Current estimates suggest that less than one in five women who freeze their eggs will return to use them later. With more women needing donor eggs to conceive—often sourced from overseas countries—researchers are encouraging ...
Jan 11, 2021
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As the trend for older motherhood continues, amid warnings from experts about the sharp decline in a woman's fertility in her mid-30s, more and more women are considering egg freezing as a form of "insurance" against age-related ...
May 23, 2019
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Two couples that gave birth to children with a genetic defect later traced to donated eggs have won a lawsuit against a New York fertility doctor and his clinic.
Dec 14, 2017
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Research presented today at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) by scientists from the University of Colorado and Duke University concludes that fresh donor eggs during in vitro fertilization (IVF) provide ...
Nov 1, 2017
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A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in the U.S. by non-U.S. residents is growing. These ...
Oct 19, 2017
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An individual's reason for undergoing a medical intervention—be it to prevent or treat disease, earn money, or have a child—may result in variations in the bodily experience of the patient, Yale researchers have found.
Aug 24, 2017
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A team of researchers has created the first genetically modified human embryos, the MIT Technology Review reported this week.
Aug 1, 2017
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During nearly four decades of marriage, Akosua Budu Amoako and her husband tried to have a child, without success. But last month, at age 59, Budu gave birth to her first child after fertility treatments.
Jul 17, 2017
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A commentary and accompanying editorial published in the May issue of Reproductive BioMedicine Onlinecalls for a registry of egg donors to monitor long-term health after egg donation.
May 2, 2017
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Britain's Newcastle University says its scientists have received a license to create babies using DNA from three people to prevent women from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases to their children—the first time ...
Mar 16, 2017
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