Infertility News

Main Category: Fertility Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 21 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST Merck & Co., Inc.

Some friends of ours recently announced that they are expecting a child after several years of working through some infertility issues.

The mere thought of a sperm test is enough to send many men squirming right out the door.

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The roller coaster ride of infertility often takes people to a fertility clinic in their quest to become parents.

Main Category: Fertility Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 10 Nov 2009 - 6:00 PST 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 ...

Couples who are having trouble conceiving may soon have a new treatment option closer to home.

Main Category: Fertility Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 11 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST 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 ...

Infertility is nothing to be ashamed of: Dr. Copperman notes that 'humans are not very good at reproduction.' THE SPECIALIST: DR.

Women who cope with the stress of infertility treatment by relinquishing control are nearly twice as likely to get pregnant as those who don't adopt this strategy, research from Israel shows.

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.

Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Pregnancy / Obstetrics ; Fertility Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST 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.

It can be one of the most painful or one of the most joyful experiences of your life.

They could be the most annoying two words a couple can hear while trying to conceive: "Just relax!" It feels like an impossible directive.

A proposed document from the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities looks at the relationship between sex and procreation and the moral issues surrounding various technologies for treating infertility, including in vitro fertilization, embryo adoption and surrogacy.

WASHINGTON, D.C., OCT. 30, 2009 .- The U.S. bishops will debate a document next month that encourages couples struggling with infertility to embrace "legitimate" treatments to fulfill their desire to be parents.

In a recent study from the Ohio State University Medical Center, 62.2 percent of those surveyed turned to alternative therapies before turning to more invasive medical treatments for infertility and getting pregnant .

Dr Xiao-Ping Zhai has helped hundreds of infertile women get pregnant, using acupuncture, herbs and boiled twigs Dr Xiao-Ping Zhai in her London clinic with some of the babies she has helped conceive.

Genetic engineers, as we quaintly used to call people who tinker with genes, have crossed another scientific-ethical line.

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