Health impact of late preemie births not well understood: MUHC ... Dec 16, 2008
Both in-vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques with transfer of multiple embryos, which is common with IVF treatment, and ovarian stimulation often result in twin or higher-order multiple births (triplets, quadruplets). More than half of all twins and virtually all higher-order multiples are born preterm. (McGill Reporter)
Womb Cancer More Likely To Impinge On IVF Patients Dec 14, 2008
Fertility drugs have been in use for more than 30 years and have been taken as part of IVF treatment to help them have children. Women, who have trouble conceiving, are undergoing IVF, or who want to donate or sell there eggs are prescribed ovulation-inducing drugs. (MedIndia)
Why play God? Dec 14, 2008
Both 70-year-olds gave birth with the help of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) ... Does it make any sense to help a woman have a child by in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) ... asks IVF specialist Dr Indira Hinduja, who helped to deliver Indias first test tube baby in 1986. (India Times, India)
Will a New Vatican Document Affect Science and Reproductive Health? Dec 13, 2008
More difficult to grapple are the scientific and policy implications of that second principle which links the creation of life to marriage and calls into question the morality of IVF. To find out more, we talked to , a lawyer and expert on reproductive ethics at The Hastings Center in Garrison, New York ... But it also opposes IVF even if it doesn't involve embryo loss, because the Vatican is committed to conception that involves the conjugal act. (Scientific American)
Vatican condemns modern science research Dec 13, 2008
The church also objects to any technology that separates procreation from sex between a married heterosexual couple, which makes many modern infertility therapies, such as IVF, "illicit." Other types of infertility treatments are permitted, such as surgery to open blocked fallopian tubes. The document also for the first time raised questions about whether it is moral for people to "adopt" embryos left over from IVF a practice President Bush highlighted when he restricted federal funding of... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Vatican Issues Major New Bioethics Document Dec 13, 2008
It similarly opposed the techniques involved in IVF selective reduction of embryos, pre-implantation diagnosis and embryo freezing because embryos are or can be destroyed. It also said it opposed the morning-after pill, even if it doesn't cause an abortion, because an abortion was intended. (Time.com)
Roman Catholic Church updates code on reproduction Dec 12, 2008
Haas says even some practicing Catholics may be surprised by the hard stance against in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo adoption because "most Catholics believe the church wants them to have a lot of children.". Steve Bozza, who deals with outreach to infertile couples for the Diocese of Camden, N.J., says this is still a very touchy issue for infertile Catholic couples. (USA Today -- News)
BETTER LIFE: Sexual health news Dec 12, 2008
Sexual health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Review finds abortion doesn't cause mental health problems. (USA Today -- Tech)
Woman, 70, in 'oldest new mum' claim Dec 10, 2008
She claims to have given birth to a baby girl at the end of November after having IVF treatment. Her husband is 72. (BBC News)
Miss Ireland upstages lady in red Dec 10, 2008
Andrew Buncombe: IVF treatment ends 55 years of infertility for Indian couple - and the baby is 'doing well. Tuesday, 9 December 2008. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)
Baby decisions - should you take the world's environmental woes into account? Dec 10, 2008
There are so any children needing homes I think it's a huge shame so many couples would rather have their own even in teh face of numerous failed IVF attempts. Jo, London. (BBC News -- Science)
70-year-old in India gives birth to IVF baby Dec 9, 2008
Another 70-year-old in India has IVF baby ... In July, Omkari Panwar, a mother of two daughters and grandmother to five gave birth via Caesarean section to twins, a boy and girl, after undergoing IVF. At the time, Panwar although she had no birth certificate, so her age couldn't be verified became ... In 2006, a gave birth to IVF twins. (MSNBC -- International)
Woman, 70, Gives Birth to First Child Dec 9, 2008
Another 70-year-old Indian was reported to have given birth to twins via IVF in July this year, while a 66-year-old Spanish woman had twins in 2006, AFP reported. Share. (Fox News)
Indian woman gives birth at 70 Dec 9, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 9 -- An Indian woman has given birth to her first child at the age of 70 after receiving IVF treatment, newspapers quoted her doctor as saying yesterday ... Another 70-year-old Indian was reported to have given birth to twins via IVF in July this year, while a 66-year-old Spanish woman had twins in 2006 ... "IVF has revolutionized the way we look at infertility," said Bishnoi. (Xinhuanet, China)
Motherhood at 70 Dec 9, 2008
Bishnoi : "IVF has revolutionized the way we looked at infertility. Infertility is no longer a social taboo or a divine curse. It can be treated scientifically.". Well, good riddance to infertility at 30. (Slate)
VIEW: The fitness of mother, child Dec 9, 2008
70-year-old woman in India gives birth to a baby conceived through IVF technique ... A 70-year-old woman in Haryana, Rajo Devi, gave birth to a baby after she and her husband childless after 55 years of marriage opted for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) ... Although the technique is used to facilitate conception in childless couples who suffer either partial or complete infertility, IVF has also been used in India and other countries to enable post-menopausal women in their 50s and 60s to conceive... (India Times, India)
Push to overturn Australia's sex selection ban Dec 8, 2008
A LEADING IVF doctor wants Australia's sex selection bans overturned to help couples balance their families. Prof Michael Chapman, from industry group IVF Australia, believes families that already have three or more children of the same gender should be allowed to use IVF to choose the sex of future offspring ... IVF pioneer and Monash IVF medical director Prof Gab Kovacs has also previously said that while sex selection for social reasons should not be encouraged, it should be available for the... (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Millions spent on IVF for old mums Dec 6, 2008
DEMAND for taxpayer-funded IVF from women as old as 55 has doubled the Medicare bill for fertility treatment for over 40s in just four years. An investigation into the booming IVF industry shows rising revenues are coming from women older than 40 as starting a family is increasingly delayed ... The rush by 40-plus women to conceive has more than doubled the Medicare benefits paid to IVF programs for that age group in the past four years to $42. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Mixed response to Victoria's IVF law changes Dec 5, 2008
Mixed response to Victoria's IVF law changes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) ... Mixed response to Victoria's IVF law changes ... Under the old laws, single women and lesbians had to be clinically infertile to receive IVF treatment in Victoria. (ABC Online)
Independent.co.uk Web Dec 5, 2008
For more than a decade, Ms Adams has tried and failed to become a mother, spending more than 15,000 on IVF treatment in the process ... Ms Adams, an academic, is single and has previously been through IVF cycles with donor eggs, travelling as far as Crete to carry out the process. (Independent)
Fertility Treatment Less Successful in Black Women Dec 4, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African-American women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) are less likely to ultimately have a baby than are their white counterparts, a new U.S. study suggests. Using data for more than 70,000 IVF treatment cycles performed nationally, researchers found that black women who underwent IVF using their own unfrozen eggs were less likely to become pregnant and more likely to miscarry than white women having the same procedure ... There was, however, no racial... (MEDLINEplus)
Fertility patients unsure what to do with leftover embryos Dec 4, 2008
Elizabeth Ginsburg, medical director of the IVF clinic at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, says some patients have asked for their embryos. "I don't know what they do with them," she says. (USA Today)
When having a baby isn't easyDealing with infertility brings`so many highs and so many lows' Dec 3, 2008
Because she had severe scarring of the uterus, Pride went through four rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) with her husband, Steve, but each failed ... Between all the rounds of IVF, she had seven reconstructive surgeries over the same number of years to take care of adhesions in her uterus caused by a medical condition called Asherman's syndrome. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
FERTILITY TREATMENT BY THE NUMBERS Dec 3, 2008
v The number of infants born as a result of IVF and related techniques doubled from 1996 to 2004. -- New York Times. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Test-tube Babies Profitable Business For The State, Swedish Study Shows Dec 2, 2008
1, 2008) Increased financial support for IVF fertilization would be downright profitable for the state ... And it s important to have plan to make Sweden and other countries better able to deal with the future, says Anders Svensson, today a medical student, who is the lead author of the article and who was prompted by a suggestion from the American think tank Rand to look at state-subsidized IVF treatment ... Actually roughly half of all test-tube fertilizations are paid for out of pocket, which... (Science Daily)
Peacock's family caught in Thailand turmoil Nov 30, 2008
"It's rather frustrating to be honest and I'm worrying as well. She's 31 weeks now, she's just on the limit of being able to fly back. "I am also very worried the stress of this all could bring on an early labour - we only managed to conceive the second time due to IVF treatment. What if my wife has to give birth in Bangkok. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Peacock's pregnant wife trapped by Bangkok airport demonstrators Nov 29, 2008
I am also very worried the stress of this all could bring on an early labour - we only managed to conceive the second time due to IVF treatment. What if my wife has to give birth in Bangkok. (guardian.co.uk)
Mumbai's famed spirit bruised Nov 29, 2008
IVF expert Dr Nandita Kalshetkar said she had been to Leelavati Hospital on both days. I think the spirit of Mumbaikars is amazing. (Times of India)
Genetic disease testing advance Nov 27, 2008
Parents who suspect or know they carry one or two copies of the disease gene can use IVF techniques to produce embryos, and test the genetic make-up of each one before implantation to check it is free of the condition. Foetal DNA. (BBC News)
One Mother's Infertility Success St... Nov 26, 2008
Dina and Chris Capuano experienced almost every type of fertility treatment-- drugs, surgery and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Although it s been seven years since IVF with ICSI helped them get pregnant with their twin daughters, Dina admits that the emotions are still fresh ... During our in-vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle with the twins, my husband s urologist was able to get his surgery approved to reverse his varicocele. (Suite101.com)
Infertility Success Story With In-V... Nov 26, 2008
After facing multiple infertility issues, one couple finally gets pregnant with in-vitro fertilization (IVF) ... Three years, and looking back I believe only because we went straight to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) after trying Clomid ... Because we both had infertility issues, I believe doing the IVF with the intracytoplasmic injection is what helped us get past our problems. (Suite101.com)
Getting Treated For Infertility Nov 26, 2008
So that led us to the in-vitro fertilization (IVF). What Was Your Experience on Fertility Drugs. (Suite101.com)
It's business as usual for Ramsays but no sign of 'mistress' Nov 25, 2008
And she endured rounds of IVF treatment before conceiving daughter Megan, now 10, and twins Jack and Holly, eight, who were born prematurely and spent days in intensive care. She was thrilled to fall pregnant naturally with youngest daughter Tilly, now six, and later described her growing family as "blessed". (Mirror.co.uk)
Stem cell efforts' roadblock Nov 24, 2008
LAURA EMBRY / Union-Tribune A needle injects sperm into an unfertilized egg at La Jolla IVF. ... In California, the average rate is $3,000 to $5,000 plus expenses, although more is sometimes paid to women with certain physical attributes or high intelligence, said David Smotrich, who runs La Jolla IVF, a fertility practice ... Among the applicants rejected were two San Diego companies: Stemagen, which could obtain eggs through Wood's fertility practice; and Cascade LifeScience, which said it had... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fall babies may be more likely to develop asthma Nov 23, 2008
IVF linked to birth defects. Couples relying on fertility treatments to achieve pregnancy are at an elevated risk of having a child with a birth defect, according to a U.S. study. (Globe and Mail)
Some unaware of risks in delaying motherhood Nov 21, 2008
However, they often did not know that older age increases the risk of certain pregnancy complications, and many had too much faith in the success of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) ... When it came to IVF, Maheshwari's team found that women tended to be overly optimistic about its success rates ... Only 53 percent of women with fertility problems knew that the chances of conceiving via IVF decline between the ages of 30 and 40. (MSNBC -- Health)
A family bond beyond blood Nov 21, 2008
"My adoptive mother had trouble conceiving so I was her long-awaited child and was so very, very much cherished."In my early 40s I'd gone to sperm banks and considered the whole IVF thing and when I questioned whether I wanted to be a biological mum or just a mum, I thought, a mum would do fine ... "I only found all this out when I was thinking about IVF and was asked how difficult my birth had been for my mother," she said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
In Vitro, Out of Control: Too Many Babies? Nov 21, 2008
ABC News: Should IVF Be Regulated ... Should IVF Be Regulated. (ABC News)
Mad about Hugh Nov 20, 2008
Jackman and Furness tried for years to have children of their own but suffered miscarriages and failed IVF. Either way, they had always planned to adopt other children and now they have two they adore, Oscar, 8, and Ava, 3. Furness is a vigorous advocate of the "right" to adopt and heads a campaign against what she sees as Australia's "anti-adoption" laws, hoping to pressure the government to simplify the process of overseas adoptions and speed up the adoption of needy orphans from Asia and... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Fertility Procedures Linked To Increased Risk Of Birth Defects Nov 19, 2008
About 50,000 babies are born every year in the U.S. with the help IVF that number has doubled over the past decade. An estimated one percent of U.S. babies are conceived using the technique, said researchers. (InjuryBoard.com)
Study: Embryo implants more prone to defects Nov 18, 2008
(With IVF, a man's sperm and a woman's egg are merged outside the body ... It's possible that couples who turn to these interventions have chromosomal abnormalities that explain their infertility as well as the risks to offspring, said Dr. Elizabeth Ginsburg, president of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology and medical director of the IVF program at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. (AZCentral -- News)
Radical Changes Needed To Increase Number Of Sperm Donors In The UK, Fertility Experts Urge Nov 18, 2008
According to the authors, another option would be the introduction of sperm sharing schemes that would work along the same lines as egg sharing programmes that are already in place in the UK, whereby fertile male partners of women who need IVF could become donors and have their fertility treatment partly funded by sperm donation. Some options that the British Fertility Society decided not to recommend, due to concerns over safety standards, include increasing the age limit of donors from the... (Science Daily)
Parents at last Nov 16, 2008
She was referred by her GP for fertility treatment, and had five unsuccessful IVF attempts. After learning that reducing stress might help her conceive, she gave up her high-pressured job as a sales and marketing manager to give herself the best possible chance. (BBC News -- UK)
Mother Nature Vs. Infertility Treatment Nov 15, 2008
"If that fails, we may advance to something like in vitro fertilization (IVF)," Shaffran says. IVF involves combining eggs and sperm outside the body in a Petri dish ... After several failed courses of IVF, couples may consider using donor eggs or adoption. (CBS News)
Placebo Acupuncture Is Associated With Higher Pregnancy Rate After IVF Than Real Acupuncture Nov 14, 2008
Dr Ng gave two possible explanations for the results: "Placebo acupuncture is similar to acupressure and therefore is good enough to improve the pregnancy rate. Or else, it's possible that real acupuncture may, in some way, reduce the pregnancy rate of acupuncture. "So far there is no evidence that real acupuncture would adversely affect IVF outcomes because, in a previous meta-analysis of several acupuncture studies, the pregnancy rate was higher in the acupuncture groups than in the control... (Science Daily)
Libs lacked free vote on IVF: Brumby Nov 14, 2008
Victorian Labor MPs had total freedom to vote according to their conscience on the state's controversial IVF legislation, unlike their opposition counterparts, Premier John Brumby said. The Assisted Reproductive Technology bill grants single and lesbian women access to reproductive treatment including IVF, and give gay partners and parents of surrogate children greater parenting rights. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Healthier babies produced from frozen embryos: Study Nov 14, 2008
Babies produced from frozen embryos IVF (in Vitro Fertilization) are healthier and the likelihood of being under weight or premature are greatly reduced, a new study has revealed ... IVF techniques have been used by many couples with the success rate as close to the natural fertility ... Researchers found that using the IVF techniques the embryos that are developed, if frozen before they are implanted in the womb results in healthier babies. (Little About)
Sylvia Brownrigg's 'The Delivery Room' Nov 14, 2008
The Aristocrat is ready to give IVF ' "like the initials of some splinter terrorist group, the Infertility Victory Front" ' one last try. Brownrigg brings the ironist's eye of her previous novel, "Morality Tale," to these tragicomic proceedings, while deftly shifting our point of view among her whining characters. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
New stem cell could aid research Nov 14, 2008
Scientists currently have to rely on obtaining surplus embryos from IVF clinics for their work, while some of those with religious convictions are unhappy at experimenting on and then destroying human life - even if it does pave the way to potentially life-saving treatment. So what. (Yahoo News -- Human Stem Cell Research)
Stem cell progress on Parkinson's Nov 14, 2008
However, embryo stem cell research remains controversial, as many individuals and groups are opposed to the use of embryos in this way, whether they are "left over" from IVF or specially-created to match the transplant patient. There are hopes that eventually, cells from adults could be "persuaded" by chemicals in the laboratory to behave more like embryonic or foetal stem cells. (Yahoo News -- Parkinson's Disease)
Freezing Ovaries Preserves Fertility, Scientists Report Nov 13, 2008
"If you put all those eggs in one basket, and she goes through IVF [in vitro fertilization], she can't have any better chance of pregnancy than 50 percent. If she is not pregnant from that, then she's finished.". With ovary transplantation, however, "She's got a normally functioning ovary just like she would have if she were younger. Freezing the ovary and putting it back is much more sure for the patient than egg freezing," he said. (MEDLINEplus)
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve IVF Outcomes Nov 13, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preliminary findings from patients who underwent obesity surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, at Washington University in St. Louis, indicate that this procedure used to induce weight loss may improve the ability of morbidly obese women to conceive after undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) ... Lewkowski's team reviewed the records of five obese women who underwent bariatric surgery followed by IVF. Currently, three of the women have delivered healthy... (MEDLINEplus)
Lesbians, single women close to fertility treatment win Nov 13, 2008
The legislation would grant single and lesbian women access to reproductive treatment, including IVF, and give gay partners and parents of surrogate children greater parenting rights. It would also remove the infertility requirement placed on a surrogate mother seeking treatment on behalf of a third party. (The Age)
How ovary transplants 'will let women have babies at any age' Nov 12, 2008
Another advantage is that IVF is not needed once the ovary kicks in, just a happy healthy sex life , he added. Shortly after last year s breakthrough operation the 38-year-old ovary recipient, who is married to a Briton, conceived. (Daily Mail)
IVF screen 'boosts baby chances' Nov 11, 2008
IVF screen 'boosts baby chances ... Scientists have shown a technique to screen IVF embryos can double the chances of pregnancy for some women ... Each had unsuccessfully tried IVF before. (BBC News -- Health)
Frozen IVF embryos produce healthier children, researchers claim Nov 11, 2008
IVF produces healthier children when embryos are frozen and thawed before being transferred to the womb, according to new research. Babies born from frozen IVF embryos are less likely to be born prematurely or underweight than are those conceived during fresh treatment cycles, three independent teams of scientists have found ... The results, from researchers based in the United States, Australia and Finland, suggest that far from being riskier than conventional IVF, as is generally thought,... (Times Online)
Antidepressant Affects Male Fertility Nov 11, 2008
"Abnormal sperm DNA integrity even affects pregnancy outcomes of the most advanced assisted reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF)," she added. "In fact, it is the only male factor finding that has been shown to affect intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) results.". (Newsmax)
Girls at centre of STD plague Nov 10, 2008
Doctors say sexually transmitted infection is a "time bomb'' putting teens in danger of becoming the next decade's "IVF generation ... Disease experts predict there will be a surge in demand for IVF in a decade, when current teens try to start a family ... Dr Donovan warned there would be an increase in demand for IVF in the next 10 years and called for an awareness program to maximise screening for sexual diseases and promote safer sex. (NEWS.com.au)
Breakthrough IVF test to double baby chance for childless couples Nov 10, 2008
Breakthrough IVF test to double baby chance for childless couples ... The test helps identify the healthiest embryos for use in IVF treatment and could cut the risk of twins or triplets ... Findings from a trial at the Colorado Centre for Reproductive Medicine, near Denver, used results from women with hard-totreat infertility, where previous IVF attempts failed or ended in miscarriage. (Daily Mail)
Woman to give birth after first ovary transplant pregnancy Nov 10, 2008
For these patients it would be simpler to have IVF with donor eggs. However, the technique offers the possibility of removing and freezing an ovary prior to cancer treatment such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. (guardian.co.uk)
Fertility conference to address causes, treatment options Nov 10, 2008
"Approximately 80 percent of fertility problems can be treated through relatively simple measures, and only a small number of couples require advanced treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF)," said Dr. Norman Assad, ETSU associate professor of OB/GYN. "Many are concerned about the costs, but, by using a global access fee, we can make fertility treatment very affordable."The various aspects and costs of these treatment options will be discussed ... His IVF success rates have been at or... (East Tennessean, TN)
First pregnancy on 'borrowed' ovary Nov 10, 2008
Unlike IVF, the conventional infertility treatment, an ovary transplant not only allows a woman to conceive naturally but also restores hormone levels in women who have suffered an early menopause. The hormones produced in the ovaries oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone affect the female body in many ways, including prompting monthly periods and protecting the bones from osteoporosis. (India Times, India)
Fertility treatment for younger women Nov 8, 2008
The medical director of Sydney IVF, Dr Mark Bowman, said women who conceived naturally in their mid-30s might experience difficulty in their late 30s. "If someone has conceived before it's more than likely to assume that it will happen again," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Premature births 'are increasing' Nov 7, 2008
Dr Rebecca Jones, from Tommy's Manchester Research Centre at St Mary's General Hospital, said: "It is hard to tell from the figures whether the increase is due to spontaneous births, when the woman goes into labour early, or whether it is due to medically-induced premature delivery. "Potential reasons for the increase may be more mothers having babies at a young or late age, more multiple pregnancies because of IVF, changes in smoking rates, or changes in the general health of the population. "... (BBC News)
BETTER LIFE: Smokers more addicted now than in '80s, '90s Nov 7, 2008
Addiction - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Study: Smokers more addicted now than in '80s, '90s. (USA Today -- Life)
