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The Latest Technology Of Ova Freezing
The latest issue in IVF is whether we can avoid freezing of embryos at all. There is the latest technology which allows for the freezing of ova; fertilising them only when they are sure to be implanted.
Three-Parent IVF Technique In Britain
LONDON--Britain is considering whether to approve a fertility treatment designed to prevent some incurable inherited diseases under which babies would be conceived from three biological parents.
Green Light For Lesbian Couples
A KEW lesbian couple have urged local Upper House MPs to support a controversial law they say will change their lives.
Grandmother-To-Be After Her Son's Death
BEDFORD, Texas (KXAN) - Her story caught national attention three years ago, and now a North Texas mother is getting ready to unfreeze her dead son's sperm to try to keep his legacy alive.
Alaina Yoakum,A San Rafael Resident,Will Give Birth To Her Sister's Baby
Whenever a woman has a baby there’s family pressures and expectations that comes with the pregnancy. But, when you’re pregnant with your sister’s kid, the whole family flies out for the delivery.
Kisspeptin Hormone Could Help Women Conceive A Baby Using IVF
Grant funding of £2.5 million has been awarded to a research project investigating a drug intended to make IVF safer. The study involves collaboration between researchers Dr Waljit Dhillo, Professor Steve Bloom (both Medicine), Professor Deborah Ashby (Public Health) and Dr Geoffrey Trew (Surgery and Cancer).
The Washington House Approved A Bill That Aims To Clarify Surrogacy
The Washington House approved a bill late Monday that aims to clarify the requirements under which women may become surrogate mothers.
Six Live Births From Frozen Eggs
The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services at the UConn Health Center recently announced that it has achieved six live births resulting from frozen eggs, including a set of twins.
IVF Baby Will Save His Brother's Life
THE parents of a toddler who is so ill that he needs monthly blood transfusions have turned to IVF treatment in an bid to have the baby that could save his life.
Costa Rica Has Three More Months To Approve The Law For In-Vitro Fertilization
The Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) - the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - has extended the deadline for Costa Rica to approve the law allowing of in-vitro fertilization. The new deadline is May 31, confirmed Costa Rica's vice-chancellor, Roberto Roverssi.
The Most Prolific Surrogate Mother Helps Childless Couples Realise The Dream
WALES’ most prolific surrogate mother has spoken of the joy that helping childless couples realise the dream of becoming parents can bring.
Emotional Distress Does Not Reduce The Chances Of Falling Pregnant Through IVF
International health insurance customers could be glad to learn that emotional distress does not reduce the chances of falling pregnant through IVF.
Freezing Unfertilized Eggs Will Be Used In The Future
Freezing embryos, women's eggs fertilized with sperm, has been done in IVF clinics for decades, but now science has improved upon freezing unfertilized eggs to use in the future.
IVF Success Grows With The Number Of Cycles
Researchers have found that couples' in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) success is dependent upon the number of cycles the woman undergoes.
A Major Breakthrough In IVF Technology
A University of Adelaide reproductive biologist has achieved a major breakthrough in IVF technology that is expected to help millions of women around the world who have suffered previous miscarriages after IVF treatment.
Uterus Is More Important For Healthy Babies
The health of a woman's uterus seems to trump the quality of her eggs when it comes to a baby conceived via fertility treatment being born full-term and at a normal weight.
The 55-Year-Old Mother Of Twins Has Undergone IVF Successfully
CHANDIGARH: At the age of 55, Kawaljeet Kaur Gowara will be a mother once again after 26 years. And it will be twins this time, as she has undergone in-vitro fertilization successfully.
Baby Joel Finally En Route To Iceland
A baby boy with Icelandic parents who was born to a surrogate mother in India last November has been stuck in the country since birth, unable to get an Icelandic passport.
In The UK Sperm And Egg Donors Will Soon Be Paid
Public attitudes to childbirth are to be tested tomorrow in a consultation launched by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, which will ask whether it is acceptable for a baby to be born, through egg donation, to a woman who is also its grandmother.
Australian Ethicist Stands Up For A Smarter Society Via Genetic Embryo Screening
A LEADING Australian ethicist has advocated genetically screening embryos to create a smarter society of superior "designer babies" with higher IQs.
