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The Ministry Of External Affairs May Allow American Woman To Take Home Her Surrogate Child
The Ministry of External Affairs may finally grant clearance to United States national J Pearllinda Van Buren to take home her seven-week-old baby born to a surrogate mother here.
IVF Treatment Using Single Sperm Was A Success
Everyone knows it takes just one sperm and one egg to make a baby, but nature usually provides extra, just to be sure.
A Couple From Illinois Implants Frozen Embryos, And Gets The Second Set Of Twins
A month after Anabella and Matteus Potter were born in 2009, their parents, Adriana and Robert, agreed to disagree on what to do with two other embryos created in the same petri dish as their twins.
There Is No Negative Impact For Surrogate's Own Children
Acting as a surrogate does not negatively affect the psychological wellbeing of the surrogate's own children, according to a new study from the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge.
Surrogacy Bill To Be Introduced In Icelandic Parliament
The Icelandic parliament has voted to begin the process of making surrogate mothers legal.
Alþingi yesterday passed a resolution calling on the Minister for Welfare to assemble a working group to prepare a parliamentary bill to allow surrogacy for benevolent purposes, i.e. not as a form of business.
Can Twin Embryos Help Each Other Survive In IVF?
A new controversial study suggests a stronger embryo may help a weaker one survive in twin pregnancies created by in vitro fertilization (IVF).
DNA change between mum's egg and donor egg can cure many hereditary diseases
A controversial new gene replacement technique could wipe out many killer hereditary diseases in the womb, experts claimed yesterday.
South Africa Ensures More Predictability In Surrogacy
A new surrogacy law in South Africa suggests a way to improve those in the UK – by making surrogacy agreements enforceable.
Two Embryos Are The Best Score For IVF, New Study Shows
Women undergoing in vitro fertilization should never have more than two embryos implanted, according to a new study out of the UK. It finds that those who are implanted with three or more embryos are not more likely to become pregnant, but they do have a greater chance of delivering pre-term, due to the increased incidence of multiple births.
Frozen Embryo Transfer In IVF May Lead To Healthier Babies
IVF babies born from frozen embryos are heavier and result in longer pregnancies than those born from fresh embryos, research suggests. Freezing embryos enables couples to have several cycles of IVF with eggs collected during one round of treatment. By putting some on ice, couples can use up their fresh embryos before moving on to frozen ones at a later date.
Spanish Study: Stronger Embryo May Help The Weaker One To Survive Via IVF
A controversial new study suggests that when twin pregnancies are created by in vitro fertilization (IVF), a stronger embryo may help the weaker one to survive.
Famous American Actor, Robert De Niro, welcomes a child via surrogate
He's pushing 70, but he's a new dad again. Robert De Niro, 68, and his wife Grace Hightower De Niro, 56, welcomed a baby girl late last week thanks to a crutch many older and same-sex couples are counting on to expand their families: a surrogate.
UK Сouple Wins IVF Funding In Court
A PORTSMOUTH couple have won a rare IVF funding victory.
‘Fertility Wand’: Double Chances Of Becoming Pregnant
Scientists have developed a ‘fertility wand’ that has been shown to double the chances of becoming pregnant.
Khloe Kardashian To Attempt IVF Treatment
According to Us Weekly, Khloe and Lamar will have their struggles with infertility documented in the upcoming season of Khloe and Lamar, the reality show that became a spinoff hit from Keeping Up with the Kardashians. A source close to the couple who talked to Us Weekly told them that Khloe and Lamar have been trying to get pregnant the natural way for the entirety of their marriage but have been unsuccessful, so now Khloe is looking at going the IVF route.
Mother Is Considering To Freeze Her Eggs So That Her Daughter Could Conceive In Future
An Aberdeenshire woman is considering freezing her eggs so that her nine-year-old daughter can use them to start a family in the future.
Vitamins During IVF Increase Chances Of Successful Conception
All women who are trying to have a baby should take special 'conception' vitamins after a study found fertility patients were twice as likely to get pregnant if they were taking them.
IRTSA Successfully Conducted Informational Webinar For UK Citizens
November 25, 2011, International Agency 'IRTSA Ukraine' in cooperation with Clinic of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecology ‘Zlin’ (Zlin, Сzech Republic) and Legal Company ‘Medical Law Center’ supported by Panamedical Consulting Ltd. (London) conducted informational webinar ‘Infertility treatment and reproductive technologies in the Сzech Republic' specially for the citizens of Great Britain. Webinar agenda included today’s most important medical, organizational and legal issues on ART programmes in the Сzech Republic.
First Ever Way To Assess Fetal Brain Development
A team of researchers at the MedUni's Clinical Department of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology has demonstrated for the first time ever that there are fetal brain developments that can be measured using functional magnetic resonance tomography in the womb. This means, says study leader Veronika Schöpf, that pathological changes to brain development will be detectable earlier than they are currently -- and appropriate measures can be taken in good time.
Placental Embryonic Stem Cells Help Repair Damaged Organs
Why wait to be born to develop a healing hand? Mouse fetuses will give up stem cells to repair their mother's heart. The discovery could explain why half the women who develop heart weakness during or just after pregnancy recover spontaneously.
