In groundbreaking work for women with fertility problems, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and the Catharina Hospital have developed a new method that allows for simple and objective measurements of uterine contractions. ...
Feb 22, 2021
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Delays to IVF treatment brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic could reduce the amount of live births in women over 40 by almost a quarter.
Jan 20, 2021
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For many people who are struggling to conceive, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can offer a life-changing solution. But the average success rate for IVF is only about 30 percent. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital ...
Sep 15, 2020
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An add-on treatment commonly offered to patients in preparation for IVF has proved ineffective in a large-scale randomised trial of more than 1000 women. Those who had endometrial scratch before their first IVF treatment ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Fifteen years ago a large population study from Denmark found a significantly increased risk of cerebral palsy in infants born as a result of assisted reproduction. Although the absolute risk was small, such studies at this ...
Jul 7, 2020
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Motile sperm are difficult to collect with a conventional cell sorter because they are vulnerable to physical damage. A research collaboration between Kumamoto and Kyoto Universities in Japan has developed a technique that ...
Jul 2, 2020
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Twins born through IVF have quadruple the chance of having a congenital heart problem, according to research emerging from South Australia.
Feb 25, 2020
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Children conceived with assisted reproductive techniques including in vitro fertilization (IVF) have a somewhat higher mortality risk during their first weeks of life than children conceived naturally, according to a study ...
Feb 18, 2020
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(HealthDay)—For women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), use of cryopreserved versus fresh donor oocytes is associated with marginally, but statistically significant, lower odds of a good perinatal outcome, according ...
Feb 14, 2020
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A UNSW researcher explores the biology of infertility, and explains how a recent study in mice contributes to our understanding of reproductive aging, with the aim of improving IVF success rates in humans.
Feb 12, 2020
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