Latest infertility Stories
Freezing Embryos Through Vitrification Dramatically Improves IVF Outcomes ROCKVILLE, Md., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Shady Grove Fertility Center recently released in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates for the year ending December 2011. The data is based on the pregnancy and delivery results of 4,489 fresh IVF cycles and 1,096 frozen embryo treatment cycles, making Shady Grove Fertility the largest IVF Center in the United States. (Logo:...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Sperm cells can look the same with a similar tadpole appearance. However, the cells showcase differences among the genes. Recently, researchers were able to capture an image of the varieties among genes which they say is particularly helpful in understanding the genome and male fertility. The research is featured in the July 20 edition of Cell, a Cell Press journal. The scientists believe that the methods used could help researchers...
CHICAGO, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A Cook County judge granted Corboy & Demetrio's Emergency Bill of Discovery on Wednesday, ordering Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation and Northwestern Memorial Hospital to preserve and turn over documents relating to the cryogenic system machinery that incurred a catastrophic failure potentially affecting hundreds of sperm specimen. Corboy & Demetrio is investigating why the frozen sperm of three patients were destroyed while in...
NEW YORK, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Fertility Association (The AFA) announced today the initiation of a program designed to reach men living with HIV who want to create a family. The good news is that these men, with proper treatment, can safely have biological children of their own. The educational outreach program, funded by a generous grant from Growing Generations and International Fertility Law Group, will launch at the International AIDS Conference in...
Midwest Fertility Specialists in Carmel, Indiana announces the addition of physician Dr. Matthew Will to it's fertility care team. Carmel, In (PRWEB) July 18, 2012 Midwest Fertility Specialists, Indiana’s largest fertility practice, are pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Matthew Will to its fertility care team. He will be joining prominent fertility physicians, Dr. Bradford Bopp, Dr. Robert Colver, and Dr. Laura Reuter. He brings significant training and expertise in fertility...
Center for Bioethics and Culture draws attention to lack of regulation, exploitation dangers and death from egg donation in fertility industry abroad SAN RAMON, Calif., July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- News is just breaking in India about Sushma Pandey, a 17-year-old young woman who died in 2010, two days after her third "egg donation." Her death is being attributed to the procedures used to extract eggs from healthy, desirable young females like Ms. Pandey. These eggs...
Exposure to toxic chemicals in our environment may be negatively impacting fertility rates. Currently, infertility impacts 15% of all couples with causes equally attributable to both the male and female partner. Fortunately, by identifying and better understanding how to avoid these harmful toxins, couples can minimize the negative impact they have on their fertility. Following are 10 simple steps to doing just that. Bellingham, WA (PRWEB) July 10, 2012 Over the last couple of decades,...
Pregnancy Miracle review launches today shows how some of the oldest medicine in the world could end up solving ones pregnancy problems. Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) July 07, 2012 Pregnancy Miracle review is a fertility program that was written by a Chinese medicine researcher and alternative health and nutrition specialist who teaches previously infertile couples how to become fertile. This program will help one to quickly and naturally become pregnant within just two months. "One benefit...
Women who drink five or more cups of coffee a day severely reduce their chance of success from IVF treatment. Indeed, Danish investigators who followed up almost 4000 IVF and ICSI patients described the adverse impact as "comparable to the detrimental effect of smoking". The study was presented today at the annual meeting of ESHRE by Dr Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel from the Fertility Clinic of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. Results showed that the consumption of five or more cups of...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Imagine not being able to give birth naturally. That is the reality for 6 million women in the United States. Fortunately, assisted reproduction technologies (ART) are an option for these women. Since 1978, 5 million babies have been given the gift of life as a result of these technologies. This number (5 million) was based on the number of IVF (In vitro fertilization) and ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) treatment cycles recorded worldwide up to 2008 with...
