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New Study Demonstrates Novel Use Of Metabolic Imaging To Locate Sperm In Infertile Men Sun, 07 Feb 2010
Men with no sperm in their ejaculate-a condition known as azoospermia- may no longer need invasive procedures to determine if they have sperm in their testes according to a new study published in Human Reproduction...
Sperm Discovery Suggests New Target For Male Contraception Sat, 06 Feb 2010
Most of us probably think of sperm as rather active little cells, swimming with quick movements of their "tail" or flagella. But actually sperm's motility is in fact short lived. When in the male reproductive tract they have to rest easy, lest they wear themselves out prematurely and give up any chance of ever finding an egg...
Major Cause Of Infertility And Obesity Often Missed By Doctors Thu, 04 Feb 2010
Gail Donnelly's classmates nicknamed her "Knobby" because she was so skinny all her bones seemed to poke out from under her skin. But when Donnelly turned 27, that once knobby frame disappeared under mysteriously ballooning weight. Her diet hadn't changed, she was still walking several miles a day, but she gained 50 pounds in just six months. Her doctor thought the cause was ovarian cysts...
Obese Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment Advised Not To Attempt Rapid Weight Loss Wed, 03 Feb 2010
Obese women who undergo rapid weight loss to get pregnant may harm rather than improve their chances of having a healthy baby, a leading researcher suggested this week. Professor Richard Legro of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, said the subject was under-researched and outcomes unknown...
Cedars-Sinai Researchers: Fat Behaves Differently In Patients With Polycistic Ovary Syndrome Tue, 02 Feb 2010
Fat tissue in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome produces an inadequate amount of the hormone that regulates how fats and glucose are processed, promoting increased insulin resistance and inflammation, glucose intolerance, and greater risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a study conducted at the Center for Androgen-Related Research and Discovery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center...
IVF Should Be Available To All, But Need Is Greatest In Developing Countries, Say Experts Tue, 02 Feb 2010
Infertility is rising faster in developing countries than in developed nations and has a much more devastating impact, experts warned this week...
What Is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? What Causes Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? Tue, 02 Feb 2010
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a bacterial infection of the female reproductive organs, including the womb, fallopian tubes and ovaries. It usually occurs when sexually transmitted bacteria spread from the vagina to the uterus and upper genital tract. PID is a general term and can refer to viral, fungal, parasitic, though most often bacterial infections...
Merck Receives European Approval For ELONVAŽ (corifollitropin Alfa Injection), A New Fertility Treatment Sat, 30 Jan 2010
Merck & Co., Inc., which operates outside the U.S. and Canada as MSD, announced the European Commission (EC) approval of ELONVAŽ (corifollitropin alfa injection). ELONVA is indicated for controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in combination with a GnRH antagonist for the development of multiple follicles in women participating in an assisted reproductive technology (ART) program...
Study Links Flame-Retardant Chemicals To Reduced Fertility Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Common flame-retardant chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, appear to be linked to reduced fertility in women, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, the Los Angeles Times reports. The chemicals, which have been used for more than four decades, are found in foam furniture, electronics, fabrics, carpets and plastics...
Scientific Advancements Create Legal Questions About Surrogacy, Parenthood, New York Times Opinion Piece States Thu, 28 Jan 2010
New scientific advances in the field of assisted reproduction "could add a futuristic twist to an area where the law already is a mess: the question of who, in this age of artificial insemination and surrogacy, should be considered the legal parents of a baby," columnist Adam Cohen writes in the New York Times...
Reduced Fertility Linked To Flame Retardant Exposure By Study Wed, 27 Jan 2010
Women with higher blood levels of PBDEs, a type of flame retardant commonly found in household consumer products, took longer to become pregnant compared with women who have lower PBDE levels, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The study, to be published Jan...
TOG Release: Shortage Of Sperm In UK Fertility Treatment Fri, 22 Jan 2010
In a paper published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG), Dr Allan Pacey, Senior Lecturer in Andrology at Sheffield University Medical School says that the sperm donation levels in the UK are so woefully low that clinics and women are resorting to other means to obtain donor sperm. A previous audit showed that 85% of applicants of sperm donation were rejected because of poor semen quality...
'Prevention And Treatment Of Infertility In Modern Society' - Campus Symposium Wed, 20 Jan 2010
ESHRE invites you to attend its campus symposium on 'Prevention and treatment of infertility in modern society'...
Should Women Receive Assisted Reproduction Treatment If They Are Obese, Smoke Or Consume Alcohol? Wed, 20 Jan 2010
The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has published a position statement on the impact of the life style factors obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption on natural and medically assisted reproduction...
In Vitro Pregnancy Rates Improve With New Device That Mimics Motions In The Body Tue, 19 Jan 2010
Gently rocking embryos while they grow during in vitro fertilization (IVF) improves pregnancy rates in mice by 22 percent, new University of Michigan research shows. The procedure could one day lead to significantly higher IVF success rates in humans...
Fertility Drugs Contribute Heavily To Multiple Births Sat, 16 Jan 2010
The widespread use of so-called fertility drugs, not just high-tech laboratory procedures, likely plays a larger role than previously realized in the growing problem of premature births in the United States, because these drugs cause a high percentage of multiple births, the March of Dimes said today...
New Study: Innovative Technique Allows Male Cancer Survivors Sterile From Treatment To Father Children Thu, 14 Jan 2010
Men who were previously deemed sterile due to aggressive cancer treatments may still be able to biologically father children according to a new study published in the journal, Bone Marrow Transplantation...
Aneeve To Develop Sensors To Monitor Hormone Levels For Menopause, Fertility Mon, 11 Jan 2010
Aneeve Nanotechnologies LLC has been selected to work in the UCLA on-campus Technology Incubator Program at the California NanoSystems Institute. The startup company will conduct early-stage research for the development of a novel hormone sensor/meter for biomedical applications in the areas of infertility and menopause...
UF Urologists Use Robot To Shave Time Off Vasectomy Reversal Sat, 09 Jan 2010
University of Florida urologists have used robot-assisted surgery to cut about 20 minutes off average surgery time for conventional vasectomy reversal using a microscope. Sperm count after surgery is comparable over a year for the two procedures, but the robotic procedure appears to result in a quicker return of sperm count...
California Board Accuses Octuplet Fertility Doctor Of Misconduct Thu, 07 Jan 2010
The Medical Board of California has accused fertility doctor Michael Kamrava -- who performed an in vitro fertilization procedure that led to the birth of octuplets in January 2009 -- of a pattern of gross negligence and of creating a "stockpile" of unused embryos that serve "no clinical purpose," the Los Angeles Times reports...
Impact Of Chemotherapeutics And Advanced Testicular Cancer Or Hodgkin Lymphoma On Sperm Deoxyribonucleic Acid Integrity Wed, 30 Dec 2009
UroToday.com - The incidence of testicular cancer (TC) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has increased recently. Although improved chemotherapeutic regimens have augmented survival in men with these malignancies, they are associated with a negative impact on reproductive health, including a decrease in fertilization rate and an increase in embryo loss...
New Human Reproductive Hormone Could Lead To Novel Contraceptives And New Cancer Treatments Thu, 24 Dec 2009
Nearly 10 years after the discovery that birds make a hormone that suppresses reproduction, University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists have established that humans make it too, opening the door to development of a new class of contraceptive and possible treatments for cancer or other diseases...
Possible Link Between Infertility, Low Egg Reserve, And Breast/Ovarian Cancer Gene (BRCA1) Mon, 21 Dec 2009
A New York Medical College physician who specializes in restoring or preserving fertility in female cancer patients has discovered a possible link between the presence of breast cancer genes and infertility. In a paper published last week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Kutluk Oktay, M.D...
Improve Access To IVF, Says Royal College Of Nursing, UK Tue, 15 Dec 2009
Access to NHS-funded IVF must improve, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said, as it launches a new policy briefing on infertility provision in England. The briefing paper looks at current practice in the NHS and points to evidence that says only a third (30%) of PCTs offer three full cycles of treatment...
New York Times Examines Regulation, Ethics Of Third-Party Reproduction Tue, 15 Dec 2009
States' varying regulatory approaches to the field of third-party reproduction -- in which more than two people collaborate to produce an infant -- can cause thorny legal issues if disputes arise between the parties involved in a surrogate birth, the New York Times reports...
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