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Experts call for registry of egg donors
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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News tagged with fertility drugs
Medical research
Letrozole is a promising new treatment of male infertility, researcher says
A letrozole pill once a week restored fertility in obese, infertile men and led to their partners giving birth to two full-term, healthy babies, according to a new study from Canada. The results will be presented Thursday ...
Mar 6, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
No link between fertility drugs and breast, ovarian and uterine cancers
There is "little evidence" that the use of conventional fertility hormones used for ovarian stimulation in the treatment of infertility increases the long-term risk of breast and gynecological cancers, according to the results ...
Jun 30, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Older infertile couples should try in vitro fertilization first, study says
(HealthDay)—Middle-aged couples who want to have a baby but are having trouble conceiving should go straight to in vitro fertilization (IVF), skipping other types of fertility treatment, a new clinical trial recommends.
May 6, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows fertility drugs do not increase breast cancer risk
Women who took clomiphene citrate (brand name Clomid) or gonadotropins as a part of fertility treatment did not experience an increased risk for breast cancer over 30 years of follow-up, compared with women who were not treated ...
Apr 3, 2014
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Genetics
US weighs unknowns of 3-person embryo technique
(AP)—Genetic experts cautioned the U.S. government Tuesday that it could take decades to confirm the safety of an experimental fertilization technique that would create babies from the DNA of three people, with the aim ...
Feb 24, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Calif. couple conceives rare identical triplets
Doctors at a Northern California hospital say a couple has given birth to a rare set of naturally conceived identical triplets.
Dec 5, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Test-tube babies: A simpler, cheaper technique? (Update)
Since the first test-tube baby was born more than three decades ago, in vitro fertilization has evolved into a highly sophisticated lab procedure. Now, scientists are going back to basics and testing a simpler and cheaper ...
Aug 22, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Distinctive brain blood flow patterns associated with sexual dysfunction
Premenopausal women who aren't interested in sex and are unhappy about this reality have distinctive blood flow patterns in their brains in response to explicit videos compared to women with normal sexual function, researchers ...
Jul 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Test tube children develop mentally normal
Whether a child is conceived naturally or in a Petri dish in an incubator has no bearing at all on the child's mental health. However, researchers have identified a small but increased risk of developing a mental disorder ...
Jul 10, 2013
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