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Embryo Freezing to Keep Up With the Times
Millions of potential babies stored in freezers are waiting for the opportunity to be born. Does that sound farfetched? It's not. It is actually very real. One South Carolina couple shares how they started their family this way.
Miscarriages And IVF Failures Have Become History
Major advances utilizing embryo genetic testing with in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology have led to many new and expectant families, as reported by Reproductive Associates of Delaware (RAD) in their recent presentation at the October national meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Denver, CO.
Swedish Breakthrough In 3D Egg-Sperm Visualization
Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have been able to describe the 3D structure of a complete egg receptor that binds sperm at the beginning of fertilization. The results, published in the journal Cell, will lead to better understanding of infertility and may enable entirely new types of contraceptives.
A woman was implanted with 12 embryos
The woman dubbed Octomom for having eight babies via fertility treatment was implanted with a dozen embryos, a California state attorney has said.
Woman wishes to undergo surrogacy for her gay brother
A woman is set to make history in the UK by acting as a surrogate for her brother and his gay partner, which will make her the mother and aunt of the same baby.
New Surrogacy Bill in New South Wales
The Surrogacy Bill 2010 – which will allow children born through altruistic surrogacy arrangements to have their intended parent/s legally recognised – has now passed through NSW Parliament.
Medical Tests Fail to Predict Fertility
The method used to assess infertility in at-home tests might not be the best for identifying which women will have trouble getting pregnant, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
Repeat HIV testing of IVF couples not needed
Couples undergoing infertility treatment in the European Union are routinely tested for HIV and hepatitis multiple times, but a new study suggests that this is unnecessary.
The woman aged 59 wants to be a mother for a second time
British IVF clinic has created an ethical storm by offering treatment to a 59-year-old woman.The decision makes Susan Tollefsen the oldest woman to be offered help to conceive in the UK.At present most private clinics observe a guideline prohibiting treatment for women over the age of 50, while the NHS has a cut-off point of 39 - leading some older women to visit foreign clinics with more liberal rules.
Military Wives Turn to Surrogacy: Labor of Love or Financial Boost?
For a new mother, there is no greater joy than the miracle of birth. And for the growing number of surrogate mothers, their joy is found in carrying babies for couples who cannot have their own.
NSW Surrogacy Bill welcomed
Following the passing into law of the Adoption Amendment Bill allowing same-sex couples the right to adopt a child, the next step an LGBT parental equality for NSW is the newly-introduced Surrogacy Bill.
Guide for homosexual fathers launched
A guide for gay fathers has been launched, offering advice on adoption, fostering and surrogacy to gay couples who want to become parents.
IRTSA succesfully conducted international travelling seminar in London
October 22, 2010, London International Company IRTSA in cooperation with Clinic of Reproductive Medicine ‘Neomed’ (Kyiv) and Legal Company ‘Medical Law Center’ supported by Panamedical Consulting Ltd. (London) and information partner popular European magazine Fertility Road conducted another travelling seminar ‘Infertility treatment and reproductive technologies in Ukraine'
Memorandum of Understanding about the principles of work performance and cooperation in the sphere of organizational and legal support of ART programmes
Today the market of organizational and legal support services of infertility treatment programmes through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) is rapidly developing. Many countries around the world have a set standard ensuring reliable protection of rights and interests of all participants of ART programmes.
IVF Treatment Witnesses a breakthrough
Scientists hail to have fetched a breakthrough in infertility treatment with the development of a new IVF technique. The new technology is claimed to assist in discerning and hence selecting the healthiest embryos prior to implanting in IVF treatment. The treatment can determine the amount of their glucose intake.
Scientific breakthrough: Healthy baby born from frozen embryo that is TWENTY years old
A baby has been born from an embryo frozen 20 years ago.It is the longest time a fertilised egg has been stored before developing into a healthy baby, and could eventually lead to thousands of women having children in middle age.
Children conceived by IVF often score better than peers, study finds
Doctors and scientists are still learning about what effects in vitro fertilization may have on the health of children. But a new study of children's test scores provides evidence that IVF conception "does not have any detrimental effects on a child's intelligence or cognitive development," the author says.
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for In Vitro Fertilization
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Robert G. Edwards, an 85-year-old British scientist who pioneered the fertility treatment in vitro fertilization.
Music during pregnancy
Fertility treatment success may depend on season
Higher fertilisation rates have been found in women undergoing IVF in spring, according to new research presented at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility last week.
