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| 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... | |
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| 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... | |
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| 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... | |
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| 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... | |
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| 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... | |
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| 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... | |
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| 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... | |
