IVF and the Marital Challenge
In vitro fertilization (IVF) and other forms of assisted reproduction therapies (ART) rely on substantial doses of mood-affecting hormones, which add higher peaks and deeper valleys to one's everyday emotional roller-coaster.
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Abnormal Sperm Morphology
One way to describe the shape of sperm is “sperm morphology.” It’s one of the three things a fertility specialist will be looking at when sperm is analyzed.
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Chromosomal Testing on IVF Embryos - Should You Do It?
Chromosomal testing on IVF embryos is not usually a regular part of the
IVF process. However, some fertility specialists are offering it to
couples who hope to use it to increase their chances of transferring a
healthy, strong embryo to the woman's uterus.
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ART Increasingly Safe for Mother and Child
As assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures have been perfected in recent years, the success rate of these procedures has risen admirably while safety concerns have diminished.
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Should Technology Allow Parents to "Design" Their Babies?
Is modern science approaching the point where designing the baby of one's dreams becomes a reality?
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IVF Produces Very Low Risk of Pregnancy Complications
The Australian study compared birth outcomes of babies born of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and spontaneous conception (without medical intervention).
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Unused Embryos: What Happens to Them?
Many happy new parents find themselves with an unexpected dilemma: what to do with unused embryos. There are several options but state law may limit them. Your fertility specialist is well-versed on the local laws governing all aspects of assisted reproduction
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Checking the Success Rates of ART and IVF Centers
When you are finally ready to try and get pregnant with assisted reproductive technology (ART) you should know what your clinic's success rates are.
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How Acupuncture Enhances ART
Men and women undergoing assisted reproductive therapies (ART) may find
that acupuncture enhances the effort.
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A Man’s Guide to Assisted Reproductive Technology
These options ' sometimes referred to as 'Advanced Reproductive Therapy' or 'Assisted Reproductive Technlology' (ART) can make the difference between being childless or adopting a child and having a child that's biologically your own.
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Success Rates of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), is the term used for fertility treatments. RT procedures include in vitro fertilization, electrical stimulation to
achieve ejaculation, surgical sperm removal, single sperm fertilization
and assisted implantation.
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Secondary Infertility - Problems Getting Pregnant Again
Even mothers who have conceived before can have trouble becoming pregnant again or carrying a baby to full term. Doctors refer to this common condition as "secondary infertility."
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ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology
ART stands for Assisted Reproductive Technology which includes all fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled.
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Risk of Stillbirth Found Higher After ART Use
According to a research study by Morbidity in ART (MART), the rate of stillbirth is higher in pregnancies conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) than those naturally conceived.
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Test-Tube Babies: Five Million and Counting
Louise Brown couldn't have known it but she made history when she was born in 1978. Her birth marked the beginning of a new baby boom that is gaining momentum every year. Louise was the world's first child born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
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3-Person IVF: Good Medicine or Designer Baby?
The possibility of using genetic material from three people for a single in vitro fertilization (IVF)
attempt is getting mixed reviews in the scientific community in the
United Kingdom, United States and in the general population.
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Study Calls for Improved Fertility Testing of Obese Men
Improvements may be needed in assessing male infertility. Obese men may face fertility challenges not routinely measured at this time.
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Father's Age Influences IUI Success
Scientific evidence reveals that men should also be concerned with their advancing age and reproductive health.
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Men: Hold Off On Bacon Till After IVF Success
The findings of a recent study suggests men who are part of a couple undergoing treatment for infertility may fare better if they hold off on the processed meats until a pregnancy is confirmed.
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2012 Sets Record for US IVF Births
In its 2012 annual report, the medical society says it was a record-breaking year for babies born from assisted reproductive technologies (ART). In vitro fertilization (IVF) accounted for 99%.
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Fertilization More Likely When IVF Eggs Dance to the Music
Fertility specialists in Spain discovered that fertilization rates are higher when eggs being prepped for in vitro fertilization (IVF) can dance to the music being piped into their incubator.
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Trending: Clinics Financing Fertility Treatments
Even though the array of procedures interests more people, the cost of assisted reproductive treatments (ART) can be daunting to some candidates. One encouraging trend, however, may make the price tag easier to live with.
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Maximizing Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Adenomyosis
Endometriosis and adenomyosis can affect pregnancy outcomes for women using assisted reproductive technology (ART).
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DNA Methylation and Spontaneous Abortion After ART
At the Center for Reproductive Medicine at Nanfang Hospital in the
People's Republic of China, researchers believed there was a possible
link between assisted reproductive technology (ART) and spontaneous
abortion caused by improper DNA methylation.
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Infant Growth Process: Birth to Nine Months After ART
With the technological advancement in ART (assisted reproductive
treatment) couples who were once considered infertile are now able to
conceive and give birth to biological offspring using costly
reproductive treatment.
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Current State of Vasectomy Reversal
Surgical vasectomy used to be viewed as a permanent means of
sterilization, but advancements in microsurgery have changed the playing
field.
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How Does Infertility Affect Relationships?
Infertility is the prolonged inability to conceive naturally or
with assisted reproductive technology. Some couples wait years to seek
professional fertility help and then face months or years of treatment.
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Patient Selection Criteria and Blastocyst Transfer
A total of 420 participants were included in the study completed at the Fertility-Centro de Fertilizacao Assistida in Brazil. All participants were having ICSI fertility treatments. In all, 2,781 graded blastocysts were involved.
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Nimodipine Delays Spontaneous LH Surge
Fertility specialists currently use GnRH analogue injections to stop
spontaneous surges in LH (luteinizing hormone) in female patients being
treated with assisted reproductive technology.
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Infertility Treatment and Male Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers from the Institut de readaptation
Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montreal in Quebec wanted to find out just how
effective assisted reproductive technology (ART) is for men with spinal
cord injury (SCI).
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ICSI and Newborn HCV Infection
There are procedures used in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a
form of assisted reproductive technology, that may increase the risk of
infant hepatitis C infection (HCV) when mom is HCV positive.
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Thrombophilia and Poor Ovarian Response
Researchers at Poriya Medical Center started the study into thrombophilia and ovarian response with 89 women seeking IVF-EF treatment. After the treatment, the women were placed in two groups.
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Assisted Conception Increases Risk for Birth Problems
A new study suggests babies born as the result of assisted reproduction are at least twice as likely to suffer serious complications as those born after spontaneous conception.
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Latest IVF Goal: Singleton Births, Fewer Twins
In the pioneering days of in vitro fertilization (IVF), multiple births were common. Implanting more than one embryo was a way to ensure at least one of them would result in full-term pregnancy; often more than one embryo resulted in full-term pregnancy.
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Fertility Drugs Cause More Multiple Births Than IVF
In 1971, about 1.8 percent of all babies born in the United States were multiple births - twins, triplets, or more (higher-order births). By 2011, the multiple-birth rate had climbed to 3.5 percent. The popularity of medically assisted conceptions had risen, too.
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Egg Donation Pregnancy Risk the Same for All Age Groups
There are significant pregnancy risks for women over the age of 50 who
use assisted technologies to achieve pregnancy, though the risks are no greater for women over 50 than women under 50.
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Assisted Reproduction May Lead to Psychological Trauma
Women who conceive via assisted reproduction are more likely to suffer
psychological trauma after early pregnancy loss, according to a study
published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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Serum Beta-HCG Testing Needed with Multiple Treatment Cycles
Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine recently published a
case study on a woman of 36 years who underwent two cycles clomiphene
citrate with the second cycles occurring after an undetected pregnancy
resulting from the first study.
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IVF Success Rate May Be Misleading
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is expensive but perhaps more important,
it's an emotionally charged commitment with life-changing consequences.
People considering this option undoubtedly want to work with the clinic
that has the best track record.
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Effect of Hyaluronic Acid Sperm Selection in ICSI Patients
Researchers from the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sir
Ganga Ram Hospital in India recently published a study in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics on the impact of choosing sperm bond to hyaluronic acid (HA).
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Micro-Vibration and Development of Human Embryos
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics,
micro-vibration of human embryos may prove beneficial for poor
responders. The procedure was assessed with mouse embryos and human
embryos.
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Serum HCG Levels Do Not Predict Oocyte Maturity
HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is the pregnancy hormone that triggers a positive pregnancy test. The hormone is used to help facilitate egg maturation and release.
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Cystic Fibrosis and Fertility
Cystic fibrosis is a condition that can reduce overall lifespan.
Recent medical advances have prolonged life of patients with cystic
fibrosis and with increased lifespan come increased interest in the
implications of the disease on fertility and reproduction.
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Cryotransfer of Embryos Developed from Vitrified Oocytes
Vitrification is a relatively new form of cryopreservation used to
preserve sperm and oocytes. After warming, oocytes are fertilized and
the resulting embryos are implanted using assisted reproductive
technology (ART).
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$260 for a Test-Tube Baby?
A team of Belgium fertility doctors announced development of an in
vitro fertilization (IVF) process that uses laboratory equipment much
less expensive than traditional equipment.
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How Infertility Affects the Female Identity
Throughout the ages, women, especially newly married women, have been bombarded with the same questions: When are you going to start a family? What are you waiting for? I want grandchildren; when will you give them to me? What's wrong with you that you?
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Donor Recruitment Advertisements and Recommended Donor Age
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine suggests guidelines for
egg donor qualification by fertility clinics and companies that recruit
egg donors.
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Pain Relief for Women Undergoing Oocyte Removal
A study review published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
claims no one pain relief method is better than another, but using
multiple methods concurrently may reduce pain more effectively for some
women.
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How Past ART Results Affect Future Attempts
At Tyho-Galileo Research Laboratories, researchers theorized that Moore's Law could be used to predict future IVF outcome just as it had predicted advancement in technology. IVF procedure success has steadily increased in a linear path over the last seven years.
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Tumors May Be Linked To IVF Treatment
In-vitro fertilization is one of the treatment options to increase fertility and conception rate, yet according to new research, IVF treatment may be associated with ovarian tumor growth later in life.
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