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'Prevention And Treatment Of Infertility In Modern Society' - Campus Symposium
ESHRE invites you to attend its campus symposium on 'Prevention and treatment of infertility in modern society'...
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Should Women Receive Assisted Reproduction Treatment If They Are Obese, Smoke Or Consume Alcohol?
The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has published a position statement on the impact of the life style factors obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption on natural and medically assisted reproduction...
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In Vitro Pregnancy Rates Improve With New Device That Mimics Motions In The Body
Gently rocking embryos while they grow during in vitro fertilization (IVF) improves pregnancy rates in mice by 22 percent, new University of Michigan research shows. The procedure could one day lead to significantly higher IVF success rates in humans...
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Fertility Drugs Contribute Heavily To Multiple Births
The widespread use of so-called fertility drugs, not just high-tech laboratory procedures, likely plays a larger role than previously realized in the growing problem of premature births in the United States, because these drugs cause a high percentage of multiple births, the March of Dimes said today...
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New Study: Innovative Technique Allows Male Cancer Survivors Sterile From Treatment To Father Children
Men who were previously deemed sterile due to aggressive cancer treatments may still be able to biologically father children according to a new study published in the journal, Bone Marrow Transplantation...
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Aneeve To Develop Sensors To Monitor Hormone Levels For Menopause, Fertility
Aneeve Nanotechnologies LLC has been selected to work in the UCLA on-campus Technology Incubator Program at the California NanoSystems Institute. The startup company will conduct early-stage research for the development of a novel hormone sensor/meter for biomedical applications in the areas of infertility and menopause...
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UF Urologists Use Robot To Shave Time Off Vasectomy Reversal
University of Florida urologists have used robot-assisted surgery to cut about 20 minutes off average surgery time for conventional vasectomy reversal using a microscope. Sperm count after surgery is comparable over a year for the two procedures, but the robotic procedure appears to result in a quicker return of sperm count...
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California Board Accuses Octuplet Fertility Doctor Of Misconduct
The Medical Board of California has accused fertility doctor Michael Kamrava -- who performed an in vitro fertilization procedure that led to the birth of octuplets in January 2009 -- of a pattern of gross negligence and of creating a "stockpile" of unused embryos that serve "no clinical purpose," the Los Angeles Times reports...
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Impact Of Chemotherapeutics And Advanced Testicular Cancer Or Hodgkin Lymphoma On Sperm Deoxyribonucleic Acid Integrity
UroToday.com - The incidence of testicular cancer (TC) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has increased recently. Although improved chemotherapeutic regimens have augmented survival in men with these malignancies, they are associated with a negative impact on reproductive health, including a decrease in fertilization rate and an increase in embryo loss...
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Impact Of Chemotherapeutics And Advanced Testicular Cancer Or Hodgkin Lymphoma On Sperm Deoxyribonucleic Acid Integrity
UroToday.com - The incidence of testicular cancer (TC) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has increased recently. Although improved chemotherapeutic regimens have augmented survival in men with these malignancies, they are associated with a negative impact on reproductive health, including a decrease in fertilization rate and an increase in embryo loss...
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New Human Reproductive Hormone Could Lead To Novel Contraceptives And New Cancer Treatments
Nearly 10 years after the discovery that birds make a hormone that suppresses reproduction, University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists have established that humans make it too, opening the door to development of a new class of contraceptive and possible treatments for cancer or other diseases...
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New Human Reproductive Hormone Could Lead To Novel Contraceptives And New Cancer Treatments
Nearly 10 years after the discovery that birds make a hormone that suppresses reproduction, University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists have established that humans make it too, opening the door to development of a new class of contraceptive and possible treatments for cancer or other diseases...
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Possible Link Between Infertility, Low Egg Reserve, And Breast/Ovarian Cancer Gene (BRCA1)
A New York Medical College physician who specializes in restoring or preserving fertility in female cancer patients has discovered a possible link between the presence of breast cancer genes and infertility. In a paper published last week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Kutluk Oktay, M.D...
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Possible Link Between Infertility, Low Egg Reserve, And Breast/Ovarian Cancer Gene (BRCA1)
A New York Medical College physician who specializes in restoring or preserving fertility in female cancer patients has discovered a possible link between the presence of breast cancer genes and infertility. In a paper published last week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Kutluk Oktay, M.D...
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Improve Access To IVF, Says Royal College Of Nursing, UK
Access to NHS-funded IVF must improve, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said, as it launches a new policy briefing on infertility provision in England. The briefing paper looks at current practice in the NHS and points to evidence that says only a third (30%) of PCTs offer three full cycles of treatment...
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Improve Access To IVF, Says Royal College Of Nursing, UK
Access to NHS-funded IVF must improve, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said, as it launches a new policy briefing on infertility provision in England. The briefing paper looks at current practice in the NHS and points to evidence that says only a third (30%) of PCTs offer three full cycles of treatment...
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New York Times Examines Regulation, Ethics Of Third-Party Reproduction
States' varying regulatory approaches to the field of third-party reproduction -- in which more than two people collaborate to produce an infant -- can cause thorny legal issues if disputes arise between the parties involved in a surrogate birth, the New York Times reports...
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New York Times Examines Regulation, Ethics Of Third-Party Reproduction
States' varying regulatory approaches to the field of third-party reproduction -- in which more than two people collaborate to produce an infant -- can cause thorny legal issues if disputes arise between the parties involved in a surrogate birth, the New York Times reports...
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Study Finds Possible Explanation For The Link Between Infertility And Breast/Ovarian Cancer Risks
In a study published online this week in the leading cancer journal, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Westchester Medical Center Physician Dr. Kutluk Oktay, MD, Director, Division of Reproductive Medicine & Infertility concluded that mutations in the BRCA1 gene (gene associated with early onset breast cancer) are associated with early diminishment of egg reserve...
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Study Finds Possible Explanation For The Link Between Infertility And Breast/Ovarian Cancer Risks
In a study published online this week in the leading cancer journal, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Westchester Medical Center Physician Dr. Kutluk Oktay, MD, Director, Division of Reproductive Medicine & Infertility concluded that mutations in the BRCA1 gene (gene associated with early onset breast cancer) are associated with early diminishment of egg reserve...
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