http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Infertility-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 21 May 2012 09:57:34 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/chemicals-in-household-products-behind-cancer-and-infertility-101193-1.htm The European Environment Agency (EEA) has blamed chemicals in household products for the rise in incidence of cancer, reduced fertility and obesity. The EEA has warned that other items such as cosmetics and medicines, which contain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), could be harmful to humans. In a study published on Thursday, officials said that there was strong evidence of harm and cautioned against their use but stopped just short of recommending a complete ban. According to the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chemicals-in-household-products-behind-cancer-and-infertility-101193-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/adult-infertility-caused-by-neonatal-plant-oestrogen-exposure-explained-100901-1.htm The effects of brief prenatal exposure to plant oestrogens on the mouse oviduct, modelling the effects of soy-based baby formula on human infants illustrated by a paper published in iBiology of Reproduction/i's iPapers-in-Press/i. The results suggest that exposure to estrogenic chemicals in the womb or during childhood has the potential to affect a woman's fertility as an adult, possibly providing the mechanistic basis for some cases of unexplained female infertility. Earlier research ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/adult-infertility-caused-by-neonatal-plant-oestrogen-exposure-explained-100901-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/majority-of-women-undergoing-ivf-have-major-lifestyle-problems-100414-1.htm A new study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing has revealed that more than 96 percent of women who visit preconception clinic prior to IVF treatment had at least three major lifestyle problems and risk factors. Half of the obese women lost weight and nearly a third of the smokers decided to quit after receiving advice at the clinic. But the nurses were surprised that some women had no motivation to lead healthier lifestyles, even though they were prepared to go through IVF to get pregnant....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/majority-of-women-undergoing-ivf-have-major-lifestyle-problems-100414-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ivf-grants-miracle-baby-to-senior-and-his-young-wife-99898-1.htm A sixty seven year old man, who survived 12 heart attacks, has fathered a baby girl with his thirty one year old wife of eleven years through in vitro fertilization. Malcolm Lawrence, a retired nurse, almost had another heart attack when his wife Ann-Marie told him that she was pregnant with their child. Lawrence always thought that he was too old for fatherhood with his young wife. However, he decided to undergo IVF treatment, through the NHS, to help his wife conceive a baby of her own....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ivf-grants-miracle-baby-to-senior-and-his-young-wife-99898-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/grandfather-who-suffered-multiple-heart-attacks-has-another-child-via-ivf-99796-1.htm A 67-year old grandfather of two who has recovered from as many as 12 heart attacks has given birth to a baby girl thanks to IVF and wants another child with his wife. Malcolm Lawrence revealed that he was often told that he was too old to be a father or that his health would not permit it. Lawrence revealed that when he and his wife, Ann-Marie, 31, failed to have a child the natural way, he gave a sperm sample that was stored in the Cardiff Hospital as his wife was too young to undergo IVF. They ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/grandfather-who-suffered-multiple-heart-attacks-has-another-child-via-ivf-99796-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/less-than-one-fifth-of-men-get-tested-for-infertility-98653-1.htm Fertility problems haunt women more than men, despite the fact that half of the problems are due to the male, with low sperm count as the main cause, reveals a new survey. According to the survey conducted for SpermCheck Fertility, 42 percent of those who conceived say they became obsessed with getting pregnant once they started trying. Yet just 10 percent say their partner shared this obsession. This year, approximately 7 million couples will experience conception issues and about 50 percent ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/less-than-one-fifth-of-men-get-tested-for-infertility-98653-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/molecule-detected-that-sets-off-maturation-of-mammalian-eggs-can-pilot-to-more-ivf-pregnancies-98464-1.htm Women with eggs that are incapable of maturing will not become pregnant; in addition they cannot be assisted with in vitro fertilization (IVF). Now researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified a molecule called Cdk1 that has an important function for mammalian egg maturation. In the future this could lead to an increased rate of successful IVF. Up to 15% of all women of reproductive age struggle to become pregnant. In vitro fertilization (IVF) can help these women become mothers....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/molecule-detected-that-sets-off-maturation-of-mammalian-eggs-can-pilot-to-more-ivf-pregnancies-98464-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/brazilian-gay-couple-become-fathers-thanks-to-ivf-98298-1.htm For the first time in Brazil a gay couple has succeeded in having a child through in vitro fertilization. Baby girl, Maria Teresa, was born January 29 in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco, and her birth certificate lists both men as her parents. Mailton Alves, 35, and Wilson Albuquerque, 40, told television channel O Globo that they decided they wanted to have a child after being together for 15 years. They were married in 2011 in ceremony recognized under Brazilian law. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/brazilian-gay-couple-become-fathers-thanks-to-ivf-98298-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/childhood-cancer-patients-face-infertility-risk-later-in-life-98293-1.htm Childhood cancer survivors are at an increased risk of infertility in later life, finds a research. In a nationwide German survey on infertility after treatment for cancer in childhood and adolescence, the authors collected data from former pediatric oncology patients. Of the 2754 participants, 1476 had been treated for leukemia and 1278 for solid tumors. Altogether, 210 of these former patients had opted to have their fertility tested. Infertility was suspected in 30% of them. In one subgroup ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/childhood-cancer-patients-face-infertility-risk-later-in-life-98293-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chances-of-pregnancy-increased-for-ivf-patients-by-new-equipment-design-98228-1.htm A new system for processing embryos during IVF treatment has greatly improved the chances of pregnancy - by more than a quarter. Pioneered by a Newcastle team of fertility experts at the University and within the NHS, the innovative design of interlinked incubators provides a totally enclosed and controlled environment within which every step of the IVF process can be performed. Research published today in the journal IPLoS ONE/I reveals that the introduction of the new system into ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chances-of-pregnancy-increased-for-ivf-patients-by-new-equipment-design-98228-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/conception-via-sex-in-marriage-alone-is-acceptable-ivf-is-arrogant-pope-98129-1.htm Pope Benedict XVI has asked wedded couples to shun non-natural methods of conception since sex between a husband and wife is the solely acceptable way to conceive. He said that methods like in vitro fertilization (IVF) for getting pregnant were simply 'arrogance' as he spoke at the end of a three-day Vatican conference on infertility in Rome. The Pope reiterated the Church's stance against artificial procreation, and told scientists and fertility experts that matrimony was the 'only place ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/conception-via-sex-in-marriage-alone-is-acceptable-ivf-is-arrogant-pope-98129-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/vitamin-d-deficiency-can-cause-infertility-97028-1.htm Vitamin D plays a role in human fertility. Deficiency of vitamin D can cause infertility among women and men.Austrian physicians Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch and Elisabeth Lerchbaum found that low levels of vitamin D often lead to too much testosterone, which therefore could increase the risk of infertility among women. Also, when men are given extra vitamin D they produce more testosterone subsequently affecting the semen quality.Researchers said, "It may not be that controlling vitamin D is the ultimate ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/vitamin-d-deficiency-can-cause-infertility-97028-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/seven-test-tube-twins-were-born-using-ivf-96777-1.htm Using the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure, fourteen test tube babies were born to seven childless mothers. The doctors carried out caesarean operations,creating a world record of the healthiest twins born within 12 hours. The operation was performed at the Tevatia Hospital and Fertility Centre on Thursday. Doctors commenced the surgeries at 6 a.m. and continued till 6.30 p.m. in the evening. Speaking about the incredible feat, embryologist Dr.Aakash Sharma, said on Friday that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/seven-test-tube-twins-were-born-using-ivf-96777-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Public-Opinion-to-be-Considered-Before-Making-Three-Parent-IVF-Legal-96356-1.htm The Department of Health in Britain has revealed that public opinion will be taken into consideration when deciding whether to make the controversial "three parent" IVF treatment legal. The controversial technique is expected reduce the number of babies born every year with defects in their mitochondria, a structure present in the cell that surrounds the nucleus. More than a 100 babies are born every year with such defects, leading to incurable diseases and it is estimated that more than 12,000 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Public-Opinion-to-be-Considered-Before-Making-Three-Parent-IVF-Legal-96356-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Artificial-Testicles-to-Address-Male-Infertility-96355-1.htm A San Francisco fertility clinic has revealed that it has received a grant from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop artificial testicles to tackle male infertility. The director of the clinic, Dr Paul Turek revealed that he and his team will be attempting to develop an artificial testicle that will produce real sperms. Dr Turek said that while using stem cells to treat infertility among animals has been done, it is yet to be tested in humans. According to the news report ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Artificial-Testicles-to-Address-Male-Infertility-96355-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Imaging-Technique-Could-Boost-IVF-Success-95709-1.htm A novel technique could boost IVF success rates and reduces the number of multiple births, shows study. The technique has been successfully used in mice to track the discrete movements inside an egg that occur during stimulation at fertilization, and Cardiff University scientists say it could be used in humans too. The Cardiff scientists worked with a team in Oxford University to analyse the internal contents of the human egg or cytoplasm to observe distinct rhythmic patterns. "Current ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Imaging-Technique-Could-Boost-IVF-Success-95709-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Treatment-to-Begin-for-Khloe-Kardashian-94647-1.htm Khloe Kardashian in her desperate bid to have a baby has begun to prepare for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, claim magazine reports. Khloe has publicly spoken of her desire to start a family with basketball player Lamar Odom, yet in their two years of marriage there has been no baby joy so far for the couple. "She is desperate for a baby with Lamar and will do whatever it takes," the Daily Mail quoted a friend of the couple as telling Us Weekly magazine. "They have faith the IVF will work," the friend added....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Treatment-to-Begin-for-Khloe-Kardashian-94647-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Higher-IVF-Success-With-Men-Who-Eat-Lots-of-Fruits-Grains-93792-1.htm Better sperm quality and hence higher chances of a successful in-vitro fertilisation with men who eat plenty of fruits and grains, but cut down on their red meat and alcohol intake, has been reported in a new study. The study revealed that a poor diet and obesity can lower sperm concentration and affect their ability to swim towards an egg. In the past, female fertility problems have been linked to obesity as well as smoking and drinking, but it was not clear until now if the same applies to men as well....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Higher-IVF-Success-With-Men-Who-Eat-Lots-of-Fruits-Grains-93792-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Success-may-be-Improved-by-Increasing-Uterine-Expression-of-Developmental-Genes-93630-1.htm New research in iDevelopmental Cell/i proposes an increase in expression of certain developmental genes at specific times in the uterus. This could improve pregnancy rates from in vitro fertilization-embryo transfers (IVF-ET), which remain low at approximately 30 percent. Conducted by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the study is to be published online by the journal on Nov. 17. Researchers point to the genes Msx1 and Msx2 - which play integral roles in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Success-may-be-Improved-by-Increasing-Uterine-Expression-of-Developmental-Genes-93630-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Treatment-Linked-to-Ovarian-Cancer-Risk-92532-1.htm In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment doubles the risk of ovarian cancer, finds study. Doctors in the Netherlands compared the long-term health of more than 19,000 women who had received at least one IVF ovarian stimulation treatment with just over 6,000 similarly infertile counterparts who had not been treated for IVF. Of the 25,000 women they studied, 77 developed ovarian malignancies in the ensuing 15 years, a risk that in absolute terms was very low. But in relative terms, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Treatment-Linked-to-Ovarian-Cancer-Risk-92532-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Ups-Pre-eclampsia-Risk-92268-1.htm In vitro fertilization (IVF) increases the chances of pre-eclampsia - a potentially fatal pregnancy condition by almost 41 percent, claims research. According to experts from US universities and research centres including the National Institutes of Health, data from six studies has found that the risk of pre-eclampsia was much higher in IVF pregnancies than among those conceived naturally, the Daily Express reported. The data included pregnancies from standard IVF and IVF using donor ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Ups-Pre-eclampsia-Risk-92268-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Test-to-Boost-IVF-Success-Rate-on-the-Anvil-92134-1.htm Scientists at Oxford University are working on a new test that could boost the IVF success rate from a single cycle of treatment to nearly 100 percent. The researchers are analyzing two markers that cause pregnancies to fail and are also checking out chromosomal abnormalities in the developing embryo. The researchers hope that their study will help boost the IVF success rates from the present 30 percent mark to nearly 100 percent. The study's importance has already been acknowledged by the scientific ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Test-to-Boost-IVF-Success-Rate-on-the-Anvil-92134-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pregnant-Women-Who-Used-Synthetic-Estrogen-in-1970s-Increased-Infertility-and-Cancer-Risk-in-Their-Daughters-91649-1.htm Daughters of women who took a synthetic estrogen called diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant decades ago are now facing a greater chance of being infertile and developing cancer, according to a large study by the National Cancer Institute in the United States. In 1971, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said DES should not be given to pregnant women. But by that time, between 5 million and 10 million moms-to-be and their babies had been exposed to the drug. DES was widely used in 1940s ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pregnant-Women-Who-Used-Synthetic-Estrogen-in-1970s-Increased-Infertility-and-Cancer-Risk-in-Their-Daughters-91649-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Slight-Overweight-too-Cuts-Womens-Pregnancy-Chances-Through-IVF-91530-1.htm British researchers have now found that women who are even slightly overweight are less likely to conceive through IVF. Previous research found that being clinically obese is known to affect in vitro fertilization (IVF), conception, pregnancy and birth. The researchers found that the chance of these women having a live birth through the treatment was cut by 9 percent, while the risk of miscarriage increased by 24 percent. This is the first time that being overweight - even by just a few ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Slight-Overweight-too-Cuts-Womens-Pregnancy-Chances-Through-IVF-91530-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pioneering-IVF-Doctor-Dies-91166-1.htm IVF pioneer Carl Wood dies after a long illness. Carl Wood is known for his groundbreaking work on the world's first pregnancy through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Carl Wood, who had battled Alzheimer's disease since 2004, passed away in a Melbourne nursing home last Friday. Working with Melbourne's Monash University, he was a leader in the 1970s in the developing field of IVF pregnancy, heading the team that produced Australia's first test-tube baby in 1980 -- among the first in the world....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pioneering-IVF-Doctor-Dies-91166-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/3-Fold-Rise-in-IVF-Success-Rates-With-New-Video-Testing-of-Embryos-89049-1.htm Cambridge University researchers have developed a video technique that could significantly improve the success of IVF pregnancies by providing doctors with a quick and accurate way of choosing the strongest embryos for the treatment. This would cut the chances of miscarriage and, it is hoped, help countless couples achieve their dream of starting a family. It would also reduce the financial cost of treatment and the emotional heartache of repeatedly failing to become pregnant. Professor ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/3-Fold-Rise-in-IVF-Success-Rates-With-New-Video-Testing-of-Embryos-89049-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Women-Look-for-Support-Among-Other-Women-to-Discuss-Infertility-Issues-89001-1.htm Women often wish to share their infertility woes with other women to seek consolation and solace. Researchers at the University of Iowa and Penn State University found that when the woman is concerned about people's reactions to their infertility, both the husband and the wife disclose more to their social network. If the man is feeling stigmatized, both partners share less. Based on interviews with 50 infertile couples, study author Keli Ryan Steuber, assistant professor of communication ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Women-Look-for-Support-Among-Other-Women-to-Discuss-Infertility-Issues-89001-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Taking-Aspirin-During-IVF-Cycle-Does-Not-Increase-Pregnancy-Chances-88945-1.htm There is no compelling evidence to support the routine use of aspirin in women being treated for IVF, a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library observed. The researchers reported that taking aspirin during an IVF cycle did not seem to increase a woman's chances of becoming pregnant. The use of aspirin during IVF treatment is controversial. Part of the thinking behind any potential benefit is that aspirin may improve the blood flow to the womb and ovaries. However, there are also ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Taking-Aspirin-During-IVF-Cycle-Does-Not-Increase-Pregnancy-Chances-88945-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Ban-in-Costa-Rica-Challenged-88588-1.htm Known for its respect for civil liberties, Costa Rica is however being sued for failing to lift a ban on in-vitro fertilization (IVF), as it remains the only country in the Americas to prohibit IVF. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said on Monday it will take Costa Rica to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for not legalizing IVF after the commission twice extended its previous deadline for the country to do so. In-vitro fertilization was banned in Costa Rica in 2000 under pressure from the Catholic Church....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Ban-in-Costa-Rica-Challenged-88588-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-on-Preventing-Multiple-Births-in-IVF-Treatment-88310-1.htm Elsevier announced the publication of several commentaries in the scientific journal A HREF="http:www.rbmonline.com"IReproductive BioMedicine Online/I/A on the subject of how many embryos it is safe and proper to place in a uterus, and how best to regulate this decision. It is a dilemma faced by all patients anxiously caught between no pregnancies at all or facing the prospect of twins or triplets. In this difficult place it is often all too easy to think that the latter option must be the best....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-on-Preventing-Multiple-Births-in-IVF-Treatment-88310-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Future-Infertility-Problems-may-be-Avoided-by-Giving-Diabetes-Drug-to-Girls-at-8-Years-88139-1.htm Age 8 may be the perfect time to protect girls against future infertility problems, a new study has revealed. Girls of that age who had a high risk of developing a condition that leads to infertility were treated for four years with metformin, a commonly used diabetes drug, and were found to be less likely to develop the condition later. While 8-year-olds don't show any outward signs of polycystic ovary syndrome, which is the top cause of infertility in women in the U.S., physiological precursors ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Future-Infertility-Problems-may-be-Avoided-by-Giving-Diabetes-Drug-to-Girls-at-8-Years-88139-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Consumption-and-Female-Infertility-Rates-Linked-Nevada-School-of-Medicine-Researcher-88083-1.htm Caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes that carry eggs from a woman's ovaries to her womb. "Our experiments were conducted in mice, but this finding goes a long way towards explaining why drinking caffeinated drinks can reduce a woman's chance of becoming pregnant," says Sean Ward, professor of physiology and cell biology, at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, who conducted the study. Ward's study was recently published in the iBritish Journal of Pharmacology/i....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Consumption-and-Female-Infertility-Rates-Linked-Nevada-School-of-Medicine-Researcher-88083-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Sperm-Coat-Protein-may-be-Key-to-Male-Infertility-88037-1.htm A study by an international team of researchers led by UC Davis says that the loss of a protein that coats sperm may explain a significant proportion of infertility in men worldwide. The research could open up new ways to screen and treat couples for infertility. A paper describing the work is published July 20 in the journal IScience Translational Medicine/I. The protein DEFB126 acts as a "Klingon cloaking device," allowing sperm to swim through mucus and avoid the immune system in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Sperm-Coat-Protein-may-be-Key-to-Male-Infertility-88037-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Women-Urged-Not-to-Depend-on-IVF-and-Postpone-Pregnancy-87965-1.htm A major study, carried out at the University of Glasgow, has warned that women must not assume that they can delay motherhood and rely on IVF. By waiting until their late thirties and beyond to try for a baby they risk leaving it too late because fertility treatment can never make up for lost time. The research has concluded that after the age of 35, a woman is five times more likely to have problems becoming pregnant compared with during her twenties. Doctors warn that far too many ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Women-Urged-Not-to-Depend-on-IVF-and-Postpone-Pregnancy-87965-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-Larger-Heavier-Babies-from-Frozen-Embryo-Transfer-87373-1.htm Studies show that cryo babies are heavier and larger than babies from fresh embryo transfers. In the first study, French scientists looked at neonatal outcome in terms of mode of delivery, gestational age, preterm birth rate (less than 37 weeks of gestation), mean child measurements, low birth weight (less than 2,500g) and perinatal mortality. When comparing the cryo singletons to the fresh cohort, the scientists showed that mean birth weight, mean height and head circumference were lower in the fresh population....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-Larger-Heavier-Babies-from-Frozen-Embryo-Transfer-87373-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Method-Cuts-Multiple-birth-Risk-in-IVF-87303-1.htm The risk of multiple births from in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is dramatically reduced by a novel method, say Swedish doctors. The technique will help doctors determine the chances of giving birth to a healthy baby through IVF, they said. At present, fertility clinics tend to transfer several embryos to the uterus to boost the chance of a live birth, but this often leads to multiple pregnancies that carry a higher risk of complications for the mother as well as a lower birth weight and developmental difficulties for the child....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Method-Cuts-Multiple-birth-Risk-in-IVF-87303-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-may-Boost-Downs-Syndrome-Risk-87257-1.htm IVF treatment in older women (over 35 years) with high doses of hormones may cause genetic defects in the embryo - having a baby with Down's syndrome, say doctors. But in developing the test, they added, worrying evidence emerged that in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) can increase the risk of a baby with Down's syndrome. "It is a fair question to ask," said Alan Handyside, director of The London Bridge Fertility, Gynaecology and Genetics Centre, who led a team of doctors from eight countries....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-may-Boost-Downs-Syndrome-Risk-87257-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Oh-Boy-Whats-Bangkok-IVF-Got-to-Do-With-Bachchans-87175-1.htm Fame and fortune does have a flip side, and many celebrities are at their wits end dealing with invasion of their privacy. Barely has the world settled to the news of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan expecting a baby, and we have some more news about the famous couple. Bhairavi Goswami, the Bollywood actress, well known by her recent flick 'Bheja fry', has tweeted about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's effort to have a baby boy. Apparently, the actress visited an IVF clinic in Bangkok which specializes in helping couples have a male child....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Oh-Boy-Whats-Bangkok-IVF-Got-to-Do-With-Bachchans-87175-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hormone-Test-in-Early-IVF-Cycle-Helps-Predict-Likelihood-of-Pregnancy-86303-1.htm A new study has found that a blood test for levels of a hormone called AMH, or antimullerian hormone, at the beginning of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle can help predict likelihood of pregnancy. The study by researchers at Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital has found that women with high levels of the hormone AMH produce more eggs for IVF procedures, and pregnancies are more likely to occur than in women with low levels. The finding could aid counseling and give doctors a new tool to adjust treatment....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hormone-Test-in-Early-IVF-Cycle-Helps-Predict-Likelihood-of-Pregnancy-86303-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Test-for-Male-Infertility-86043-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Test-for-Male-Infertility-86043-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Details-New-Genetic-Testing-Technology-for-IVF-Embryos-85469-1.htm A new technique, which helps couples that are affected by or are carriers of genetic diseases have in vitro fertilized babies free of both the disease in question and other chromosomal abnormalities has been developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The results were reported in the April issue of IFertility and Sterility/I. Because embryos are so small and cells contain too little DNA to do extensive testing, researchers have in the past had to limit ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Details-New-Genetic-Testing-Technology-for-IVF-Embryos-85469-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Male-Infertility-Risk-High-With-Medtronics-Infuse-85458-1.htm Researchers from the Stanford School of Medicine in California have warned that using Medtronic's popular bone regrowth protein, Infuse, drastically increases the risk of infertility among men. Infuse was approved by the Food and Drug Administration back in 2002 and even then there were doubts whether the genetically engineered protein increased the risk of infertility. Medtronic funded studies made no mention of the side effect and a large number of doctors used the drug to spur the growth of new bone after spinal surgery....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Male-Infertility-Risk-High-With-Medtronics-Infuse-85458-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Injection-of-Egg-Yolk-Works-Where-IVF-Failed-to-for-Brit-Couple-85309-1.htm A British woman who struggled to conceive for over eight years in spite of spending thousands of pounds on in vitro fertilization finally got pregnant following a novel treatment involving the injection of egg yolk. Nottinghamshire resident, Leanne Blackwell, 38, spent over 15,000 on IVF treatment without any success. She was found to have an immune system that was incompatible with her husband, Andy Blackwell's immune system and kept producing killer cells that attacked fertilized eggs. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Injection-of-Egg-Yolk-Works-Where-IVF-Failed-to-for-Brit-Couple-85309-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-Variation-Blamed-For-Infertility-In-Women-85114-1.htm Johns Hopkins researchers have found that a variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol in the bloodstream may be responsible for infertility in women. The altered gene has been found to be involved in both faulty cholesterol regulation and the production of pregnancy hormone, progesterone. "Infertility is fairly common and a lot of the reasons for it are still unknown," warns Annabelle Rodriguez, endocrinologist, associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-Variation-Blamed-For-Infertility-In-Women-85114-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Limit-Number-of-Embryos-Used-in-IVF-to-Prevent-New-Born-Deaths-Says-Study-84943-1.htm A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics has said that the number of embryos used during in vitro fertilization should be limited in order to reduce the number of new born deaths. According to the study conducted by researchers at the University of Montreal, over 40 infant deaths could be prevented every year by reducing the number of embryos used while the time spent in the hospitals could also be drastically cut down. The researchers said that limiting the number of embryos could also ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Limit-Number-of-Embryos-Used-in-IVF-to-Prevent-New-Born-Deaths-Says-Study-84943-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-Mothers-Curse-Behind-Male-Infertility-84935-1.htm A new study in fruit flies has found that genetic mutations in mitochondria, inherited from the mother, are an important cause of male infertility. "What we've uncovered here is an evolutionary process that can explain why male infertility is so common," said evolutionary biologist Dr Damian Dowling of Monash University in Melbourne. "Our study is essentially the first evidence for the 'mothers curse,'" added Dowling. Dowling and colleagues carried out an experiment to test this "mothers curse" idea....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-Mothers-Curse-Behind-Male-Infertility-84935-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/15-Eggs-Best-for-Successful-IVF-84839-1.htm The maximum number of eggs to harvest from a woman's ovaries undergoing fertility treatments is 15, say researchers. Investigators led by Arri Coomarasamy of the University of Birmingham in central England looked at data from more than 400,000 IVF cycles in Britain between 1991 and 2008. Harvesting around 15 eggs in one go gave the best statistical chance of a live birth, they found. This finding is in line with middle-range doses of powerful hormones to stimulate egg production, they found....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/15-Eggs-Best-for-Successful-IVF-84839-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mindbody-Therapies-May-Improve-IVF-Success-Rates-84790-1.htm Mind/body therapies may help women undergoing infertility treatment to beat stress and anxiety thereby boosting the IVF success rates, according to a study. "The intersection of stress and fertility is a controversial one, but we do know that stress can reduce the probability of conception," said Alice Domar, principal investigator, OB/GYN, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Executive Director of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF. To study the effects of the mind/body ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mindbody-Therapies-May-Improve-IVF-Success-Rates-84790-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Increase-in-Success-Rate-of-IVF-83906-1.htm Gynecologists have noted an increase in the success rate in conception of women using In-vitro fertilization (IVF) since November 2010. Renowned gynecologists, Dr. Indira Hinduja and Dr. Kusum Zaveri cited that the success of IVF in 1980s was a meager 10-15%. Then it gradually went up to 30% but over the last few months the success rate has surged up to 72%. Both gynecologists plan to submit a research paper about the techniques they have developed and the reasons for the increase in the conception....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Increase-in-Success-Rate-of-IVF-83906-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Single-Embryo-Transfer-Would-Save-Money-Lives-83646-1.htm If women opting for various fertility treatments like IVF were limited to one-embryo at a time, would save lives and money, say Canadian doctors. "Across Canada, there would be as many as 840 fewer babies admitted to the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit), 40 deaths avoided, 46 fewer brain injuries, and 42,400 fewer days of NICU hospitalization," said Keith Barrington, lead author of the study in the US Journal of Pediatrics. Each day a baby spends in the NICU costs about (Dollor) 1,000, meaning some (Dollor) 42....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Single-Embryo-Transfer-Would-Save-Money-Lives-83646-1.htm