Miracle twins born thanks to egg donation
A woman who received an extra round of IVF treatment because she donated eggs for medical research has given birth to twins.
Stella Murdy, 34, from Great Park, Gosforth, went through a rollercoaster of emotions...
Fertility treatments keep multiple births high
Fertility technology in the United States has a huge influence on the frequency of twins, triplets, and other multiple births, according to new estimates published Dec. 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine....
Could basic fertility information be key to reversing late-parenthood trend?
Increasingly, young people around the world are planning to have children later in life, despite the fact that fertility declines with age after young adulthood. But new research shows a simple brochure can prompt...
Infertility problems? Here are some eating tips to boost fertility
Women who watch their weight and closely follow a Mediterranean-style diet high in vegetables, vegetable oils, fish and beans may increase their chance of becoming pregnant, according to dietitians at Loyola University Health System...
Increase seen in donor eggs for in vitro fertilisation, with improved outcomes
Between 2000 and 2010 in the United States the number of donor eggs used for in vitro fertilization increased, and outcomes for births from those donor eggs improved, according to a study published by...
Development of after-sex contraceptive pill for routine use urged
A contraceptive pill that could be routinely used after, rather than before, sex and fertilisation is probably scientifically feasible and would probably be welcomed by many women, say researchers in the Journal of Family...
New hope for women suffering from recurrent miscarriage
A team of researchers, led by the University of Warwick, have published new data that could prove vital for advances in care for women who suffer from recurrent miscarriage.
The recurrent loss of pregnancy through...
Paired risk factors in preeclampsia
Although preeclampsia occurs in about 3% of pregnancies, it’s still unforeseen in many cases. A report of new research, now in press at the Journal of Reproductive Immunology, documents how two distinct risk factors...
Women conceive naturally after IVF
One in three women who have their first baby through infertility treatment, become pregnant again naturally within two years of their first birth, a new study has found.
A Monash University study, published in the...
Freezing sperm taken directly from testicles is effective option for infertile couples
Frozen sperm taken by biopsy from testicles in men with no sperm in their semen is as effective as fresh sperm taken by biopsy in helping couples conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF), according...
