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International Event At Queen's Focuses On Male Infertility
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Male infertility and tackling falling birth rates across Europe will be among the topics addressed at this year's British Andrology Society's annual conference at Queen's University in Belfast. World leaders in the field of andrology - the study of male reproduction - will meet at Queen's this week (Thursday and Friday) to discuss the latest developments in the field of fertility including the potential to create artificial sperm from stem cells. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Pioneering Work Provides Hope In Fertility StruggleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers have developed a new use for Renishaw's Raman spectroscopy solutions in assessing the healthiness of sperm cells. The inability to have children creates great heartache for many couples. The most common cause is male infertility, usually characterised by sperm cells with low mobility in which genetic material (DNA) is often damaged. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 15, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Fertility Preservation Found To Be Safe Option For Breast Cancer PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that breast cancer patients under 40 years old who undergo fertility preservation do not face a significant delay in the treatment of their disease when their care is coordinated in a timely fashion. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Hard Training Reduced FertilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Are you a female athlete or just someone who likes challenging workouts -- who also wants to get pregnant? It may make sense to ease off a bit as you try to get pregnant. New research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) shows that the body may not have enough energy to support both hard workouts and getting pregnant. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 12, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
"CRINONE(R) 8% (progesterone Vaginal Gel) As Effective As Hormone Injections During IVF" Is Medscape's "Top News" From The ASRM 65th Annual MeetingEmail this article to a colleague.
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In their American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) conference wrap-up, Medscape highlighted the article published by them on October 27, 2009, which summarized the results from the largest prospective, randomized clinical study to compare vaginal progesterone to intramuscular progesterone injections (IM progesterone) for luteal support in infertility treatment. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 12, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
European Urology: Male Factor Infertility Associated With ComorbiditiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a Prospective Case-Control Survey' by Dr. Andrea Salonia et al. The conclusion is that male factor infertility is associated with a number of medical comorbidities, as objectively scored with the hospital-based Charlson Comorbidity Index. Dr. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Urology / Nephrology Source Type: news
BPA Linked To Erectile Dysfunction And Other Male Sexual ProblemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study of over 600 workers in China suggests that workplace exposure to Bisphenol-A (BPA), an organic compound used to make plastics and other products in daily use, is linked to increased risk of erectile dysfunction and other male sexual problems such as difficulty ejaculating and sexual desire. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
All Women Over 30 Advised To Have An Annual Fertility Body Clock Test, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fertility expert Professor Richard Flemming from Glasgow and Fetal Medicine Consultant Dr Bryan Beattie advised all women over 30 at a packed seminar at the Fertility Show in London on Friday 6th November to check their fertility by having a Body Clock Test based on a blood test (AMH) and an ovarian scan. They said that with nearly 20% of women leaving it until after 35 to start trying for a baby, many have left it too late even with help from treatments like IVF. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Article In December Issue Of European Urology Focuses On Health Of Infertile MenEmail this article to a colleague.
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The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a Prospective Case-Control Survey' by Dr. Andrea Salonia et al. The conclusion is that male factor infertility is associated with a number of medical comorbidities, as objectively scored with the hospital-based Charlson Comorbidity Index. Dr. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Chance Of Pregnancy Doubled By 3 IVF AttemptsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Just one in three women gives birth after a single IVF attempt, but the cumulative chance of a live birth increases with each cycle - where women are offered three cycles nearly two thirds go on to have babies, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Around three per cent of all children born in Sweden are test-tube babies resulting from IVF (in vitro fertilisation). (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Bay IVF Specialists To Restrict Number Of Embryos TransferredEmail this article to a colleague.
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As part of a nationwide effort to reduce unnecessary multiple births resulting from fertility treatment, the Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area (RSC) has embraced revised guidelines issued this October by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) intended to limit the number of embryos that should be transferred during in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Hard Training Reduced FertilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Are you a female athlete or just someone who likes challenging workouts -- who also wants to get pregnant? It may make sense to ease off a bit as you try to get pregnant. New research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) shows that the body may not have enough energy to support both hard workouts and getting pregnant. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 7, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
New Study Reveals Women Have Difficulties Identifying When They Are Most Fertile, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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1 in 6 British couples now face problems conceiving, so maximising the chances of natural conception by identifying precisely when ovulation occurs is critical. A new study by DuoFertility showed that 73% of women that are trying for a baby are tracking their ovulation to help them conceive and that 93% use their fertility clues as indicators of it. However, the study also revealed that most women trying to conceive do not know how to recognise their body's fertility signs adequately. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Obesity Significantly Cuts Odds Of Successful PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Obese women are as much as 28 percent less likely to become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy, according to research that earned a Michigan State University professor a national award. The findings by Barbara Luke, a researcher in the MSU College of Human Medicine's Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, focused on data of nearly 50,000 women using assisted reproductive technology. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Disrupting Male FertilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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The sexual function of male rodents can be impaired by in utero and/or neonatal exposure to external molecules that disrupt normal hormone functioning, giving rise to concerns that low-level exposure to such molecules might cause similar effects in humans. Examples of such molecules include the synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen DES, which was used as a treatment for various diseases until the mid 1990s, and BPA, which is found, among other places, in some plastic containers. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - November 3, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Doctor Who Transferred Embryos For Octuplets Expelled From Fertility OrganizationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The doctor who performed the in vitro fertilization procedure that led to the birth of octuplets to a California woman in January has been expelled from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the nation's main professional organization for fertility specialists, USA Today reports. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - October 21, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
What Is Infertility? What Causes Infertility? How Is Infertility Treated?Email this article to a colleague.
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Infertility refers to an inability to conceive after having regular unprotected sex. Infertility can also refer to the biological inability of an individual to contribute to conception, or to a female who cannot carry a pregnancy to full term. In many countries infertility refers to a couple that has failed to conceive after 12 months of regular sexual intercourse without the use of contraception. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - September 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
New Developments In Reproductive MedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Three out of ten women who undergo polar body diagnosis go on to have a child. The extensive technique of polar body analysis (PBA) is described by researchers in reproductive medicine at Lübeck in an article in the current edition of Deutsches Artzeblatt International, in which they present three successful cases and one failure (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106(33): 533-8). (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - September 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
New Fertility Treatment Option Now Available For Cancer PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cancer patients who want to start a family in the future now have a new option. Montefiore's Institute for Reproductive Medicine & Health is the only site in the New York metropolitan area and one of approximately 25 sites across the country to offer a new treatment option to preserve fertility for female patients undergoing cancer treatment. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - August 13, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
The Use Of Immunofluorescence In Microdissection Testicular Sperm ExtractionEmail this article to a colleague.
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UroToday.com - Microdissection testicular sperm extraction is a procedure used to extract sperm from patients with irreversible non-obstructive azospermia. Sperm extracted are then used for in vitro fertilization (IVF). While this technique has improved the sperm retrieval rate compared to other biopsy techniques, sperm are still often not retrieved. The purpose of our research was to develop a technique for identifying small foci of sperm for retrieval for use in IVF. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - August 6, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
New Study: Men Diagnosed With Infertility Suffer Intense Negative Sexual, Personal And Social StrainsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new research study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine and led by noted men's health researcher Dr. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - July 15, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
NICE Guideline Helps End Regional Variation Of Access To Fertility Treatment, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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The number of local health services implementing NICE's fertility guideline and offering three cycles of IVF treatment to couples who are unable to conceive naturally has increased significantly in the past year, according to a new survey published by the Department of Health. According to these new figures, more than a quarter of primary care trusts now offer the full number of cycles recommended by NICE- this figure is up from five per cent in 2007. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
International Study Of Polar Body Screening Launced By ESHREEmail this article to a colleague.
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The efficacy of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) has been one of the most hotly disputed subjects in assisted reproduction over the past few years. None of the trials carried out so far has shown conclusively whether it works or not. Now the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) Task Force on PGS has decided to try to find out if a novel method of doing PGS using polar body biopsy and chromosome array analysis offers a possible solution. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Gpx5: Sperm Shouldn't Leave The Testes Without This ProteinEmail this article to a colleague.
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Joel Drevet and colleagues, at Clermont Université, France, have identified a protein that helps protect immature mouse sperm after they have been released into a region of the testis known as the epididymis, which is where they undergo maturation. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - June 23, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Zinc Levels In Seminal Plasma Are Associated With Sperm Quality In Fertile And Infertile MenEmail this article to a colleague.
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UroToday.com - Insufficient intake of zinc (Zn) can impair antioxidant defenses and may be an important risk factor in oxidant release, compromising the mechanism of DNA repair, and making the sperm cell highly susceptible to oxidative damage. In the absence of Zn, the possibility of increased oxidative damage exists that would contribute to poor sperm quality. Infertile men and men who smoke are very susceptible to oxidative damage induced by free radicals. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - June 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Study Finds Reproductive Health Effects From Low Doses Of Bisphenol-AEmail this article to a colleague.
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New research from North Carolina State University and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) shows significant reproductive health effects in rats that have been exposed to bisphenol-A (BPA) at levels equivalent to or below the dose that has been thought not to produce any adverse effects. BPA is a chemical found in baby bottles, water bottles, canned foods and an array of other consumer products. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - June 19, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
USA Today Examines Low Popularity Of Vasectomies Compared With Female Sterilization MethodsEmail this article to a colleague.
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On Monday, USA Today examined how the popularity of vasectomies remains relatively low compared with other contraceptive methods, despite the procedure's high level of effectiveness. However, some physicians believe that the current economic recession might be a factor in the recent surge of men seeking the procedure, according to USA Today. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Fertility Treatments Becoming More Common, Costly To Health Care System, CDC SaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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The number of assisted reproduction procedures, such as in vitro fertilization, continues to increase at a rapid pace, with half of the 54,656 infants born in 2006 being twins, triplets or higher multiples, according to a series of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
A Growing Number Of Brits Cross The Atlantic For Donor Egg IVF Treatment At Shady Grove Fertility CenterEmail this article to a colleague.
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More and more couples from the United Kingdom are crossing the ocean for donor egg treatment at Shady Grove Fertility Center, the Washington/Baltimore area's largest in vitro fertilization (IVF) and fertility clinic. More than five dozen British patients received IVF treatment there last year, which was a 350-percent increase over 2007; most were donor egg recipients. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Are Environmental Contaminants Endangering The Fertility Of Future Generations?Email this article to a colleague.
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We know that the environment can have long-term effects on our health, but what about the health of those who aren't born yet? A recent study looking at the birth weights of more than 5 million children born in Canada between 1981 and 2003 showed an increase in the frequency of genital malformations in male newborns and a decrease in male fertility. Researchers concluded that the growing presence of environmental contaminants could be a plausible source of blame. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Fertility Centers Of Illinois Crystal Lake Location Expands To Offer Holistic TreatmentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI), Crystal Lake location - part of one of the nation's leading infertility treatment practices - has expanded its services to include an array of holistic treatments such as acupuncture, massage and nutrition counseling, in addition to free patient education seminars. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Many Cancer Patients Do Not Receive Information On Fertility Loss From Treatment, Researchers SayEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although awareness of fertility loss resulting from cancer treatment is improving, research shows that many physicians fail to discuss the issue and that many patients do not consider whether chemotherapy could have fertility-related consequences, the New York Times reports. The (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - April 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Potential Male Contraceptive Following Gene DiscoveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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A newly discovered genetic abnormality that appears to prevent some men from conceiving children could be the key for developing a male contraceptive, according to University of Iowa researchers reporting their findings in the April 2 online edition of the American Journal of Human Genetics. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - April 4, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Men's health Source Type: news
Fertility Experts Warn Some IVF Success Rates May Be MisleadingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Beyond just the ethics of implanting excessive embryos during in-vitro fertilization (IVF), an investigation into the track record and success rates of the fertility doctor responsible for the recent birth of octuplets, sheds light on a controversial issue in the fertility community - claims on pregnancy and IVF success rates and what is actually behind the reported numbers. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - April 3, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Some Radiation Therapy Treatments Can Decrease Fertility; Patients Should Be Counseled On Fertility Preservation OptionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In female cancer patients of reproductive age, radiation treatment directly to the ovaries should be avoided because there is a direct relationship between certain types of radiation therapy and fertility problems, according to a review in the April 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - April 2, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Endometriosis Association And Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine Extend Groundbreaking PartnershipEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Endometriosis Association and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine are extending their successful research partnership for seven more years. "Never before has a major medical institution made such a bold commitment to true partnership with a nonprofit," said Association Executive Director Mary Lou Ballweg. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - April 2, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
New Method Of Assessing Women's Eggs Could Enhance IVF Success, Stanford Study ShowsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many couples who have trouble conceiving a child have turned to a process known as in vitro fertilization. The resulting embryos are then transferred back into the woman or placed in storage. More than 400,000 embryos are currently in storage in the United States. The quality of the egg is often the single greatest factor in the viability of the embryo, yet fertility experts lack a good method for assessing the eggs. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - March 25, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Key Sperm-Binding Proteins Cloned By ResearchersEmail this article to a colleague.
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New treatments for infertility could be closer to reality, thanks to a discovery from scientists at the Université de Montréal and Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - March 19, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Children Of Older Dads Do Less Well In Intelligence TestsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers from Australia looking at data on US families found that young children of older fathers performed less well in a range of cognitive intelligence tests up to the age of 7 years, but were unable to say whether those children were able to catch up when they got older. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - March 11, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
California Bill Would Increase Oversight Of Infertility ClinicsEmail this article to a colleague.
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California Sen. Gloria Negrete McLeod (D) has introduced a bill (S.B. 674) that would classify fertility clinics as outpatient facilities, allowing the California Medical Board to regulate the clinics, the Whittier Daily News reports. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - March 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Georgia Bill Would Increase Regulation Of In Vitro Fertilization ProceduresEmail this article to a colleague.
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Georgia lawmakers have introduced a bill (S.B. 169) that would place restrictions on the number of embryos that could be implanted in a woman during an in vitro fertilization procedure, the Wall Street Journal reports. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - March 4, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
New Tool Guides Doctors To Save Cancer Patients' FertilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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The powerful chemotherapy and radiation used to save cancer patients' lives can also destroy their fertility. Research in a new field called oncofertility has advanced the ability of doctors to preserve the reproductive health of women, men and children who are diagnosed with cancer. Yet, many oncologists aren't familiar with these new strategies to help their patients. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - February 28, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Fertility Industry Fuels 'Ambivalence' Toward Fatherhood Role Of Sperm Donors, WSJOpinion Piece SaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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The reaction to the case of Nadya Suleman, the 33-year-old Los Angeles resident who gave birth to octuplets as a result of fertility treatments, "typifies our cultural ambivalence about fathers, an ambivalence fed in no small measure by the fertility industry," Kay Hymowitz, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a City Journal contributing editor, writes in a (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - February 23, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Octuplet Fertility Doctor Has Low Success Rate, Considered Controversial In FieldEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Beverly Hills, Calif., physician who provided the fertility treatments that resulted in the birth of octuplets to 33-year-old Nadya Suleman has one of the lowest success rates of any fertility specialist in the country, according to federal records, the (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - February 12, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Promega And Celsis In Vitro Technologies To Offer More Reliable Solutions For ADME/Tox Testing In Primary HepatocytesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Promega Corp. and Baltimore, Md.-based Celsis In Vitro Technologies (Celsis IVT) will take the trial and guess work out of ADME/Tox testing in primary hepatocytes. Promega will co-market their bioluminescent ADME-Tox assays with Celsis' extensive line of high quality cryopreserved plateable hepatocytes. Under the agreement, Celsis will pre-qualify lots of cryoplateable hepatocytes for use with specific P450-Glo CYP Assays to study cytochrome P450 gene induction and inhibition. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - February 11, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Fertility Expert Calls Birth Of Octuplets 'Criminal'Email this article to a colleague.
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While people across the country scrutinize the unemployed mother of six young children who then gave birth to octuplets Jan. 26, eyes also must turn to the fertility doctor who treated her. According to the 33-year-old mother, Nadya Suleman, the same physician treated her for each of her pregnancies. She said in an NBC's Today Show interview that in her last IVF treatment, six embryos were transferred to her uterus, resulting in the octuplets' birth. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - February 10, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Fertility Drugs Not Associated With Increased Risk Of Ovarian Cancer, Study SaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fertility drugs do not significantly increase a woman's risk of ovarian cancer, although further study may be needed to determine whether the risk of such cancer increases with age, according to a study published Thursday in the British Medical Journal, the (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - February 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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A large study of infertile women in Denmark concluded that using fertility drugs does not increase a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer. The study was the work of researchers from the Danish Cancer Society at the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Copenhagen, and The Juliane Marie Center at Copenhagen University Hospital, and was published online on 5 February in bmj.com. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - February 6, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Ovarian Cancer Source Type: news
New Study Proves Multiple Births From IVF Can Be AvoidedEmail this article to a colleague.
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As fertility experts across the nation bemoan the health risk and expense of multiple births such as the octuplets born last Monday in Southern California, researchers at Shady Grove Fertility Center point to their recently published study proving that a fertility treatment that avoids multiples is equally effective and preferred by patients when cost is not a factor. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - February 4, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Biopsy Before IVF Has Positive ResultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Even when the results of the basic research at the Weizmann Institute of Science are translated directly to medical application, it may take years to reach patients. But, once in a while, a finding can change lives almost immediately. In 2006, Prof. (Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today)
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
