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Working to eliminate multiple pregnancies: a success story in Québec
These data demonstrate that having state-sponsored assisted reproduction treatment created an environment in which the aggressive use of eSET was possible, implemented and resulted in a significant drop in multiple-pregnancy rates approaching natural
Efficiency of aseptic open vitrification and hermetical cryostorage of human oocytes
The clinical pregnancy rate per cycle with vitrified–warmed oocytes was 35.5% (implantation rate 17.1%): resulting in the birth of seven healthy babyes. This study demonstrated that ultraviolet LN2 sterilization and hermetical cryostorage does not ad
Who should control how many embryos to transfer: the state or the patient?
An interesting debate is conducted in this issue of Reproductive BioMedicine Online on the subject of how many embryos it is safe and proper to place in a uterus, and how best to regulate this decision – if at all. It is a dilemma faced by all patien
Deep infiltrating endometriosis is associated with markedly lower body mass index: a 476 case–contro
CONCLUSIONS Endometriotic patients have lower BMI than age- and smoking-status-matched controls, independent of confounding variables. Patients with the lowest BMI (<18.5) are at a high risk of DIE.
Cytoskeletal analysis of human blastocysts by confocal laser scanning microscopy following vitrifica
However, there was a significantly higher incidence of abnormal spindles in the vitrified group compared with the fresh group, notably of spindles with a focused and an unfocused pole as well as chromosome bridging and disorganized middle spindle fib
Risk of borderline and invasive ovarian tumours after ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization
CONCLUSIONS Ovarian stimulation for IVF may increase the risk of ovarian malignancies, especially borderline ovarian tumours. More large cohort studies are needed to confirm these findings and to examine the effect of IVF treatment characteristics.
A baby estimated as the world's seven billionth has been born in India, says child rights group Plan International. Baby Nargis was born at 07:25 local time (01:55GMT) in Mall village in India's Uttar Pradesh state. Plan International says Nargis has
CONCLUSIONS The lower proportion of male births at high maternal age in pregnancies with pre-eclampsia and in pregnancies with live born SGA offspring born at term, supports the hypothesis that male fetuses are more vulnerable to maternal stress than
Egg and sperm donors to be paid more compensation.
Compensation paid to egg and sperm donors will increase under proposals approved by the UK's fertility regulator. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has agreed to much higher payments in an effort to tackle serious shortages of b
THOUSANDS of Australians have missed out on assisted reproductive treatment since the federal government changed funding last year, resulting in the loss of 1500 babies that would have otherwise been born.
DOCTORS in Canada saw a divine face in the testes of a man admitted to a hospital with severe pain and an inflamed scrotum, a scientific journal article says ~ Two years ago, doctors at a teaching hospital affiliated with Queen's University in Kingst
Ancient Depiction of Childbirth Discovered at Etruscan Site in Tuscany
An archaeological excavation at Poggio Colla, the site of a 2,700-year-old Etruscan settlement in Italy's Mugello Valley, has turned up a surprising and unique find: two images of a woman giving birth to a child.
Planning for Life Beyond a Cancer Diagnosis: Clinicians Offer Options to Protect Fertility Prior to
He explained that cancer treatment could compromise her fertility and stated there were options available if she wanted to preserve her chances of having children.
FORMER treasurer Peter Costello's exhortation to Australian families to have "one for the country" is fading from our collective memory, with the nation's fertility rate now stalled. While 297,900 babies were born last year, the highest number on rec
Fertility Chip Measures Concentration and Motility of Semen
Loes Segerink, a researcher at the University of Twente has developed a "fertility chip" that can accurately count sperm and measure their motility. The chip can be placed into a compact device for one-off use. A home test kit will soon make it possi
And now for some weighty matters on an association between obesity and IVF outcome
This issue contains two reports highlighting an association between obesity and IVF outcome (Pinborg et al., 2011, Rittenberg et al., 2011). Once again the findings show, now more robustly than ever, the detrimental effect of obesity on fertility. Th
Women who undergo IVF treatment have an increased risk of developing borderline, non-fatal ovarian tumours according to a clinical study from the Netherlands. In the research, IVF-treated women were almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with this k
Private donors are men who donate sperm directly to women. They're typically sourced through social contacts or donor websites. Donations are conducted at home using artificial insemination or intercourse. - We need to consider a range of issues to
Have your eggs frozen while you're still young, scientists advise women
Single women who have their eggs frozen so they can put off having a family till later in life may be delaying the procedure too long, fertility specialists warn.Freezing offers women the chance to store their eggs while they are still in good condit
'Wrongful life' - the children who sue for being born
Increasing numbers of Israeli children with birth defects are suing medical professionals for failing to detect abnormalities and allowing them to be born, says the New Scientist. The magazine reports that such is the Israeli Government's concern ove
The right to choose - Should parents have the right to choose the sex of their child? And also in this edition: a new survey has found millions of Australians avoid going to the dentist because it is too expensive and too frightening.
In-line filter for cylinder and house gasses
O2, N2, CO2, and tri-gas. Aire~LifeLine provides in-line air filtration with top of the line protection, delivering a better and more consistent yield of cylinder and house gasses for a wide range of med
Vit Kit - Warm NX is an adaptable, cost-effective system for use in the thawing of oocytes, pronuclear zygotes, cleavage stage embryos, and blastocyst stage embryos. Unlike many vitrification kits that feature a mono-buffered system and M199 base med
Vit Kit - Freeze NX is an adaptable, cost-effective system for use in the vitrification of oocytes, pronuclear zygotes, cleavage stage embryos, and blastocyst stage embryos. Vit Kit - Freeze NX is the latest advancement in vitrification media aimed t
S-Cryolock is the slimmer version of the original. It is a versatile, simple and efficient vitrification device that is intended for the holding, cryopreservation and storage of oocytes or embryos in liquid nitrogen.
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