In Vitro Fertilization Information

IVF treatment linked to higher risk of ovarian tumours

2011-11-07T09:31:41Z

Women who were given hormone treatment for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) ran twice the risk of ovarian malignancies compared with counterparts who did not undergo IVF, a study said on Thursday.

Doctors in the Netherlands compared the long-term health of more than 19,000 women who had received at least one IVF ovarian stimulation treatment with just over 6,000 similarly infertile counterparts who had not been treated ...

Electro-acupuncture boosts IVF success in study

2011-09-27T10:30:43Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have an electro-acupuncture session as part of their infertility treatment may have a better chance of ultimately having a baby, a new clinical trial suggests.

The study, of 309 women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), found that those who had electro-acupuncture at the time that their embryos were implanted were more likely to give birth.

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Pioneering IVF doctor dies in Australia

2011-09-27T02:30:06Z

A pioneering Australian doctor known for his groundbreaking work on the world's first pregnancy through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has died after a long illness.

Carl Wood, who had battled Alzheimer's disease since 2004, passed away in a Melbourne nursing home last Friday.

Working with Melbourne's Monash University, he was a leader in the 1970s in th...

No evidence aspirin boosts IVF success: study

2011-08-16T10:30:21Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) are often told that a daily aspirin will help boost the odds of success. But a new research review found no evidence the tactic works.

Combining the results of 13 international studies, researchers found that a low daily dose of aspirin had no clear effect on IVF pregnancy or birth rates.

Three of the studies loo...

Costa Rica's in-vitro fertilization ban challenged

2011-08-02T18:30:13Z

Costa Rica, a nation that takes pride in its respect for civil liberties, is being sued for failing to lift a ban on in-vitro fertilization (IVF), as it remains the only country in the Americas that prohibits the procedure.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said on Monday it will take Costa Ric...

German parliament upholds genetic testing of embryos

2011-07-07T13:30:24Z

German lawmakers upheld Thursday the right of would-be parents to genetically test embryos after in vitro fertilisation in certain cases in a move welcomed by doctors but criticised by church leaders.

The Bundestag lower house of parliament voted to allow so-called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of embryos when one of the partners had a serious hereditary disease in the family.

Each case will also be subject t...

Court says widow can use dead husband's sperm

2011-05-23T04:30:15Z

An Australian woman on Monday won a court battle to use her dead husband's sperm to have a baby in a landmark case in New South Wales, where IVF treatment is banned without consent of the donor.

Jocelyn Edwards, 40, and husband Mark had discussed fertility treatment after she failed to fall pregnant and they were due to sign in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) consent forms on August 6 last year.

However, the...

Fifteen eggs optimum for IVF success, study finds

2011-05-11T09:30:22Z

LONDON (Reuters) - A study of more than 400,000 IVF cycles has found that doctors should aim to retrieve around 15 eggs from a woman's ovaries in a single cycle for the best chance of achieving a live birth.

The study, published in the Human Reproduction journal, found a strong link between live birth rates and the number of eggs retrieved in one cycle of in-vitro fertilization (IVF).

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Fifteen: The best number of eggs for IVF success

2011-05-11T05:30:32Z

Retrieving about 15 eggs from a woman's ovaries in a single cycle gives the best chance of having a baby through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), researchers reported on Wednesday.

Investigators led by Arri Coomarasamy of the University of Birmingham in central England looked at data from more than 400,000 IVF cycles in

One-embryo limit would save money, lives: study

2011-04-14T13:30:45Z

If women undergoing fertility treatment were limited to one embryo transfer at a time, lives and money would be saved due to fewer complications from multiple births, Canadian doctors said Thursday.

"Across Canada, there would be as many as 840 fewer babies admitted to the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit), 40 deaths avoided, 46 fewer brain injuries, and 42,400 fewer days of NICU hospitalization," said Keith Barringto...

Could more IVF attempts really mean more success?

2011-02-21T11:30:53Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers say couples trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF) could up their chances of success if they just keep trying.

But according to data in the researchers' study from several fertility clinics in Western Australia, many don't end up pregnant.

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Humor from clowns linked to IVF success

2011-01-12T19:30:42Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Is laughter the best medicine? Perhaps not always -- but it may help women who are trying to become pregnant through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), an Israeli study found.

In a study of 219 women undergoing IVF published in Fertility and Sterility, an Israeli team led by Shevach Friedler found that the odds of success were greater among women who were entertained by...

Odds of an IVF baby? There's an app for that

2011-01-04T14:30:43Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Want to know your chance of having a baby through in-vitro fertilization? There's an app for that.

British researchers have devised a formula which they say gives a highly accurate prediction of the potential success of IVF, to help couples decide whether to try the treatment.

They have made it available online as a simple computer calculator application, and say it ...

Cancer rare after fertility treatment

2010-12-03T10:25:32Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fertility treatment drugs may not be tied to an increased risk of developing cancer, suggests a new study of more than 24,000 Swedish women treated with in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Some prior studies had hinted at a link between fertility drug use and the development of breast, uterine and ovarian cancers, but the numbers of women followed in these studies were ...

Fertilised eggs get microscopic bar codes

2010-11-29T14:47:01Z

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Can you use a health savings account to pay for IVF?

2010-11-29T14:39:15Z

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Right to Children Without Fathers

2010-11-30T13:55:24Z

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Elizabeth Adeney

2010-11-30T13:50:53Z

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The gap in reproductive rights for the haves and the have-nots

2010-11-29T15:51:36Z

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Gonadoblastoma

2010-11-30T13:10:04Z

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In Vitro Fertilization

2010-11-30T13:10:51Z

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Will IVF Work for You?

2010-11-04T13:18:58Z

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How embryo test developed by researchers improves in-vitro fertilization

2010-11-04T14:23:50Z

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Comparing in vitro maturation with in vitro fertilization

2010-11-04T14:24:10Z

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Marital strains faced by infertile couples

2010-11-04T14:24:10Z

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Christian views of infertility remedies

2010-11-04T14:24:04Z

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How to help your partnership to survive in vitro fertilization (IVF)

2010-11-04T14:23:49Z

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Is a second in vitro fertilization more likely to succeed for most couples?

2010-11-04T14:24:04Z

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Moral dilemmas with in-vitro fertilization

2010-11-04T14:24:08Z

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Understanding in vitro fertilization (IVF)

2010-11-04T14:24:04Z

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Increasing the odds of a successful in vitro fertilization (IVF)

2010-11-04T14:24:04Z

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Conception is a rare event, fertility study shows

2010-10-25T14:30:33Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer than 8 percent of all tries at making a baby in a lab dish will succeed, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

A review of all their efforts to unite egg and sperm at their fertility clinic showed just 7.5 percent of tries resulted in an embryo that could then be implanted in a woman's womb, a team led by Michael New Zealand researchers have found.

The study by Auckland University's Liggins Institute found IVF children conceived from fresh, rather than frozen, embryos were about 2.6 centimetres (1.02 inches) taller than non-IVF children by the age o...

Morality on Raffling Off an Egg Donor IVF Cycle

2010-11-02T19:40:30Z

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APTOPIX Britain Nobel Edwards

2010-10-04T03:45:21Z

FILE- Professor Robert Edwards, the British pioneer of IVF treatment, sits with two of his 'test-tube-babies', Sophie and Jack Emery who celebrate their second birthday in London in this file photo dated Monday July 20, 1998. Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards of ...

UK News - February 13, 2009

2010-04-13T04:30:52Z

MOTHERS WHO HAVE CONCEIVED AFTER UNDERGOING IVF TREATMENT...PIC SHOWS L-R TRACY NICHOLL (39) WITH HER CHILD AVA , YVONNE FINLAYSON (37) WITH HER TWINS AVA AND LEWIS , AND ELAINE MANGAT (35) WITH HER CHILD CHRISTOPHER

UK News - February 12, 2009

2010-04-13T04:39:54Z

PIC BY BILL FLEMING..MOTHERS WHO HAVE CONCEIVED AFTER UNDERGOING IVF TREATMENT...PIC SHOWS ELAINE MANGAT (35) WITH HER CHILD CHRISTOPHER

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Octuplets

2010-04-13T23:11:11Z

Journalists stand outside the Beverly Hills, Calif. fertility clinic of Dr. Michael Kamrava on Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. The mother who gave birth to octuplets identified the West Coast IVF Clinic in Beverly Hills in this building as the one which provided in-vitro fertiliz...