in vitro fertilization

Octuplets face foreclosure

mattwion — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:39:43 -0600

Turns out the Grandmother of the Octuplets - and the six other kids! - is facing foreclosure.

This raises a key moral issue. Our culture is a culture of entitlement, "I deserve this," "I want this,", "it's my right." But what of responsibility?

The surprising power of the pill

harminka — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:42:02 -0500

Women who have tried to conceive using in vitro fertilization (IVF) methods are painfully aware that timing is of the essence. There are cancelled vacations, too many sick days taken from work, and the necessity to plan everything around “the treatment.”

Congenital heart defects increasing among IVF twins

harminka — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:31:53 -0600

The prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) among in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies was similar to that of the general population, but there is an increasing risk of CHD among twins resulting from IVF, according to research by Yale School of Medicine researchers.

IVF technique enables pregnancy without multiple births

harminka — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:57:41 -0500

An in vitro fertilization technique that can avoid multiple births appears to be effective for women older than 35, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

High-Throughput Sperm Sorting

harminka — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:12:38 -0500

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and San Diego (UCSD), have developed a rapid new sorting technique for sperm using a laser trap that can separate stronger, faster sperm from slower sperm.

Infertility treatment correlates with women's negative moods

harminka — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:08:48 -0500

A study of women’s moods during IVF has found a strong relationship between negative mood and multiple embryo transfer, a scientist told the 23rd annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (Tuesday 3 July).

Why IVF embryos are likely to develop into twins

harminka — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:58:51 -0500

Evidence gathered from time-lapse recordings of the formation of early embryos (blastocysts) in the laboratory has revealed why embryos created via IVF and undergoing extended culture are more likely to develop into twins than those created via natural conception. Furthermore, the research has shown that the culture in which the IVF embryos are formed is possibly responsible for the embryos dividing into twins.

First baby born from egg matured in laboratory

harminka — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:55:05 -0500

The first baby to be created from an egg that had been matured in the laboratory, frozen, thawed and then fertilised, has been born in Canada. Three other women are pregnant by the same process. The research was presented to the 23rd annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday 2 July).

Donated embryos could result in more than 2,000 new embryonic stem cell lines

harminka — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:10:04 -0500

In a survey of more than one thousand infertility patients with frozen embryos, 60 percent of patients report that they are likely to donate their embryos to stem cell research, a level of donation that could result in roughly 2000 to 3000 new embryonic stem cell lines. Researchers from Duke University and Johns Hopkins University report the startling findings in the July 6, 2007 issue of Science.

Many couples choose to donate surplus embryos for stem cell research

harminka — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:49:20 -0500

Nearly 50% of couples who were interviewed at least 3 years after undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) chose to donate their surplus, stored embryos for stem cell research, according to a report by the Spanish Stem Cell Bank in an April 26, 2007, advanced online publication of Cell Stem Cell, a new publication of Cell Press in affiliation with the International Society for Stem Cell Research.