News tagged with multiple births

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Study finds no better odds using 3 embryos in IVF

A new study of fertility treatment found that women who get three or more embryos have no better odds of having a baby than those who get just two embryos.

Other created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel technique could help boost IVF success and reduce multiple pregnancies

A new technique successfully used in mice to identify embryos likely to result in a successful pregnancy could be used in humans, potentially boosting IVF success rates and helping to reduce the number of multiple births ...

Other created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How patients will respond to immunomodulator therapy for multiple myeloma

Research on the same protein that was a primary mediator of the birth defects caused by thalidomide now holds hope in the battle against multiple myeloma, says the study's senior investigator, Keith Stewart, M.B., Ch.B. of ...

Cancer created Dec 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New NICE guideline calls for improvements to antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets

A University of Birmingham fetal medicine expert has helped to shape new advice from NICE on antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets. Professor Mark Kilby says the new guideline, published today (September ...

Health created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IVF treatment and multiple births: Free-market patient rights versus government regulation

Elsevier announced the publication of several commentaries in the scientific journal Reproductive BioMedicine Online on the subject of how many embryos it is safe and proper to place in a uterus, and how best to regulate this d ...

Other created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Conglomeration of perinatal and neonatal conditions increase risk of autism

(Medical Xpress) -- In a new study published in Pediatrics, researchers reveal that in addition to possible genetic vulnerability and environmental factors, certain perinatal and neonatal conditions show as increased risk i ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Study: Breastfeeding does not protect against MS relapses

New research finds breastfeeding doesn't appear to protect against multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses, despite previous studies suggesting there may be a protective role. The research is published in the July 6, 2011, online ...

Neuroscience created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

For the first time, the European IVF Monitoring Group reports on cycles using frozen eggs

With 3,284 cycles using frozen eggs, Italy is the leader in Europe, the 27th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard Wednesday.

Medical research created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Vanishing twin' explains increased risk of birth defects

Australian researchers have made the significant discovery that loss of a twin during very early pregnancy explains the increased risk of birth defects seen in multiple pregnancies after infertility treatment.

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

Neonatal intensive care unit offers tips for parents

Imagine babies so tiny a wedding ring can fit around their arms. Often weighing less than a pound, these remarkably small and sick infants hold onto life hooked up to a maze of tubes and beeping monitors. Although no parent ...

Other created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study finds stronger regulations of in vitro fertilization may save lives

The number of couples struggling with infertility is on the rise, and these couples often use assisted reproductive technologies, like in vitro fertilization (IVF), to get pregnant. Although IVF can be successful, it can ...

Health created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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