During IVF treatment, doctors use ultrasound scans to monitor the size of follicles—small sacs in the ovaries containing eggs—to decide when to give a hormone injection known as the "trigger" to prepare the eggs for collection ...
Jan 8, 2025
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A major trial has found a single iron infusion in the third trimester can significantly reduce anemia in pregnant women and outperform the efficacy of iron tablets—the current recommended standard of care.
Jan 6, 2025
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Using artificial intelligence to assist in fertility treatment raises significant ethical concerns that need to be addressed, Monash University researchers have found.
Jan 6, 2025
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Infertility affects an estimated 186 million people worldwide, with fallopian tube obstruction contributing to 11–67% of female infertility cases. In AIP Advances researchers at the SIAT Magnetic Soft Microrobots Lab have ...
Dec 17, 2024
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A newly developed tool that harnesses computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) may help clinicians rapidly evaluate placentas at birth, potentially improving neonatal and maternal care, according to new research from ...
Dec 13, 2024
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Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers report December 11 in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
Dec 11, 2024
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Research from Duke-NUS Medical School has revealed that fetuses are not as defenseless as once thought; they can actually fight infections from within the womb. This new understanding could significantly change the way doctors ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Previous studies by Oregon Health & Science University researchers have shown that taking vitamin C during pregnancy may help reduce some of the damage to infant health caused by smoking. A new study from the research team ...
Dec 6, 2024
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When women are pregnant and nurse their babies, their bodies change and various organs, such as the breasts or the immune system, are adapted to ensure the health of both mother and child. This happens throughout evolution ...
Dec 4, 2024
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McGill University scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection. Their work is published in the journal Science Advances.
Dec 2, 2024
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