News tagged with vitro fertilization
Fertility procedures need not delay breast cancer treatment for younger women
Nov 12, 2009 |
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A new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that breast cancer patients under 40 years old who undergo fertility preservation do not face a significant delay in the ...
Tiny injector to speed development of new, safer, cheaper drugs
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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It's no bigger than a stamp packet but it has the potential to allow rapid development of a new generation of drugs and genetic engineering organisms, and to better control in-vitro fertilization.
Identifying the Metabolism of a Healthy Embryo Could Improve Infertility Treatment
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Embryos that are most likely to result in a pregnancy are crucial to the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) but are difficult to identify. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine, led ...
IVF insurance coverage yields fewer multiple births, researchers find
Oct 20, 2009 |
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The proportion of in vitro fertilization (IVF) multiple births was lower in the eight states that provide insurance coverage for couples seeking IVF treatment, primarily due to fewer embryos transferred per cycle, Yale School ...
The Medical Minute: Preservation of fertility -- gynecologic cancer
Sep 03, 2009 |
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In recent years, several new innovations have been employed in the treatment for women with gynecologic cancer in an effort to preserve fertility. These innovations consist of conservative ovarian staging, embryo/oocyte cryopreservation, ...
Canada's universal health care system should fund in-vitro fertilization
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Canada should extend universal health coverage to fund in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection, writes Dr. Renda Bouzayen, Division Head, Reproductive Endocrine and Infertility, Dalhousie University ...
In vitro fertilization less successful with alternative fertility treatments
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Women who are desperately trying to get pregnant might want to avoid complementary and alternative medicine.
Genetic diagnosis of embryos: clear explanation, not rhetoric needed
Aug 17, 2009 |
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In the area of genetic diagnosis of embryos, the choice of words matters as they can influence policies and perceptions, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Assisted reproductive techniques alter the expression of genes that are important for metabolism
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that assisted reproductive ...
US finalizes stem cell research guidelines
Jul 07, 2009 |
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The US government on Monday unveiled final rules for embryonic stem cell research, laying out ground rules for "ethically responsible, scientifically worthy" studies eligible for federal funds.
Bioethicists lead call for public debates on future uses of stem cells
Jul 02, 2009 |
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More than 40 scientists, bioethicists, lawyers and science journal editors are calling on their colleagues, policy makers and the public to begin developing guidelines for the research and reproductive use of stem cell-derived ...
Probing Question: Should society regulate reproductive technologies?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 28, 2009 |
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It is not generally considered polite to ask people how their children were conceived. We tend to view reproduction as a private matter, something that happens behind closed doors, and stays there. But recent ...
New method of assessing women's eggs could enhance IVF success, study shows
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Many couples who have trouble conceiving a child have turned to a process known as in vitro fertilization. The resulting embryos are then transferred back into the woman or placed in storage. More than 400,000 embryos are ...
Octuplets' birth raises bioethical questions
Feb 04, 2009 |
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The birth of octuplets to a Southern California woman has raised several thorny ethical questions and trained a spotlight on the practice of reproductive medicine.
Researchers Reprogram Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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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 ...
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