Obstetrics & gynaecology

Large meta-analysis links IVF to higher gestational diabetes risk

Women who give birth to singleton babies following assisted reproductive technologies including vitro fertilisation (IVF) are at greater risk of developing gestational diabetes than those who conceive naturally, according ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Baby hope for unsuccessful IVF couples

A new study looking at conception rates after couples have gone through IVF treatment could offer hope to those for whom the process was unsuccessful.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Abortion arguments at play in limiting veterans' IVF benefit

A federal program to help injured veterans and their spouses conceive children through in vitro fertilization is being hobbled by anti-abortion forces that oppose how the process can lead to embryos being destroyed.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Do women regret embryo testing before IVF?

The most effective way to increase the odds that an embryo will successfully implant during in vitro fertilization (IVF) is genetic testing to see if the embryo is normal.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Only 21% of women who use their frozen eggs become mothers

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 ...

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