Money Woes Keeping Many Couples from Fertility Treatments Oct 24, 2009
A single cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF) costs about $12,000, and several cycles may be needed, according to the ASRM. ... The economic downturn may even be affecting the decisions of egg donors, who are paid between $4,000 to $10,000 to donate eggs to infertile women undergoing IVF.. (MEDLINEplus)
Assessing Embryo Metabolism May Aid In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Success Oct 24, 2009
Assessing Embryo Metabolism May Aid IVF Success: MedlinePlus ... Assessing Embryo Metabolism May Aid IVF Success ... THURSDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Examining the metabolism of embryos may help determine which ones offer the best chance of success with in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study finds. (MEDLINEplus)
A step too far? Oct 23, 2009
When IVF was first developed many people felt very unhappy about making babies in test tubes, and now it is something which the majority accept ... The babies would have to be conceived through IVF as surgeons believe these women may run a greater risk of ectopic pregnancies ... Susan Seenan of the UK's Infertility Network said: "Clearly there does come a point when enough is enough, and treatment can go too far. We do need to consider the potential ramifications very carefully. "This kind of... (BBC News -- Health)
Identifying Metabolism Of Healthy Embryo Could Improve Infertility Treatment Oct 23, 2009
22, 2009) Embryos that are most likely to result in a pregnancy are crucial to the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) but are difficult to identify. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine, led by Emre Seli, M.D., are developing a fast, non-invasive test to help assess embryo viability for IVF. ... Women undergoing infertility treatment with IVF are hormonally stimulated to produce multiple eggs, which are then fertilized in the lab. (Science Daily)
Traffic pollution may increase miscarriage risk Oct 23, 2009
The study, which included 400 women having IVF treatment in Brazil, found that those who became pregnant in winter, when pollution levels are particularly high, were twice as likely to miscarry in the first eight weeks as those who conceived at other times of the year ... In another study, which was conducted by American researchers on 7,500 women undergoing IVF, a decline in fertility was found due to exposure to nitrogen dioxide, another common air pollutant. (India Times, India)
Womb transplants 'a step closer' Oct 22, 2009
Richard Smith, consultant gynaecological surgeon at Hammersmith Hospital, told the American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in Atlanta the team's next step would involve getting rabbits pregnant through IVF treatment ... Conception would also need to be through IVF because women with a transplanted womb could be at higher risk of ectopic pregnancy. (BBC News -- UK)
New IVF Guidelines Aim to Reduce Multiple Births Oct 22, 2009
Key provision limits embryo transfers. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
UK experts back folic acid in bread Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 08:23 GMT, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 09:23 UK. Experts back folic acid in bread. (BBC News -- Health)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Oct 21, 2009
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 23:06 GMT 00:06 UK. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Condom 'rivals pill's popularity' Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 10:41 GMT, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 11:41 UK. Condom 'rivals pill's popularity. (BBC News -- Health)
White wines 'bad for the teeth' Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 23:07 GMT, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 00:07 UK. White wines 'bad for the teeth. (BBC News -- Health)
Ethnic liver cells help drug race Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 13:34 GMT, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 14:34 UK. The liver cells have been derived from adult skin cells. (BBC News -- Health)
Plane dismantled over lost mobile Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 18:08 GMT, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 19:08 UK. The company thanked passengers for their patience. (BBC News)
IVF couples warned over drinking Oct 21, 2009
Couples trying to conceive through IVF could be significantly harming their chances if they share the equivalent of a bottle of wine a week, experts warn ... Doctors said couples may want to "play it safe" and not drink at all to maximise their chances of IVF success ... It may be that if you are trying for a baby with IVF and want to maximise your chances of success, you may want to 'play safe' and not drink at all. (BBC News -- Health)
Sparrows 'learn song by twitter' Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 00:02 GMT, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 01:02 UK. Sparrows 'learn song by twitter. (BBC News -- Science)
What is the future of music online? Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 09:56 GMT, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 10:56 UK. What is the future of music online. (BBC News -- Technology)
Stem cell progress on Parkinson's Oct 21, 2009
However, embryo stem cell research remains controversial, as many individuals and groups are opposed to the use of embryos in this way, whether they are "left over" from IVF or specially-created to match the transplant patient. There are hopes that eventually, cells from adults could be "persuaded" by chemicals in the laboratory to behave more like embryonic or foetal stem cells. (Yahoo News -- Parkinson's Disease)
British actors dominate TV Globes Oct 21, 2009
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 10:47 GMT. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Deaf audiences can 'see' dialogue Oct 21, 2009
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 07:24 GMT 08:24 UK. (Yahoo News -- Disabilities and the Disabled)
Want to Get Pregnant? Just Relax Oct 21, 2009
Alice Domar, who runs a fertility center in Boston and also works at Harvard Medical School, found that women who took part in a stress management program while having a second round of assisted fertility treatment had a 160 percent greater pregnancy rate than women getting IVF alone ... "This study shows that stress management may improve pregnancy rates, minimizing the stress of fertility management itself, improving the success rates of IVF procedures, and ultimately, helping to alleviate the... (MEDLINEplus)
The inner me Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 09:14 GMT, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 10:14 UK. Just what does make me 'me. (BBC News -- Health)
Five-step check for nano safety Oct 21, 2009
IVF couples warned over drinking. Swine flu vaccination under way. (Yahoo News -- Nanotechnology)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Oct 21, 2009
IVF couples warned over drinking. Microsoft unleashes new Windows. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
Cannabis 'affecting young minds' Oct 21, 2009
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Sunday, 10 December 2006, 00:36 GMT. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
Celeb Moms in Their 40s Oct 20, 2009
Cox, who conceived Coco through in vitro fertilization or IVF, when she was 39, will most likely find it more difficult her second go-round ... IVF using donated eggs runs between $20,000 and $25,000, Paulson said ... Many policies won't cover IVF, egg donors or surrogacy. (ABC News)
Egg screening 'ups IVF success' Oct 20, 2009
Egg screening 'ups IVF success ... A screening technique can double the chance of IVF success, giving hope to tens of thousands of women struggling to have children, say experts ... The results are particularly impressive as many of the women were on their "last chance" at IVF - they were typically aged 39 with two failed IVF cycles behind them. (BBC News -- Health)
Medical society boots doc in octuplets case Oct 20, 2009
Medical society boots doctor who did IVF in Suleman octuplets case - CNN.com ... Medical society boots doctor who did IVF in Suleman octuplets case ... An employee at Kamrava's Beverly Hills, California, clinic -- the West Coast IVF Clinic -- said the doctor would not be commenting on the expulsion. (CNN -- US)
Action call on IVF waiting times Oct 20, 2009
Labour has called on the Scottish government to end what it claimed was a "postcode lottery" on IVF treatment. Jackie Baillie MSP contacted every Scottish NHS board after a constituent approached her about the length of IVF waiting times in her area ... Jackie Sansbury, director of strategic planning and modernisation at NHS Lothian, said: "NHS Lothian follows the guidelines established by the Scottish Government's Expert Advisory Group on Infertility Services in Scotland (Eagiss) group on the... (BBC News -- UK)
'Octomom' doctor expelled from fertility group Oct 19, 2009
He's director of the West Coast IVF Clinic ... Suleman has said that her fertility doctor, Michael Kamrava of the West Coast IVF Clinic in Beverly Hills, transferred six embryos to her uterus for each of her pregnancies. (USA Today -- News)
IVF Websites Often Mum on Embryo Gene Test Risks Oct 16, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fertility clinic websites aren't doing a great job of explaining the risks of testing an embryo for genetic disorders before it's implanted in the womb, researchers found. (MEDLINEplus)
In-vitro fertilization has its price Oct 11, 2009
While IVF creates thousands of new families a year, an increasing number of the newborns are twins, and they carry special risks often overlooked in the desire to produce babies ... Frequently, they have come to IVF as a last resort after years of other treatments, are paying out of pocket, and are anxious to be successful on the first try ... The government estimates that caring for premature infants costs $26 billion a year, including $1 billion for IVF babies, expenses that eventually get... (Boston Globe)
Study Examines Ethical Dilemmas Of Medical Tourism Oct 9, 2009
24, 2009) The common belief is that it won't hurt to try alternative fertility treatments before reverting to in vitro fertilization (IVF). But a new study finds that the success of IVF treatment is 30 percent. (Science Daily)
Need a New Heart? Grow Your Own. Oct 4, 2009
These cells are generally taken from embryos created during in vitro fertilization but never implanted in a patient; IVF clinics around the country have hundreds of thousands of these leftover frozen embryos. Critics argue that life begins at conception and these human embryos should not be used for research. (Boston Globe)
Texas judge rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional... Oct 3, 2009
"That is what is important here.Anything less than calling it marriage would be treating homosexuals as a 2nd class citizen. Hence why the ban was struck down.Even if it was considered "wrong" in God's eyes, it would be between that person and God, not the government.","createdAt":"2 Oct 2009 23:43:58... (The Drudge Report)
Legal Woes for New Orleans In Vitro Clinic Sep 30, 2009
It's the cutting edge science that creates life in a petri dish, but it turns out that at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, a simple accounting error in its IVF program could have as many as 100 parents wondering whether they really are the parents of their children. (CBS). (CBS News -- Evening News)
IVF clinics' success rates online Sep 30, 2009
IVF success rates are now almost indistinguishable among clinics, so patients need to take other factors into account, the regulator says ... The number of IVF treatments continues to rise and for women under 42 the success rates are up ... 3%, the overall success rate from IVF was highest for the under 35s - up slightly from the previous year. (BBC News -- UK)
Embryo Mix-Up Sep 30, 2009
The couple was told just before IVF transfer that their embryos had been either misplaced or mislabeled. "They lay awake at night wondering where their embryo could be," she said. (ABC News)
Embryo Mix-ups Stun Parents in La., Ohio Sep 26, 2009
It's the cutting edge science that creates life in a petri dish, but it turns out that at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, a simple accounting error in its IVF progra 00004000 m could have as many as 100 parents wondering whether they really are the parents of their children ... According to Ochsner officials, the problem occurred at the point in the IVF process when embryos that are to be stored for later use are placed in freezers filled with liquid nitrogen, reports CBS News correspondent... (CBS News)
Ochsner suspends in vitro program, unable to account for embryos Sep 26, 2009
He says an internal audit brought into question, the overall reliability of the IVF program ... "We have reason to believe the IVF center has been compromised due to what appears to be a significant labeling issue which makes us unable to account for all of the frozen embryos in our IVF Center," said Quinlan ... So why did it take a year to confirm Ochsner's IVF program was in fact compromised. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Picking The Best Embryo For IVF Sep 26, 2009
In vitro fertilization, or IVF, has two major drawbacks ... Because of the problems posed by multiple pregnancies, there's been a trend toward IVF with just a single embryo ... "The ability to select the single, most viable embryo from within a cohort available for transfer will revolutionize the practice of IVF," study researcher Gayle M. Jones says in a news release. (CBS News -- Health)
Couple says they got the wrong embryos Sep 24, 2009
Carolyn and Sean tried on and off for 10 years to have another child before turning to IVF. Eventually, Carolyn became pregnant with the couple's third child, resulting in another difficult and premature birth ... With five embryos left over from IVF -- and despite the risks to Carolyn's health -- the Savages, guided by their religious beliefs, refused to let the unused embryos at the clinic languish ... The Savages are not releasing the name of the clinic where they underwent the IVF procedure,... (CNN)
Save-A-Date: Sept. 24 Sep 24, 2009
Speaker is Dr. Alice D. Domar, executive director of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health; director of Mind/Body Services at Boston IVF; assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School; senior staff psychologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; best-selling author; adviser to several magazines; and a guest on national TV programs. To become a member of the Wellesley Mothers Forum, visit www. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Watching India Sep 22, 2009
Google Baby focuses on the work of Indian gynaecologist Dr Nayna Patel, whose IVF clinic in Anand provides surrogates who bear babies for foreign couples. The film raises many ethical and emotional questions without being judgmental. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Early Alzheimer's: too cruel to pass on to your children Sep 14, 2009
They are trying to have children through IVF. A technique called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD, can be used to screen out embryos carrying the bad gene ... IVF experts plan to lobby the Government next year to add it to Medicare. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Young, fighting fit and facing genetic time bomb Sep 14, 2009
They are trying, so far unsuccessfully, to have children through IVF. A technique called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD, can be used to screen out embryos carrying the bad gene. Monash IVF's Professor Gab Kovacs says his group has done almost 400 such procedures for single-gene disorders since 2000, including some for younger-onset Alzheimer's ... IVF experts plan to lobby the Government next year to add it to Medicare. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Defining sex Sep 12, 2009
"They went on to produce sperm and father a baby through IVF.". How is the psychological aspect dealt with. (BBC News -- Health)
Infertility And The Battle Of The Sexes: Evolutionary Explanation For Today's Fertility Problems? Sep 11, 2009
Dr. Hasson says that IVF specialists can optimize fertility odds by more carefully calculating the number of sperm placed near the female ova. And nature itself may have its say as well. (Science Daily)
Help for IVF but not eyes Sep 9, 2009
IVF medicare cataract surgery ... Having given ground on IVF costs yesterday, the Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, now faces Senate pressure to axe another Medicare savings measure, the halving of the rebate on cataract surgery that could lift patients' out-of-pocket costs by $400 ... The concession follows warnings from IVF specialists that patients faced a $1700 jump in fees for a typical fertility treatment cycle - a claim Ms Roxon denied. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
IVF fee clampdown test for Roxon Sep 4, 2009
Latest Medicare figures show that IVF specialists and obstetricians lifted their fees last year by 20 per cent, a statistic the doctors say they don't believe ... Ms Roxon has declared that a typical IVF cycle costs about $6000 but there are doctors charging more than $10,000 ... The IVF Directors Group contradicts Ms Roxon, saying that according to its survey of charges by about 50 fertility treatment practices, typical out-of-pocket costs would rise by $1700 to about $2300. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Pregnancy from 'screened egg' Sep 2, 2009
IVF pregnancy from screened egg ... Scientists have tested the eggs for abnormalities which cause IVF to fail ... Ultimately we could reach the holy grail of one cycle of IVF, one egg, one embryo and one baby. (BBC News -- Health)
Are 'Operation Vacations' Worth the Trip? Sep 2, 2009
If you re willing to globe trot for medical care, the savings can be substantial, anywhere from 50 to 90 percent depending on the procedure, says Josef Woodman, president of Healthy Travel Media and author of "Patients Beyond Borders. A root canal that costs $600 in the United States, Woodman notes, might only run $265 in Mexico, $190 in Costa Rica, $165 in Thailand, and $120 in Hungary. A heart bypass, anywhere from $70-$133K in the U.S., might cost about $22K in Thailand, around $16K in... (Fox News)
What happens to extra embryos after IVF? Sep 2, 2009
What happens to extra embryos after IVF ... What happens to extra embryos after IVF ... Many once-infertile couples can't decide what to do with extra IVF embryos. (CNN -- Health)
www.essentialbaby.com.au Sep 2, 2009
Obstetricians and IVF specialists have increased their fees by more than 20 per cent in the past year, Medicare figures reveal, in a move the Government has slammed as a grab for public cash. SIMON GROTH 1 Sep. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Doctors hail new egg-screening technique after first birth Sep 2, 2009
Professor Simon Fishel hopes the new test which led to baby Oliver will help couples with repeated IVF failures. The first baby conceived with the help of a new egg screening technique which could offer hope to women for whom IVF has repeatedly failed has been born ... Oliver was born to a 41-year-old woman who had had 13 failed IVF treatments. (BBC News -- UK)
Lesbians given equal birth rights Aug 31, 2009
According to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, there were 728 lesbians who underwent in vitro fertilisation (IVF) between 1999 and 2006. And in the same period, there were 5,211 lesbian females who received donor insemination (DI) treatment. (BBC News -- UK)
Did you go to heaven and get Mummy? Aug 30, 2009
" Mr Cuthbertson and Ms Kimm were single parents when they met on the sidelines at Little Athletics near their home town of Mudgee in 2003. They became friends and gradually fell in love, creating a blended family with his son Luke and her children Steven and Nicole. "Initially I was against the idea of children because it involved IVF. But then one day I looked on as Petah nursed my brother's baby ... We pushed ahead with the IVF. She conceived straight away. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Cancer on rise as births delayed Aug 29, 2009
Obstetricians and IVF specialists have increased their fees by more than. Top National articles. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Baby boom followed by fertility fee boom Aug 29, 2009
The Government is proposing to cap amounts obstetrics patients can claim back through the Medicare safety net, which Ms Roxon has blamed for huge fee rises, including a 290 per cent rise in IVF treatment fees in five years, much of the rise since the safety net was introduced in 2004 ... But the chairman of the IVF Directors Group, Richard Henshaw, said he would be ''gobsmacked if the average fee rise has been 20 per cent'' in fertility treatment centres ... Ms Roxon has been angered by recent... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
SARS spurs China to act on AIDS Aug 29, 2009
com, at a glance including the secrets of higher dimensions, IVF at $300 a session, and why one of our reporters apparently isn't human. Most read. (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Embryo mix-ups Aug 28, 2009
My fight to stop IVF mix-ups. Fertilising eggs from the wrong sperm donor is a nightmare scenario for IVF clinics, which came to light in the case of a white woman in Leeds who found herself giving birth to black twins in 2002 ... Eventually she wrote to the hospital's lead clinician and to IVF watchdog the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. (BBC News -- Health)
CRi Oosight Imaging System a Key to Breakthrough Gene Replacement Method With Potential to Prevent Inherited Mitochondrial Diseases Aug 28, 2009
In in vitro fertilization (IVF) the Oosight system is used as an aid to intracytosplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The system not only provides assurance that the genetic material is not damaged by the injection needle, but it can also be used as a measurement tool to assess egg viability in both fresh and frozen eggs. (PR Newswire)
Stem cell progress on Parkinson's Aug 27, 2009
However, embryo stem cell research remains controversial, as many individuals and groups are opposed to the use of embryos in this way, whether they are "left over" from IVF or specially-created to match the transplant patient. There are hopes that eventually, cells from adults could be "persuaded" by chemicals in the laboratory to behave more like embryonic or foetal stem cells. (Yahoo News -- Parkinson's Disease)
BREAKTHROUGH: GENE THERAPY FOR THE UNBORN... Aug 27, 2009
Scientists are on the verge of ridding inherited diseases from future generations with a new technique for swapping genes between unfertilised human eggs before the resulting IVF embryos are implanted into the womb ... Such a procedure would break new ground and raise fresh ethical concerns over the direction of IVF research because it would lead to permanent changes to the genetic make-up of children that would be passed on to subsequent generations of the same families. (The Drudge Report)
Genetic advance raises IVF hopes Aug 27, 2009
" The development has been welcomed by Professor Peter Braude, an IVF specialist at Guys and St Thomas's hospital. He said: "It is a very nice approach that could potentially help thousands of women with mitochondrial disease. " But some groups have expressed concern that this method involves making a genetic change to an egg that can be passed down through generations. Dr Helen Wallace, of the campaign group GeneWatch, said: "The fact that treatment effects would persist for generations means... (BBC News -- Science)
