Fertilization
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New Protocols Improve Detection Of MicroRNAs For Diagnosis
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Dec 8, 2011
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) that regulate processes including fertilization, development, and aging show promise as biomarkers of disease. They can be collected from routinely collected fluids such as blood, saliva, and urine. However, a number of factors can interfere with the accuracy of miRNA tests. In a study published online today in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics,… Full Story »
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Survey: U.S. doctors disagree on pregnancy start (Reuters)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Nov 18, 2011
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), the leading organization for this field of medicine, defines pregnancy as beginning when the fertilized egg implants in the uterus, roughly a week after fertilization. Physicians who responded that they were religious… Full Story »
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Pregnancy Beginning: Even Doctors Don't Agree
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Nov 17, 2011
Curlin's team sent questionnaires to about 1,000 ob-gyns and asked them whether pregnancy begins at conception (fertilization), when a sperm fertilizes an egg, or at implantation, when the blastocyst, a collection of cells that will become the fetus, implants in… Full Story »
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Top court to hear in vitro fertilization benefits (Reuters)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Nov 14, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether children conceived through in vitro fertilization after the death of their parent were entitled to survivor benefits under the Social Security law. The justices agreed to hear… Full Story »
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Fertilized oocytes digest paternal mitochondria
Science Daily: Pregnancy and Childbirth News &bull Nov 3, 2011
However, most of its organelles, including mitochondria, are not transmitted to the offspring. A Franco-American study involving scientists from CNRS, Inserm, Institut Pasteur, Universite Paris-Sud and UPMC(1) demonstrates for the first time how the spermatozoon organelles are digested by the oocyte shortly after fertilization. Published in the journal Science on October 28, 2011, these findings could improve cloning and medically-assisted reproductive technology and help to better understand… Full Story »
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Nobel Prize in medicine shared by three
CNN: Women's Health &bull Oct 3, 2011
The prize was divided, one half jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity," and the other half to Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and… Full Story »
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Giuliana Rancic: I'm "Nervous as Hell" to Go Through IVF Again
US Magazine Moms & Babies News &bull Sep 26, 2011
After two highly emotional, failed attempts, giving in vitro fertilization another try is easier sai[...] Full Story »
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Giuliana, Bill Rancic: We're Giving IVF Another Try!
US Magazine Moms & Babies News &bull Sep 19, 2011
So long, summer of fun! When Giuliana and Bill Rancic's second round of in vitro fertilization ende[...] Full Story »
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Getting Pregnant: Easy Ways To Encourage Fertility
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Sep 15, 2011Sometimes, problems are linked to such specific physiological issues as blocked fallopian tubes in the woman or low to no sperm count in the man -- problems that can be addressed by a fertility specialist and subsequent treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF) or… Full Story »
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To Protect People At Risk, Better Regulation Needed As More Cross Boarders In Search Of Assisted Reproduction Services
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Aug 18, 2011
An Investigation published in the UK journal Reproductive Health Matters, has asked urgent questions about the fast expansion of cross-border trade in medical services, particularly for assisted reproductive needs involving in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogate pregnancy. Deloitte estimated overall global trade in medical… Full Story »
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How Fast Is Your Biological Clock Ticking?
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Aug 9, 2011Aug. 9, 2011 -- Science may soon be able to predict more accurately how long a woman will remain fertile. A survey of healthy women carried out at the University of St. Andrews and by experts from both the University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow, all in the U.K., has revealed… Full Story »
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In Vitro Kids More Advanced, But is it Nature or Nurture?
AOL: Parent Dish &bull Jul 27, 2011
British researchers have found children conceived through in vitro fertilization start school with verbal skills eight months more advanced than those born through unplanned pregnancies. It has nothing to do with biology, researchers at Oxford University tell the London Daily… Full Story »
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Courteney Cox and Coco's Cutest Moments!
US Magazine Moms & Babies News &bull Jun 15, 2011
The Cougar Town actress turns 47 Wednesday. In honor of her big day, Us has put together some of Cox and daughter Coco's cutest mother-daughter moments. Cox's fertility struggles paralleled those of her character Monica on Friends. With the help… Full Story »
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Pregnancy Likelihood Predicted With Hormone Test
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Jun 13, 2011
Researchers at Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital conducted a study which found that women with high levels of the hormone AMH produce more eggs for in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures, making pregnancies more likely to occur. The finding… Full Story »
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Test for 6000 Genetic Diseases
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Jun 10, 2011
Recently scientists have developed an extended testing for genetic diseases called pre-implantation genetic haplotying (PGH). PGH uses an embryo from the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process and removes a single cell allowing them to test for more than 6,000 genetic… Full Story »
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Hormone test helps predict success in IVF
Science Daily: Pregnancy and Childbirth News &bull Jun 9, 2011
ScienceDaily (June 9, 2011) In a new study, women with high levels of the hormone AMH produced more eggs for in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures, and pregnancies were more likely to occur than in women with low levels. The finding could aid counseling and give doctors a new tool to adjust treatment. Given how much patients invest in in vitro fertilization (IVF), both financially and emotionally, tools to inform couples about what they might expect during their treatment can be welcome. A study by researchers at Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital shows… Full Story »
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Quiz: Is it twins?
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth Popular &bull May 24, 2011
The rate of multiple birth has gone up tremendously in the last few decades for a variety of reasons including fertility treatments like Clomid and in vitro fertilization (IVF) as well as women delaying childbearing until they are older. Whatever… Full Story »
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Quiz: Is it twins?
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth Popular &bull May 24, 2011
The rate of multiple birth has gone up tremendously in the last few decades for a variety of reasons including fertility treatments like Clomid and in vitro fertilization (IVF) as well as women delaying childbearing until they are older. Whatever… Full Story »
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Mothers of Twins: Born Tough?
AOL: Parent Dish &bull May 11, 2011
In this study, mothers of twins lived longer. Mothers of twins live longer. Really? Or does it just feel that way because the chores ... No, they really do live longer, but it's not because having twins makes you tough. These moms are born… Full Story »
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Mind/body program increases pregnancy rates in IVF treatment, study finds
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull May 10, 2011
ScienceDaily (May 9, 2011) There is no doubt that undergoing infertility treatment is stressful, with high rates of anxiety and depression reported by many patients. Mind/body therapies designed to help women reduce stress earlier in the treatment process result in higher pregnancy rates, but little is known specifically about the impact of these therapies on women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). A new study published June 1 in Fertility and Sterility, a publication of the American Society… Full Story »
