http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Artificial-Insemination-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:19:01 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/i-cards-on-sperm-health-issued-by-chinese-hospital-101694-1.htm Chinese men can now know the health of their sperm after a hospital started to issue cards which displays the sperm count along with a recorded DVD containing information about the quality, quantity and movement of the sperm. The sperm identity cards are being issued at a hospital in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, the China Daily reported. The identity card is being jointly issued by the Ren'ai Hospital and the Reproductive Healthcare Association. The first card-holder was ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/i-cards-on-sperm-health-issued-by-chinese-hospital-101694-1.htm 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/journey-of-sperm-similar-to-demolition-derby-101057-1.htm A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found the reason why such a small percentage of sperms manage to reach the egg with researchers saying that their journey along the female reproductive tract resembles that of a demolition derby. Researchers from University of Warwick and University of Birmingham conducted the joint study too check why less than one percent of more than 300 million sperms released during sex manage to reach the female uterus and just a few dozen manage to reach the egg....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/journey-of-sperm-similar-to-demolition-derby-101057-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/human-fertilization-process-may-be-better-understood-via-insect-glands-100958-1.htm Previous research has demonstrated that insect glands are responsible for producing a host of secretions that allow bees to sting. New research from Carnegie scientists focuses on secretions from glands in the reproductive tract that help sperm survive and guide the sperm on the trip to fertilize an egg. The gene that controls the development of these glands in fruit flies provides important information about gland development in all insects, as well as potential clues to similar human reproductive glands....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/human-fertilization-process-may-be-better-understood-via-insect-glands-100958-1.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/scientists-discover-reason-behind-chromosome-number-of-sperm-and-egg-100169-1.htm In what could prove to be a major breakthrough in treating fertility related disorders, a new study conducted by researchers from University of California has found out why a sperm and an egg develop exactly 23 chromosomes each. The work, which could lead to insights into fertility, spontaneous miscarriages, cancer and developmental disorders, is published April 13 in the journal ICell/I. Healthy humans have 46 chromosomes, 23 from the sperm and 23 from the egg. An embryo with the wrong ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-discover-reason-behind-chromosome-number-of-sperm-and-egg-100169-1.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/sperm-binding-cut-off-by-ovastacin-says-study-99741-1.htm A secreted enzyme helps egg cells avoid being fertilized by more than one sperm, a new study has revealed. The research is published in The A HREF="http:www.jcb.org"IJournal of Cell Biology/I/A. Because polyspermy disrupts embryonic development, oocytes take several steps to ensure they only fuse with a single sperm. One key step is to prevent additional sperm from binding to the surface of an already-fertilized egg, a blockade that involves the release of secretory granules and cleavage ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sperm-binding-cut-off-by-ovastacin-says-study-99741-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/what-women-feel-about-conception-98657-1.htm For many women, the decision to get pregnant can take on a life of its own. In fact, according to a survey conducted for SpermCheck (Regd) Fertility, 42% of those who conceived say they became obsessed with getting pregnant once they started trying. Yet just 10% say their partner shared this obsession. This year, approximately 7 million couples will experience conception issues and about 50% of these infertility problems will be directly attributed to the male, according to John C. Herr, Ph.D., director ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/what-women-feel-about-conception-98657-1.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/scientists-reveal-the-secret-of-sperm-quality-control-97655-1.htm Yale researchers have discovered how the "guardian of the genome" oversees quality control in the production of sperm - and perhaps in many other cells as well. The research published online Feb. 16 in the journal iCurrent Biology/i opens up the potential of developing new forms of birth control and fertility treatment - and even new ways to combat many forms of cancer. Sperm and other cells go through a sort of inspection process triggered by a key regulatory gene, p53, which orders the destruction of cells with damaged DNA....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-reveal-the-secret-of-sperm-quality-control-97655-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/brit-doctors-fertilize-egg-using-sperm-frozen-for-24-years-97192-1.htm Doctors in Britain fertilized an egg with a sperm that has been frozen for the past 24 years, making it the longest period that a sperm was frozen before being successfully used in an IVF treatment. Richard Pott was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1987, when he was just 21 years old. The doctors suggested Pott to freeze a sample of his sperms so that he may be able to father children in the future. When Pott and his wife, Rebecca, failed to conceive a second child through usual methods, they ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/brit-doctors-fertilize-egg-using-sperm-frozen-for-24-years-97192-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/gaga-wants-to-conceive-through-artificial-insemination-97041-1.htm Pop icon Lady Gaga has revealed that she wants to have a baby. However the caveat is that the father of the child must be an Italian and that conception would be through artificial insemination. It is not known how her American boyfriend actor and model Taylor Kinney, who was raised in Neffsville, Pennsylvania, felt about the revelations made by the pop queen. According to Spain's Radio Ibiza, Gaga, 25, said that she was looking for a partner to have a child with, but they must share her Italian and Sicilian roots....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/gaga-wants-to-conceive-through-artificial-insemination-97041-1.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/sperm-counts-can-reduce-by-zapping-testicles-with-ultrasound-zaps-96920-1.htm US researchers have hit upon a rather inexpensive, dependable and reversible male contraceptive from zapping testicles with ultrasound. This method can reduce sperm count. Scientists from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, who conducted experiments on male rats, issued their findings on Saturday in the journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. They said they were convinced that the method, if studied further, could be used on humans. The team led by Doctor James ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sperm-counts-can-reduce-by-zapping-testicles-with-ultrasound-zaps-96920-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/negative-impact-on-immunity-by-sperm-production-96914-1.htm Sperm production is more biologically demanding compared to what was formerly believed and expending energy on it has considerable health implications, reveals a new study. In research, Dr Damian Dowling of Monash University's School of Biological Sciences and Professor Leigh Simmons of the University of Western Australia have investigated the trade-off between sperm quality and immunity. The researchers used the Australian cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus to prove that the production of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/negative-impact-on-immunity-by-sperm-production-96914-1.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/probe-initiated-by-us-authorities-into-renegade-sperm-donor-96738-1.htm US regulators are investigating a California man who donates his sperm for free to couples who want to have a baby. Despite this, he insists that he will continue his efforts as a matter of goodwill. Trent Arsenault, 36, first attracted scrutiny from the US Food and Drug Administration in 2009 for his free sperm donations, which he says resulted in 14 births with several more babies on the way. A cease-and-desist letter from the FDA in November 2010 did not dissuade him -- there have been ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/probe-initiated-by-us-authorities-into-renegade-sperm-donor-96738-1.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/Lower-Sperm-Count-Linked-With-Deep-Voice-in-Men-95705-1.htm A deep male voice, which typically attracts women as a sure sign of supreme manliness, can also be a sign of lower sperm count, a new study has found. Leigh Simmons, Marianne Peters and Gillian Rhodes from the University of Western Australia say that while men with deep voices may have more testosterone, too much of it can reduce the amount of sperm it ejaculates. The result came as a surprise because it's widely accepted that females use traits such as a deep voice, hairiness and muscle ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Lower-Sperm-Count-Linked-With-Deep-Voice-in-Men-95705-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Soon-Infertile-Men-to-be-Capable-of-Fathering-Kids-With-Cultured-Sperm-95644-1.htm Hope for infertile men may come soon with the ability to father their own children instead of using donor sperm, owing to researchers in Germany and Israel who have grown mouse sperm from a few cells in a laboratory dish. For the first time, a team headed by Professor Stefan Schlatt, at Muenster University in Germany, were able to grow sperm by using germ cells. These are the cells in testicles that are responsible for sperm production. They grew the sperm by surrounding the germ cells in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Soon-Infertile-Men-to-be-Capable-of-Fathering-Kids-With-Cultured-Sperm-95644-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Australian-Sperm-Donors-Scared-Off-By-Hunt-For-Biological-Fathers-95532-1.htm Australian sperm donors are scared off by laws enabling IVF children track down their biological fathers when they turn 18. New South Wales enacted such a regulation last year. But not many sperm donors like to be identified, hence native donation dries up, forcing women to turn to donations from abroad, particularly US. Even the US donors must agree to be identified, but apparently they don't mind since the children are sired far away. IVF Australia head Professor Michael Chapman told EMThe Sunday ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Australian-Sperm-Donors-Scared-Off-By-Hunt-For-Biological-Fathers-95532-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Overweight-Dads-Sperm-may-Pass-on-Obesity-to-Offspring-95195-1.htm A new study has said that unhealthy diet of overweight fathers may cause certain changes in sperms. The latter may lead to metabolic disorders in their children and make them more vulnerable to obesity. Researchers from University of Adelaide, Australia conducted the study on mice and found that the rodents brought up on poor diet have offsprings that are inclined towards insulin resistance. The findings suggested that epigenetic changes are prevalent in certain regions of sperm cells. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Overweight-Dads-Sperm-may-Pass-on-Obesity-to-Offspring-95195-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sperm-Donor-Issued-Warning-by-US-FDA-95066-1.htm Trent Arsenault of Fremont is in trouble with the Federal Government for fathering 14 children in the last 5-years through free sperm donations to childless couples he meets on the Internet. In all, Arsenault has made 348 sperm donations to 46 women.Last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had sent Arsenault a cease-and-desist letter asking him to stop donating sperm because he does not follow the agency's requirements for getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases within 7-days before giving sperm....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sperm-Donor-Issued-Warning-by-US-FDA-95066-1.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/US-Politico-Now-Sperm-Donor-in-New-Zealand-94612-1.htm Conservative American politician, Bill Johnson, who had opposed gay marriage has donated sperm to several lesbian women from New Zealand, without the knowledge of his wife or fertility medicine practitioners.While helping run the earthquake recovery in Christchurch, he enlisted himself in the online sperm donor registries in New Zealand. Using the online persona 'chchbill', he met women who wanted to get pregnant. He has discussed making donations to at least 9-women, 3 of whom are reportedly pregnant ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/US-Politico-Now-Sperm-Donor-in-New-Zealand-94612-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coral-Sperm-Repository-To-Protect-Great-Barrier-Reef-94589-1.htm US scientists have built the first frozen repository for the coral sperm and embryonic cells of the Great Barrier Reeef. The work could someday restore a coral species or diversify a population. "It turns out we can produce significant numbers of developing larvae using the thawed sperm and that those larvae actually settle," said Mary Hagedorn, a marine biologist at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI). Coral settling is the process in which a free-swimming, bowling pin-shaped coral ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coral-Sperm-Repository-To-Protect-Great-Barrier-Reef-94589-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Laptop-Wi-fi-Damages-Sperm-Quality-94128-1.htm Scientists are studying if using wi-fi on a laptop could harm a man's fertility since laboratory experiments by Argentinian scientists have suggested that ejaculated sperm were significantly damaged after only 4-hours of exposure. Scientists studied semen samples of 29 healthy donors. The donor sample was divided into two pots- 1 pot was kept next to a laptop that was wirelessly connected to the internet for 4-hours, while the other was stored under identical conditions, minus the laptop. Following ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Laptop-Wi-fi-Damages-Sperm-Quality-94128-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Man-Accuses-Girlfriend-of-Undergoing-IVF-Treatment-Without-His-Permission-93947-1.htm In an unusual case, a man has accused his ex-girlfriend of stealing his sperm and undergoing in-vitro fertilization without his permission in order to have twins. Texas resident Joe Pressil, who is a 36-year-old telecoms manager, said that the incident took place three mothers after he broke up with his girlfriend and he had no idea that she had undergone IVF treatment until he received the bill for the treatment from the fertility clinic. Pressil is now suing Advanced Fertility Center and Omni-Med ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Man-Accuses-Girlfriend-of-Undergoing-IVF-Treatment-Without-His-Permission-93947-1.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/Male-Fertility-Breakthrough-Normal-Sperm-from-Mouse-Cells-93473-1.htm A significant breakthrough in male fertility was achieved by a Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researcher who was able to produce normal sperm from mouse cells. "This study may open new therapeutic strategies for infertile men who cannot generate sperm and/or pre-pubertal cancer patients at risk of infertility due to aggressive chemo- or radiotherapy and cannot cryopreserve sperm as in adult patients," explains Prof. Mahmoud Huleihel, of BGU's Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Faculty of Health Sciences....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Male-Fertility-Breakthrough-Normal-Sperm-from-Mouse-Cells-93473-1.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/Failed-Relationships-Pushing-Even-18-Year-Old-Women-To-Online-Sperm-Donors-91778-1.htm New statistics have shown that women as young as 18 are turning to internet sperm donors to become mothers after failing to find the man of their dreams has increased. A number of women who are in their twenties are logging on to websites like babydonor.com and co-parent-search.com to find biological fathers for their children as they claim to be frustrated with relationships and have decided to face the challenge of parenthood alone. According to The Sunday Times, women below the age of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Failed-Relationships-Pushing-Even-18-Year-Old-Women-To-Online-Sperm-Donors-91778-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sperm-Donors-Have-Fathered-Dozens-of-Children-in-US-Canada-91703-1.htm Some sperm donors in US and Canada have anonymously fathered dozens of children, as there are no strict rules which prevent from doing so. Unlike in some countries such as France and Britain, there are no laws in either Canada or the United States officially limiting the number of children who can be born from a single donor, the Canadian health ministry said. An international norm places the ceiling at 20 pregnancies from the same donor. In Denmark, the limit on a single donor is 25 births....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sperm-Donors-Have-Fathered-Dozens-of-Children-in-US-Canada-91703-1.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