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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online According to research presented this week at the 28th annual meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) meeting, the number of babies born as a result of assisted reproduction technologies (ART) has reached an estimated 5 million since the world's first, Louise Brown, was born in July 1978. The calculations are based on the number of IVF and ICSI treatment cycles recorded worldwide up to 2008 and...
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for the breast cancer genes BRCA1/2 is now feasible and established, with good success rates for those treated, according to investigators from the reproduction, oncology and genetics centers of the university hospitals of Maastricht and Brussels. The results follow a review of the largest number of PGD treatments for BRCA1/2 in Europe and were presented today at the annual meeting of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) by...
LONDON, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Well in short the answer is yes if you are trying to conceive! And in this day and age where the smart phone is consulted over every aspect of day to day life, why shouldn't you rely on app to manage your love life as well! The Fertility App has been developed by Barbados Fertility Centre (BFC), a JCI accredited centre of excellence for IVF treatment located in the Caribbean and is the first app of its kind produced by a health care provider. The...
MORRISTOWN, N.J., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fertility experts at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey (RMANJ) announced that they will partner with Auxogyn, Inc., to conduct a groundbreaking IVF study that aims to advance the goals of single embryo transfer (SET), and reduce the financial and health implications of multiple pregnancies. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120402/NY80340LOGO) "Our objectives at RMANJ are two-fold: To increase the healthy live...
The Aetna Institutes of Quality have publicly designated the Reproductive Science Center of New England, based in Lexington, Massachusetts, as an IVF Center of Excellence and has identified RSC New England as a "high-quality, high-value healthcare facility". Boston, MA (PRWEB) June 24, 2012 Aetna Institutes makes information about the quality and cost of health care services available to its members to help them make informed decisions about their health care needs. In line with...
MENLO PARK, Calif., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Auxogyn, Inc., a company at the forefront of reproductive health innovation, today announced the commencement of a groundbreaking research study with Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey (RMANJ), an internationally-renowned fertility clinic that has pioneered and successfully implemented cutting-edge clinical advancements to more accurately detect healthy embryos for patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)....
Infertile couples were invited to share their stories and struggles in a short video. From 45 videos submitted, three couples were selected to receive free In Vitro Fertilization treatment at Sher Fertility Institute Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) June 15, 2012 Sher Fertility Institute today announced the winners of their “I Believe” Video Journal contest. The Institute will donate free in vitro fertilization to the three childless couples whose videos were selected by a combination of...
PALATINE, Ill., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, June 23, local families, couples and individuals will participate in the first annual Illinois Race for the Family® to raise funds for families undergoing infertility treatment or pursuing domestic adoption. Hosted by Fertility Centers of Illinois® and sponsored by Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Clifford Law Offices, the Cade Foundation's Race for the Family will help to impact an issue which affects nearly one in eight...
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Statistical data from the CDC shows that donor egg usage in IVF has nearly doubled since 2000, increasing 80.5 percent. To meet the demand, Reproductive Science Center has partnered with Donor Egg Bank USA to offer frozen eggs to couples pursuing treatment. Some women cannot produce their own viable eggs. Using donor eggs allows a woman to carry and give birth to a child. In the process, donor eggs are harvested from a willing...
The success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures still remains relatively low, at only around 30%. The high emotional, health and financial costs associated with having to undergo the procedure multiple times has driven the need to develop more efficient methods of assessing the development potential of embryos to ensure that only those with the highest potential are selected for IVF treatment. In their article Advances in embryo selection methods for F1000 Biology Reports,...
