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.
Jul 25, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Paternal age over 51 years reduces success rate in IVF and ICSI
While female fertility comes to an irrevocable end with the menopause (at a consistently average age of 51 years), men are not constrained by similar biological senescence. Studies have shown that sperm counts may decline ...
Jun 26, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
ICSI has no outcome benefits over conventional IVF in routine non-male infertility cases
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), the world's favoured means of fertilisation in assisted reproduction, offers no benefit over conventional in vitro fertilisation in fertility treatments without a male factor indication, ...
Jun 26, 2019
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Health
Preconceptional and prenatal exposure to paternal smoking affects semen quality of adult sons
The adverse effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy is well established and associated with several negative neonatal outcomes (such as low birth weight and preterm birth). It is also evident in some studies that the ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Long duration of sperm freezing makes no difference to live birth rates in large sperm bank study
Despite a time limit imposed in many countries on the freeze-storage of sperm, a new study from China has found that the long-term cryopreservation of semen in a sperm bank does not affect future clinical outcomes. Results ...
Jun 24, 2019
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Other
Frozen sperm retains its viability in outer space conditions
Zillionaires like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos who see the 'colonisation' of space as an answer to the Earth's ever threatened resources will be reassured to learn that human sperm retains its complete viability within the different ...
Jun 24, 2019
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Medical research
New technique will help experts make heads or tails of male fertility
A new way of analysing sperm that tracks the movement of the sperm tail could enable substantial improvements to male fertility testing.
Jun 7, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
No increased risk of birth defects in children of fathers treated for testicular cancer
New research has found no increased risk of congenital malformations associated with treatment with radiotherapy or chemotherapy in children of fathers with testicular cancer. The study, by Yahia Al-Jebari of Lund University, ...
Jun 4, 2019
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Health
Stressed pregnant moms may mean lower sperm counts: study
Men whose mothers suffered stressful events such as divorce or job loss in early pregnancy are more likely to have fewer and less active sperm, researchers said Thursday.
May 30, 2019
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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 ...
May 23, 2019
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