News tagged with infertility patients


What to do with leftover embryos in fertility clinics?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 24, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The majority of infertility patients are in favor of using left-over embryos for stem cell research and would also support selling left-over embryos to other couples, according to a recent survey.





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Research suggests link between infertility, low egg reserve, and breast/ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1)

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Male factor infertility associated with comorbidities

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a Prospective Case-Control Survey ...


Proteins in sperm unlock understanding of male infertility says new study

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created Oct 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Proteins found in sperm are central to understanding male infertility and could be used to determine new diagnostic methods and fertility treatments according to a paper published by the journal Molecular and Cellular Pr ...


Study: Donated embryos could result in more than 2,000 new embryonic stem cell lines

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 20, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In a survey of more than one thousand infertility patients with frozen embryos, 60 percent of patients report that they are likely to donate their embryos to stem cell research, a level of donation that could result in roughly ...


Common infertility treatments are unlikely to improve fertility

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Long established medical interventions to help couples with infertility problems do not seem to improve fertility, according to a study published on bmj.com today. These findings challenge current practice in the UK and national ...


Accelerated fertility treatment leads to shortened time to pregnancy and cost savings

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created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A major new trial recently published in the journal Fertility and Sterility shows that for couples beginning infertility treatments, an accelerated path to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can offer a shorter time to pregnancy, cost s ...


Researchers find gene mutation that causes infertility in male mice

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 11, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Up to 15 percent of couples of childbearing age struggle with the heartache of infertility. Now there is the promise of new hope with Cornell researchers' identification of a mutation in a gene that causes male infertility ...


Researchers find important clue to immune infertility

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 13, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most of us have never heard of immune infertility, yet it prevents many prospective parents from conceiving.


Researchers Reprogram Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

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created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For the first time, UCLA researchers have reprogrammed human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into the cells that eventually become eggs and sperm, possibly opening the door for new treatments for infertility using patient-specific ...


Infertile couples encouraged to look at lifestyle

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide study has recommended that infertile couples seek advice about their lifestyle before embarking on IVF treatment or other assisted reproductive technology.



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