Obstetrics & gynaecology

Experimental infertility treatment seems effective, cheaper

(HealthDay)—A crucial part of conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF)—the incubation of embryos in a laboratory dish—can instead take place in a device inside the vagina, new research suggests.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Black women fare worse with fertility treatments, study says

(HealthDay)—Black women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) are only about half as likely as white women to become pregnant using the popular assisted reproduction technique, new research indicates, and the racial disparity ...

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Italy scraps ban on donor-assisted reproduction

Italy's Constitutional Court on Wednesday struck down a Catholic Church-backed ban against assisted reproduction with sperm or egg donors that has forced thousands of sterile couples to seek help abroad.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Fertility treatment babies set record in US

A new report finds that one or two of every 100 babies born in the United States now are conceived with advanced fertility help.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Higher risk of birth problems after assisted conception

A University of Adelaide study has shown that the risk of serious complications such as stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight and neonatal death is around twice as high for babies conceived by assisted reproductive ...

Pediatrics

Women who use IVF less likely to breastfeed

Women in Australia who conceive using assisted reproductive technology, such as IVF – and who have a caesarean birth before going in to labour – are less likely to breastfeed. This is despite the majority of pregnant ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Women conceive naturally after IVF, study finds

One in three women who have their first baby through infertility treatment, become pregnant again naturally within two years of their first birth, a new study has found.

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