To Whom Joe Biden Bows Sep 10, 2008
It ordered the Department of Health Human Services to "conduct and support research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells ... derived from human embryos that have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics.". In other words, it said taxpayers who share Biden's understanding that life begins at conception must pay taxes to fund researchers who kill what Biden affirms are human beings. (Human Events Online)
A Biological Clock for Dads Too Sep 9, 2008
It used to be that "if you had hair on your chest, it was your wife's problem," says Barry Behr, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Stanford Medical School and director of Stanford's in vitro fertilization laboratory. Even now, he said, though about half of infertility cases are caused by male factors, such as low sperm count or motility, there are many more tests to evaluate a woman's fertility than a man's. (Time.com)
* So close, but so far Sep 7, 2008
They got Nickholas when he was 3 days old but decided to proceed with in vitro fertilization, fearing that they might not be able to keep the boy. The fertility treatment worked, and Ignagni became pregnant with triplets who were born eight months after Nickholas. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Lab On A Chip' Improves Success Of In Vitro Fertilization Sep 5, 2008
Lab On A Chip' Improves Success Of In Vitro Fertilization ... Lab On A Chip' Improves Success Of In Vitro Fertilization ... 4, 2008) In a finding that could boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF), researchers report development of a tiny "lab on a chip" to evaluate the fitness of embryos harvested for transfer. (Science Daily)
Science Questions for Would-Be Presidents Sep 4, 2008
Embryonic stem cells Both McCain and Obama support harvesting stem cells from embryos left over from in vitro fertilization. McCain would ban scientists from using donor eggs to create disease-specific stem cell lines or chimeric animals to see how human stem cells behave during development. (Scientific American)
Jodie Foster looks pregnant Sep 2, 2008
The 45-year-old actress is widely reported to have conceived sons Kit, 7 and 10-year-old Charlie by in vitro fertilization with the late film director Randy Stone, who died of heart-related problems in February. However, Foster has never disclosed who their father is. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
HEALTH BLOG: Opening up the medicine chest Sep 2, 2008
Medicine chest - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Grapefruit juice can reduce drug absorption, too. (USA Today -- Money)
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 27, 2008 Sep 2, 2008
Scientists could improve the success rate of in vitro fertilization using a "lab on a chip " to study embryos ... A "lab on a chip" to improve success of in vitro fertilization Analytical Chemistry ... In a finding that could boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF), researchers report development of a tiny "lab on a chip" to evaluate the fitness of embryos harvested for transfer. (EurekAlert!)
Officer's sexuality no longer confusing Aug 29, 2008
Several years ago, her then-partner s oldest son from another relationship was picking on a younger son they had through in vitro fertilization. She says she became enraged. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
First Indian frozen egg cell baby born in Chennai Aug 29, 2008
Another doctor from GG Hospital Priya Selvaraj says, "Unlike other in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures which have a success rate of 30 to 35 per cent this one results only in 1 per cent success.". It is also difficult to find a donor whose egg can be used. (IBNLive.com)
Fertility Treatments Increase Gene Mutations in Males Aug 28, 2008
The use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) or another assisted fertility technique called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to conceive appears to increase the odds of Y-chromosome defects or "microdeletions" in male offspring, Chinese researchers report. Such deletions could result in defective sperm production and possibly also hypospadias -- a common birth defect of the penis that occurs when the urinary outlet develops on the underside of the penis rather than at the tip. (Newsmax)
'Roe' won't survive a GOP president Aug 26, 2008
Were this view to come to pass and a single-cell zygote were imbued with 14th Amendment rights to life, liberty and property, not only would abortion rights go away, but infertile couples would lose the option of in vitro fertilization. It would also mean the end of all embryonic stem cell research. (Anchorage Daily News)
For Your Benefit: VA benefits Aug 25, 2008
A: Abortions and abortion counseling; in vitro fertilization; drugs, biological, and medical devices not approved by the Food and Drug Administration unless the treating medical facility is conducting formal clinical trials, or the drugs, biologicals, or medical devices are prescribed under a compassionate use exemption; gender alterations; hospital and outpatient care for a veteran who is either a patient or inmate in an institution of another government agency if that agency has a duty to give... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Doctors and the Supreme Court Aug 21, 2008
Physicians can refuse to perform any procedure, such as abortion or in vitro fertilization, that they find morally objectionable. But if they do perform such procedures, they cannot provide them to some groups of patients and not to others. (Los Angeles Times)
McCain and Obama on Abortion Aug 21, 2008
Couples who undergo in vitro fertilization and then choose not to implant all the embryos are surely violating the rights of those that are discarded or frozen. Some forms of contraception, such as IUDs and the morning-after pill, would presumably be illegal if they affect the ability of an egg to implant. (Time.com)
'Only' doesn't mean 'lonely' Aug 19, 2008
Shereen and her husband, Kyle, have gone to great lengths to give him a sibling: four rounds of artificial insemination, acupuncture, in vitro fertilization. No dice. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
East Texans find success in stem cell treatments Aug 13, 2008
As a result of standard in vitro fertilization practices, many excess human embryos are created. Participants in in vitro fertilization treatment decide the disposition of excess embryos, and many people have donated their excess embryos for research purposes ... Existing stem cell lines: There are more than 60 human embryonic stem cell lines that have been developed from excess embryos created for in vitro fertilization with the consent of the donors and without financial inducement. (News-Journal.com)
Disease-specific stem cells to boost research Aug 12, 2008
Uncommitted stem cells initially required a source of embryonic tissues, which were generally obtained from clinics that discard those not used during in vitro fertilization procedures. This made them both difficult to come by and controversial, and scientists that received federal funding were limited to studying just a handful of stem cell lines. (Ars Technica)
HEALTH BLOG: Are fruit drinks or soda worse for diabetics? Aug 11, 2008
Scientists are zeroing in on genes that could help identify which embryos created by in vitro fertilization will result in a successful pregnancy, Reuters. For now, infertility specialists often transfer more than one embryo into a woman's womb to increase her chances of having a baby. (USA Today -- Life)
The Clay Baby Is Born Aug 10, 2008
Aug. 8, 2008 11:02 AM PDT by. Michael Tweed/ZUMA Press, WB. (E! Online)
Study: Infertility Treatments No Help Aug 9, 2008
They conclude that the generally higher-tech option, in vitro fertilization -- in which eggs and sperm are fertilized in the lab, and then the embryo is implanted in the uterus -- may be the most cost-effective option ... " But the less aggressive, less expensive fertility treatments are worth a try in some women, says Mousa Shamonki, MD, director of in vitro fertilization and assisted reproduction at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center. For unexplained infertility, the... (CBS News)
Owner calls clones of her beloved dog 'a miracle' Aug 8, 2008
Actually, the cloning process isnt much different than in vitro fertilization, she says. Basically, DNA is taken out and the DNA is inserted into a surrogate mother dog, who then has the babies very normally. (MSNBC -- Health)
Twins set to start lives on auspicious day Aug 8, 2008
They are scheduled for delivery at 7:30 a.m. at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women ren by Dr. Thomas Kosasa, medical director of the Pacific In Vitro Fertilization Institute and chief of reproductive endocrinology at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. The eighth day of the eighth month of 2008 is a special day for the Chinese, who feel number eight is good luck. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Continuereading Aug 7, 2008
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HEALTH BLOG: Read the latest child wellness tips Aug 5, 2008
Parenting and kids' health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Unhappy about Happy Meals and the like. (USA Today -- Money)
IVF dangers may be overblown Aug 4, 2008
Now, a study led by Dr. Liv Bente Romundstad from St. Olavs University Hospital in Norway concludes that the increased risk may be due to the underlying causes of infertility rather than the in vitro fertilization procedure itself. She compared birth weight, size, gestation age, and infant death rate in women who had conceived one child spontaneously and another with IVF assistance with those of women who only conceived using IVF. The findings suggests that since women who conceived both ways... (Boston Globe)
Araxes close to a boy to call their own Aug 3, 2008
Twice she has had in vitro fertilization, a procedure where they combine the eggs and sperm outside of the body, then put it back into the uterus. She's received the GIFT (Gamete intrafallopian transfer), which ultimately, was pretty misnamed, unless you consider incisions and needles and five-figure bills your idea of a present. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Infertility Surgeries for Men Aug 3, 2008
Since MESA sperm often cannot swim on their own, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is often necessary along with in vitro fertilization. ICSI is a process by which sperm is injected directly into the egg for fertilization, and in vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process by which embryos are placed directly into the uterus for gestation. (Suite101.com)
"Survivor" All-Stars Ready for Battle Aug 2, 2008
She has said she had in vitro fertilization before conceiving her girls ... "There's a reasonably good chance that some of these women had twins because of in vitro fertilization," says physician Judy Albert of Reproductive Health Specialists in Pittsburgh. (Yahoo News -- Survivor)
Freezing time? Banking eggs buys hope Jul 31, 2008
I learned in my research that the technique used to harvest a woman's eggs for freezing is the same one used during in vitro fertilization: A woman injects herself with hormones to stimulate egg production. Then a doctor uses a needle to extract each egg. (MSNBC -- Health)
Newsweek: Survive cancer, have a baby Jul 31, 2008
Men are benefiting from a procedure that allows urologists to find a single live sperm to bank, which can then be used in an in vitro fertilization method that requires just one sperm. Women can freeze eggs or ovarian tissue, though success rates are still low. (MSNBC -- Health)
Scientists Announce Mouse Sperm Cryopreservation Breakthrough Jul 31, 2008
When frozen sperm are needed for fertilization, they are thawed and incubated in in vitro fertilization media for an hour before adding oocyte cumulus masses (clusters of egg cells) ... (May 14, 2004) A new Mayo Clinic study shows that couples using in vitro fertilization have the same likelihood of successful pregnancy whether the sperm used is frozen or fresh. (Science Daily)
2 girls born from frozen eggs in Minn. Jul 31, 2008
Web Search powered by yahoo. 2 girls born from frozen eggs in Minn. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
In Vitro Fertilization Increases; More and More Women Apply for It Jul 28, 2008
In vitro fertilization supposes a removal of the eggs from a womans ovaries and combines them with sperm in the lab. After that doctors pick the best embryos and implant them in the womans uterus. (Enews 2.0)
Egg Retrieval For In Vitro Fertiliz... Jul 27, 2008
Egg Retrieval For In Vitro Fertilization: How You or Your Donor's Eggs Are Retrieved for IVF ... Egg Retrieval For In Vitro Fertilization ... Egg Retrieval For In Vitro Fertilization. (Suite101.com)
Test Tube Babies: Debate Still Rages 30 Years Later Jul 27, 2008
She is all grown up and perfectly normal, and her life has helped to legitimize in vitro fertilization. Since her birth, more than 3 million babies have been born through IVF, in which the egg is fertilized outside the body and then implanted in the womb. (ABC News)
New IVF Dilemmas Make Old Fears Seem Quaint Jul 26, 2008
Brown was the mother of the very first baby created by in vitro fertilization, the very technique used in the Indian septuagenarian birth ... Others bemoaned the creation of life without sexual intercourse, fearing that in vitro fertilization would degrade human dignity as people became the object of mechanistic creation in glass dishes ... The biggest fear was that in vitro fertilization might produce deformed or dead babies. (NBC 11.com)
Pregnancy Results Good with Single-Embryo Transfer Jul 26, 2008
Dr. Aaron K. Styer and colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, compared the pregnancy outcomes of 52 women who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) with a single-embryo transfer versus 187 women who underwent a double-embryo transfer. All of the subjects were 37 years old or younger. (MEDLINEplus)
Minimally Invasive Treatment Helps Infertile Men Jul 24, 2008
This treatment could be a "useful adjunct to in vitro fertilization therapy.". SOURCE: Radiology, August 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Male Infertility Treatment Skips Surgery Jul 23, 2008
Varicocele Treatment May Reduce Need For Surgery Or In Vitro Fertilization. July 22, 2008. (CBS News)
Thirty Years After First Test Tube Baby, Scientists Pursue Healthier Human Embryo Jul 23, 2008
July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- On the 30th anniversary of the birth of the world's first "test tube baby," Louise Brown of England, embryologists at one of the nation's largest in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics are conducting a clinical study aimed at the pursuit of a healthier human embryo with dramatically increased chances of full gestation to birth of a healthy baby ... Traditionally, in vitro fertilization (IVF) specialists have improved the odds by transferring more than one embryo to a... (PR Newswire)
HEALTH BLOG: Mental health news and notes Jul 23, 2008
Stanford scientists have developed a test that can predict with 70% accuracy whether a woman undergoing in vitro fertilization will get pregnant, reports. The test, conducted after her eggs have been fertilized but before they've been transferred to her uterus, is based on four factors: the total number of embryos produced, the percentage that stopped dividing after a few days, the number of embroys made up of eight cells and the woman's blood levels of a hormone called FSH. You can (and I would... (USA Today -- Money)
Is It Time to Give Up on Therapeutic Cloning? A Q&A with Ian Wilmut Jul 22, 2008
If you produced an embryo by in vitro fertilization (IVF), grew out cells, corrected the mutation, and then cloned to make a new embryo, you're using it as a tool for correction of genetic disease and that child would not be a genetically identical twin. I personally wouldn't find anything wrong with that. (Scientific American)
Thirty Years After First IVF Baby: What Will the Future Bring? Jul 18, 2008
Nobody could believe it,' say North Carolina fertility experts, reflecting on fears of the past, hopes of the future CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- With July 25 marking the thirtieth birthday of the world's first "test-tube baby," Charlotte fertility specialists say that much of the initial worries over the brave new world of in vitro fertilization (IVF) have given way to unforeseen sociological and medical developments that few could have predicted over the last three decades --... (PR Newswire)
His biological clock is ticking, too Jul 13, 2008
The scientists suggest that when either the man or the woman is over age 35, infertility treatment options, including in vitro fertilization (so-called test tube fertilization), might be more successful than intrauterine insemination (so-called turkey baster insemination. . (Los Angeles Times)
Embryo Adoption Jul 13, 2008
In Vitro Fertilization. Through a procedure called In Vitro Fertilization, or IVF, the ovaries of the mother are stimulated to produce a larger than normal quantity of eggs, to then be harvested and artificially fertilized with the father s sperm. (Suite101.com)
Uterus Size May Predict Risk for Premature Twins After In Vitro Fertilization Jul 13, 2008
THURSDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Measuring the height of the uterus of a women pregnant with twins after in vitro fertilization (IVF) can help determine her risk of having the babies born prematurely, a new report says. Doing this using ultrasound can help doctors and women decide how many embryos should be transferred in one IVF attempt, according to the research, presented Wednesday at the European Society of Human Reproduction ology annual meeting, in Barcelona, Spain. (MEDLINEplus)
Dad's Age Plays Role in Fertility Jul 8, 2008
Belloc recommends that fertility specialists suggest in vitro fertilization [IVF] or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) -- a technique that places sperm directly into an egg -- to couples when either partner is over age 40. "These methods, although not in themselves a guarantee of success, may help couples where the man is older to achieve a pregnancy more quickly, and also reduce the risk of miscarriage," she says. (WebMD)
* Delaying fatherhood linked to miscarriages Jul 8, 2008
Previous studies of couples trying to conceive naturally or undergoing IVF [in vitro fertilization] have shown that men over the age of about 40 are less fertile than younger men. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
HEALTH BLOG: Easy to digest nutrition news briefs Jul 8, 2008
Fitness and nutrition - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Kids and cholesterol. (USA Today -- Money)
Budget Fertility Treatments Planned For Africa Jul 8, 2008
Cheap In Vitro Fertilization Ready For Africa, Doctors Say ... Text Size: (AP) Doctors are getting ready to introduce a cheap in vitro fertilization procedure across Africa, where women are sometimes ostracized as witches or social outcasts if they cannot have children. (CBS News -- World)
In Vitro Fertilization: New Method Predicts Which Women WIll Get Pregnant Jul 5, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 4, 2008) Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a method that can predict with 70 percent accuracy whether a woman undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment will become pregnant ... 4, 2007) An in vitro fertilization technique that can avoid multiple births appears to be effective for women older than 35, according to new research ... 26, 2006) Mayo Clinic researchers have determined a method to achieve the best results for the mother's... (Science Daily)
Stanford Comes To Aid Of Women Using IVF With Test Predicting Its ... Jul 5, 2008
Thinking about getting pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Then the time couldnt be better, as Stanford University researchers have developed a way of predicting a womans chances of becoming pregnant after IVF treatment. (eFluxMedia)
Never too Old? Woman, 72, has Twins Jul 5, 2008
"The desire for a male child has always been there, but God did not bless us with a male child," he said of the son who is a product of in vitro fertilization. "Now, we are very grateful to God, who has answered our prayers.". (ABC News)
Study could help predict in-vitro fertilization Jul 3, 2008
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a method they say can increase the ability to predict whether a woman will become pregnant through in vitro fertilization, according to the university. In vitro fertilization, in which a woman's eggs are removed and fertilized in the laboratory, is an expensive procedure, and does not guarantee pregnancy ... According to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, pregnancy rates using in vitro fertilization only range from 18 to 45... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
New Method Better Predictor of In Vitro Fertilization Success Jul 3, 2008
Four factors were 70% accurate in determining if end result was pregnancy. Tuesday, July 1, 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Method to help predict IVF success Jul 3, 2008
CHICAGO: Just four factors can predict with 70% accuracy whether a woman will become pregnant through "test-tube" baby technology known as in vitro fertilization, US researchers said. In vitro fertilization, or IVF, is a costly treatment that aims to increase a woman's chances of becoming pregnant but in the US it is successful only 18 to 45% of the time, according to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Scoop: Did Paris break her promises? Jul 2, 2008
Just four factors can predict with 70 percent accuracy whether a woman will become pregnant through "test-tube" baby technology known as in vitro fertilization, researchers said. Multimedia. (MSNBC -- News)
IVF Advance: Are 'Designer Babies' Next? Jul 2, 2008
A British couple has used in vitro fertilization to keep their child free of a gene that promotes breast cancer -- an advancement supported by ethicists who worry, at the same time, where it will lead. Reports of a gene screening advance have some groups worried that it hails the next step toward designer babies. (ABC News)
The way we live now: Stress test Jul 1, 2008
What's more, according to a 2005 study of women undergoing in vitro fertilization, published in the journal Human Reproduction, stress had no impact on pregnancy rates. The fretful conceived as readily as the chill. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
The Ethics of Testing Embryos for Disease Jul 1, 2008
The cells from each embryo are tested for genetic disorders, and any embryo that is found to be free of the screened disorders is implanted in the mother's womb via in vitro fertilization. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis has given hope to families with long histories of genetic disease. (ABC News)
Nobel scientist looks to the future Jun 29, 2008
So in his view, if they are not needed by couples trying to have children using in vitro fertilization, discarding these eggs kills them. In his view, using them to create embryonic stem cells keeps them alive. (CNN -- Tech)
CI-100 met a fate that was well deserved Jun 28, 2008
It had profound possible implications regarding certain kinds of birth control, in vitro fertilization, and stem cell research. More than other pro-life propositions, it would have blasted huge chunks of Montana s strong personal privacy rights right out of the state s constitution. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Fact or Fiction: Men Have a Biological Clock Jun 27, 2008
Such a feat would be impossible for a woman, even in an age when Carmela Bousada, 67, gave birth to in January 2007 after lying about her age to the doctors who gave her in vitro fertilization. Whereas fertility declines along with testosterone levels as men age, it doesn't drop to zero. (Scientific American)
Turner Syndrome Jun 27, 2008
The estrogen therapy helps the girl develop breasts and start a monthly period, but due to a lack of ovarian development that cannot be corrected she will still remain infertile, unless she uses in vitro fertilization. Cognitive Problems and Turner Syndrome. (Suite101.com)
