News tagged with fertility clinic

New test can better predict successful IVF embryos, scientists say

Scientists at University College Dublin have discovered a new way of measuring the potential success rate of an embryo before it is transferred back into the womb during in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Romania: alleged illegal trafficking of human eggs

(AP)—Police questioned 30 people on Tuesday and searched the homes of six employees of a private fertility clinic who are suspected of illegally trafficking human eggs and selling them to Israeli couples with fertility ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cell research provides hope for infertile cancer survivors

Radiation and chemotherapy can pack a powerful punch against all kinds of cancers. Those who survive, however, are often left with bad news: Their treatments have rendered them infertile.

Medical research created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fatty diets may be associated with reduced semen quality

Men's diets, in particular the amount and type of different fats they eat, could be associated with their semen quality according to the results of a study published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal ...

Health created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

‘Infertile’ women may just need longer to conceive

(Medical Xpress) -- One-in-four women with a history of infertility can still end up having a baby without treatment, a new study from The University of Queensland (UQ) shows.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Test for chromosome abnormalities sheds light on genetic origins of faulty eggs

Researchers are developing a new way to test a woman's egg for chromosome abnormalities that avoids the need to manipulate and biopsy the egg itself. The research may also shed light on the crucial role played by certain ...

Medical research created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sorting out fertility after childhood cancer

As success rates in treating childhood cancers have improved, greater emphasis is being placed on quality of life issues following successful treatment. Many cancer treatments can lead to infertility, but there are few methods ...

Cancer created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

96 percent of women in IVF preconception study faced multiple lifestyle issues and health risks

Ninety-six per cent of women who attended a preconception clinic before undergoing IVF had three or more lifestyle problems and risk factors, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Health created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

International experts clarify hormonal changes of menopause

A panel of US and international experts met in September 2011, in Washington, DC, to review the latest scientific data on the hormonal changes that mark reproductive aging in women and to reach consensus on defining the reproductive ...

Other created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Russia parliament adopts law restricting abortions

(AP) -- Russia's parliament adopted a law Friday limiting abortions but rejected even tougher restrictions backed by the country's conservative Orthodox Church.

Health created Oct 22, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Birth rates after ICSI increase in first trimester pregnancy loss after the age of 37

Women undergoing fertility treatment are more likely to give birth to a live baby after ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) if they are younger than 38 and 11 or more eggs have been retrieved from their ovaries in one ...

Medical research created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fertility clinic

Fertility clinics are staffed medical clinics that assist couples, and sometimes individuals, who want to become parents but for medical reasons have been unable to achieve this goal via the natural course. Clinics apply a number of tests and sometimes very advanced medical procedures to obtain the desired conceptions and pregnancies.

For the male, semen collection is a standard diagnostic test to ascertain problems with the semen quality. In vitro fertilisation is one common assisted reproductive technology procedure performed at a fertility clinic.

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