News tagged with frozen embryos

Pioneering IVF doctor dies in Australia

A pioneering Australian doctor known for his groundbreaking work on the world's first pregnancy through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has died after a long illness.

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created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Frozen embryo transfer leads to larger and heavier babies

Two studies from France and Denmark have shown that children born after frozen embryo transfer are larger and heavier. The risk for a baby to be too heavy for its gestational age at birth is increased 1.6 fold compared to ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

15 eggs is the perfect number needed to achieve a live birth after IVF

An analysis of over 400,000 IVF cycles in the UK has shown that doctors should aim to retrieve around 15 eggs from a woman's ovaries in a single cycle in order to have the best chance of achieving a live birth after assisted ...

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created May 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IVF births result in taller children: NZ study

Children born using in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) are likely to be taller than their naturally conceived counterparts, New Zealand researchers have found.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Baby born from embryo frozen almost 20 years ago

(PhysOrg.com) -- A healthy baby has been born from an embryo that was kept frozen for nearly 20 years, smashing the previous record of 13 years. The new baby is a biological sibling of a child born to the ...

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created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Whale sharks may produce many litters from one mating, paternity test shows

How do female whale sharks meet their perfect mates and go on to produce offspring? While little is known about the reproductive behavior of these ocean-roaming giants, a newly published analysis led by University ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Europe leads the world in assisted-reproduction technology

Europe leads the world in Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) with most cycles initiated in the region, the 26th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard today.

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created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Screening for transmissible disease in ART patients not necessary at each donation

European legislation that requires all couples undergoing assisted reproduction treatment (ART) to be screened for HIV and hepatitis at the time of every sperm or egg donation is unnecessary, expensive, and potentially distressing ...

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created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

3 IVF attempts double chances

Just one in three women gives birth after a single IVF attempt, but the cumulative chance of a live birth increases with each cycle - where women are offered three cycles nearly two thirds go on to have babies, reveals a ...

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ICSI or IVF: Babies born from frozen embryos do just as well

Analysis of the longest running ICSI programme in the United States has found reassuring evidence that babies born from frozen embryos fertilised via ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) do just as well as those born from ...

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0