. After the treatment, the women were placed in two groups.
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First Cycle Poor Response and IVF Cancellation
Multiple fertility treatments are available for women facing infertility. Finding the right treatment reduces the overall cost and improve outcome. Clinical studies aim to aid fertility doctors in choosing the right treatment for select groups of women.
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Secret to Successful IVF Embryo Implantation Revealed
Ongoing research of IVF is raising the success rate of the procedure but one aspect of the technique has remained mysterious - the frequent inability of an embryo to implant in the uterine wall.
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Emerging 3-Parent IVF May be Harmful to Baby
About one person in every 4,000 is affected with a mitochondrialdisease, passed down through the mother's bloodline. Symptoms, including minor learning disabilities, can be mild but they can be tragicallysevere, too.
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Journalist Ponders Egg Donation and Motherhood
Amy Klein and her husband, Solomon, want to have a baby but they'refinding out that actually having one isn't as easy as merely wantingone.
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Womb Transplants Becoming Viable Reality in Sweden
Nine young women in Sweden recently received uterus transplants in ground-breaking surgery that may allow them to bear children.
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Latest IVF Goal: Singleton Births, Fewer Twins
In the pioneering days of in vitro fertilization (IVF), multiple births were common. Implanting more than one embryo was a way to ensure at least one of them would result in full-term pregnancy; often more than one embryo resulted in full-term pregnancy.
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Fertility Drugs Cause More Multiple Births Than IVF
In 1971, about 1.8 percent of all babies born in the United States were multiple births - twins, triplets, or more (higher-order births). By 2011, the multiple-birth rate had climbed to 3.5 percent. The popularity of medically assisted conceptions had risen, too.
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Donor-egg IVF Gaining Ground in US
Most couples seeking treatment for infertility hope conception and a
viable pregnancy can occur using sperm and egg from the couple itself
but there are some circumstances when an egg from a non-genetic donor
produces a more favorable outcome.
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When Egg Meets Sperm: Let the Fireworks Begin!
A new study discovered a sparkling fireworks show that ignites when egg meets sperm and they’ve got the video to prove it.
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Miscarriage Diagnosis Criteria Ineffective
When a pregnant women experiences bleeding or pain early in the
pregnancy, she may undergo an ultrasound to determine if a miscarriage
has occurred.
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Study Shows Uneven IVF Results Across Ethnicities
Results from a recent study shows in vitro fertilization (IVF), results vary between ethnic groups. The results, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology shows a relationship between a couple's ethnicity and the clinical success of their IVF treatments.
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IVF Success Rate May Be Misleading
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is expensive but perhaps more important,
it's an emotionally charged commitment with life-changing consequences.
People considering this option undoubtedly want to work with the clinic
that has the best track record.
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PCOS and Ectopic Pregnancy After IVF and Embryo Transfer
According to a study, women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are at increased risk of ectopic pregnancy after fresh ET (embryo transfer) cycles, but not after frozen ET cycles.
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$260 for a Test-Tube Baby?
A team of Belgium fertility doctors announced development of an in
vitro fertilization (IVF) process that uses laboratory equipment much
less expensive than traditional equipment.
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Patients Reflect on IVF Treatments in Online Forums
Researchers recently published a study in the journal Human Reproduction on how information about IVF treatments is shared. Patients primarily shared information on Internet forums, but not all information was openly shared.
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Designer Babies Could be Tested to Perfection
With the development and perfection of genetic testing, every chromosome
in the human body can be tested for faults and defects. This testing
can and does take place while the fetus is in-utero, so what is stopping
couples from aborting a fetus because chromosomal testing reveals an
imperfection?
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8-Cell Embryo “Hug” May Help Determine Best IVF Candidates
One of life's most endearing moments occurs when a new parent gives afirst hug to a newborn baby. Countless medical studies have documentedthe nurturing value of the human touch.
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How Past ART Results Affect Future Attempts
At Tyho-Galileo Research Laboratories, researchers theorized that Moore's Law could be used to predict future IVF outcome just as it had predicted advancement in technology. IVF procedure success has steadily increased in a linear path over the last seven years.
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Enhancing Uterine Receptivity to Improve IVF Pregnancy Rates
Recent studies on genetics show that enhancing expression of particular
developmental genes at certain periods in the uterus could help the
success of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) pregnancies.
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Do Blastocysts Facilitate Implantation?
Researchers from Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research inAustralia recently published an in-vitro study that could hold the keyto increasing implantation success rates. The study was published in the journal Human Reproduction.
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VEGF and Recurrent Implantation Failure
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is used in many IVF/ICSI treatments to facilitate implantation of embryos. Researchers from Poissey Saint German Medical Center wondered if women with recurrent implantation failure shared a common form of polymorphism.
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Vitamin D Increases IVF Success
Canadian researchers have discovered a promising link between a woman's vitamin D intake and her chances of successfully getting pregnant using in vitro fertilization (IVF)
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The Choosy Uterus: Why Not All Embryos Implant
The uterus may perform quality control tests on a fertilized egg before determining if it wants to accept the embryo, according to new research.
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Tumors May Be Linked To IVF Treatment
In-vitro fertilization is one of the treatment options to increase fertility and conception rate, yet according to new research, IVF treatment may be associated with ovarian tumor growth later in life.
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Post-Cancer Ovarian Tissue Transplant Delivers New Hope
Cancer. The word alone strikes fear in just about everyone. When it'sovarian cancer that will surely affect a woman's fertility before shehas the family she wants, there's a great deal of grief and heartachealongside that fear.
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New Method Gives Hope to Infertile Women
Researchers created a new
technique that helps infertile women produce eggs. Using this technique,
doctors at the St. Marianna University School of Medicine in Kawasaki,
Japan, helped one woman give birth to a healthy baby boy.
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Chemotherapy Has Bigger Impact on Fertility
New research indicates that chemotherapy has a bigger impact on female fertility than many reports reveal. The new research results could give doctors and patients more
appropriate and realistic information on the long-term effects of
chemotherapy on fertility.
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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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Understanding of Sperm Function May Improve IVF
Scientists now have a better understanding of how sperm function
in two discoveries that could someday improve in vitro fertilization
(IVF), success rates and male contraception.
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Will New IVF Procedure Re-Energize Older Women’s Eggs?
A new in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure is said to re-energize the egg so conception occurs more readily but the procedure is still experimental and controversial.
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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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Obesity Doesn't Affect Pregnancy with Donor Eggs
Many studies suggest that obesity decreases a woman's chance of
becoming pregnant through IVF but most of this research has focused on
women who use their own eggs.
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Industrial Chemicals and Ovarian Response to IVF
Exposure to some types of industrial chemicals can adversely affect reproductive health for both males and females.
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Combination Approach for Oncology Infertility Patients
According to a new study from Erlangen University Hospital in Germany
suggests a combination approach to improving fertility for oncology
patients.
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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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Mediterranean Diet: Impact on IVF Success
A recent study involving mice demonstrated a "major impact" on the success rate of IVF when the mice were fed a Mediterranean diet before implantation.
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Clinical Trial to Test Benefits of Sticky Sperm
Sticky spermatozoa may hold the key to greater success rates among
couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. IVF is a
procedure in which scientists inject spermatozoa, commonly referred to
as sperm, into an egg.
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Video Tracking System Identifies Healthiest Living Sperm
A multinational, multidisciplinary team of European researchers has
devised a three-dimensional (3-D) video tracking system that allows
observer to watch living sperm in motion.
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Urinary BPA in IVF Patients
Researchers have provided a long list of potential side effects of
bisphenol A exposure and consumption, but researchers at the Harvard
School of Public Health wanted a better understanding of this chemical's
impact on ovarian response and embryo quality.
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Probability of Spontaneous Pregnancy: Day-Specific
In an attempt to increased fertility and chance of conception, equations and medical history are used to evaluate optimal fertility windows for women seeking IVF/ICSI treatment.
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Genetic Testing to Prevent Fatal Brain Disease in Children
A 27-year-old woman wanted to have children but she did not want her children to live as she does, knowing she is genetically inclined to develop a very rare crippling brain disease.
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Adjust IVF Med Dosage to Woman’s Weight
A recent study suggests that customization of the IVF process may lead to greater success when the dosage of some IVF medications are adjusted to the weight of the woman.
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