Fertility and Infertility News and Studies
High Anti-PLAC1 Antibodies and Implantation Failure
Diagnostic workups are a crucial part of fertility planning and
treatment. According to researchers from the University of Foggia, the
anti-PLAC1 antibody may prove to be an important part of future workups.
PLAC1 antibody is a placenta-specific antibody.
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Should Anonymous Donors of Sperm and Eggs Remain Anonymous?
It's a question legislators in the Australian state of Victoria aregrappling with. Sperm and egg donation was a process cloaked inanonymity until 1998, when a new law allowed disclosure for all gametedonations beginning in 1998.
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New DNA Test Offers Miscarriage Clues
Twenty percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage happens to about 5% of all couples trying to have a family.
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Galactosemia, Cryptorchidism and Low Semen Volume
There appears to be a direct correlation between galactosemia and male infertility, according to researchers from the Department of Clinical Genetics out of Maastricht University Medical Center.
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Is Chromosome Detection Necessary for All Infertile Couples?
A study published in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics reveals it may be necessary to complete karyotype analysis in all infertile couples. Research was completed at a reproductive center in Zhengzhou City, China.
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Reliability of Semen Analysis in Young Males
Young men at risk for infertility can submit a semen sample before moving from pediatric care to adult care as results of semen analysis in adult years are similar to those in pediatric years, according to researchers from the Naval Medical Center in San Diego.
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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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SNPs in KIT and KITLG Genes Play a Role in Oligospermia
The signaling system between KIT and KITLG genes is important in sperm
production, which means it could play an important role in infertility and impairment of sperm production.
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Human Somatic Cells and Oocytes Age Differently - Study
Human somatic cells and reproductive cells use distinctive organic
mechanisms that exhibit a thin line of similarities between the kinds of
genes needed to keep oocytes strong and fertile and the genes that
extend life expectancy.
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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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New Book Explores Biological Clock ‘Big Lie’
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Prenatal Exposures and Anti-Mullerian Hormone
A long list of studies has been published linking paternal and maternal habits prior to and during pregnancy with fetal and child health outcomes. Researchers recently published another study showing a link between pre-pregnancy habits and health to female offspring long-term health.
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Absence of DNA-Organizing Protein Affects Male Fertility
A study conducted in 2007 revealed a protein, Chd5, re-organizes the DNA of a cell in a way that stops development of cancerous tumors.
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Lifestyle Determinants on Anti-Mullerian Hormone Levels
Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) is commonly used in a clinical setting
to measure fertility or ovarian reserve. While AMH is widely used and
accepted as a viable marker, little research shows how lifestyle factors
affect age-specific AMH levels.
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Black Women More Likely To Be Infertile
Married black women are twice as likely to struggle with infertility than married white women, even so, they’re only about half as likely to seek medical help to have a baby.
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“Black Box” of Embryo Implantation Discovered and Filmed
In spite of a wealth of medical knowledge surrounding reproduction, one aspect of embryo development, implantation, has remained a mystery. But researchers now say they've filmed it in action.
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Adolescent Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy on Fertility
Based on a recent study published in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, adolescent boys treated surgically for varicocele have a good chance of fertility in reproductive years.
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Risk of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
Elective cryopreservation of all embryos with subsequent cryothaw embryo
transfer in patients at risk for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
reduces the risk of adverse obstetric outcomes: a preliminary study.
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Drug During Chemotherapy Spares Fertility
Approximately 25% of breast cancer patients in the United States are younger than 50. The chemotherapy used to treat breast cancer often causes these young women to experience symptoms of menopause.
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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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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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Cytokines Responsible for Infertility in Men
Leucocytospermia is a condition where leucocytes affect male fertility, but men with metabolic syndrome may suffer infertility even if they do not suffer from leucocytospermia, according to researchers.
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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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Connection Between Physical Activity and Becoming Pregnant
While scientists know that physical activity reduces the risk for many conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and depression, researchers are not clear about the connection between exercise and female fertility.
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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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Age and Female Fertility: New Discoveries
General medical knowledge for the past 50 years has maintained that a woman's fertility drastically declines after age 35. This has caused many women in their late 30's and early 40's to go running to a fertility doctor at the first sign of difficulty conceiving.
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Flame Retardant Associated with Decreased Semen Quality
Thirty years ago a flame retardant called chlorinated tris was used on children's clothing. The flame retardant was removed from the market, but it continues to be used in polyurethane foam often found in office buildings.
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Fetal Exposure to Household Phthalates with Male Infertility
A new study strengthens the case for health risks associated with a common household chemical found in plastic products and packaging.
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Endometriosis Cellular Could Lead to Speedier Diagnosis
This discovery could signal the beginning of speedier diagnosis and improved treatment for endometriosis, which is painful and often misdiagnosed.
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Teen With Cancer Chooses Cryopreservation to Retain Fertility
One day when Hailey was playing with her baby sister, she realized how
important it was for her to become a mother herself someday.
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Functional Vaginas May Bring Fertility to Girls Born Without
With Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH), girls are born without vaginas.
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Pregnancy Outcomes and Deliveries Following Myomectomy
Researchers from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the
University Hospital of Pointe-a-Pitre in France recently published a
study in the journal Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics on the long-term reproductive effects of myomectomy.
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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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Healthy DNA Delay Menopause Extend Fertile Years
An extensive international study found that how the body handles DNA repair throughout a lifetime affects the timing of fertility decline and the onset of menopause.
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Microscope Shows Sperm's Final Push to Fertilization
No one had ever witnessed this event before but it could become instrumental in improving the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
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Freezing Sperm Before Treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Men with a Hodgkin's lymphoma who want to have children after cancer treatment stand a better chance of fatherhood if they have their sperm frozen and stored before beginning treatment.
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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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Infertility Treatment, Pregnancy and Endometrial Cancer
When a young patient is diagnosed with endometrial cancer, fertility may
come into question. Women without children may be skeptical about
having a hysterectomy before parenting at least one child.
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Contraception and Fertility Awareness Among Women With Solid Organ Transplants
About 300 women were telephoned for a survey based on contact information listed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. All women were between 19 and 49 years of age and had received single or multiple organ transplants at the medical center.
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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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OB-GYN Group Urges Weight Loss Before Conception
One subject that many obstetricians and gynecologists (OB-GYNs) find uncomfortable is the issue of excess weight when a patient is having difficulties conceiving.
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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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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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New Study: Brain Function and Fertility
A recent study brings scientists a step closer to understanding the critical connection between brain function and fertility.
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Promising Pregnancy Outcomes After Childhood Cancer
New research gives hope to countless women who survived childhood cancer and think they cannot have children of their own.
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New Extraction Technique For Low-Sperm-Count
A new treatment for male infertility is bringing hope to many men who suffer low-sperm-count male infertility.
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Healthier Babies in Overweight Women With Diet & Exercise
An important new study -- the world's largest -- indicates that counseling the mother on healthier lifestyle choices during pregnancy often results in the delivery of a baby of healthy weight.
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Placenta Accreta: Novel Approach Saves Lives
Dr. Patrick Nicholson used a novel, two-step approach to treat placenta accreta, whereby mothers’ lives are saved, their fertility spared, and no babies suffered ill effects of treatment.
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