fertility
Scientists in Mainz and Aachen have discovered a new mechanism that controls egg cell fertility and that might have future therapeutic potential. It was revealed by Professor Dr. Walter Stöcker of the Institute of Zoology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ... Read More »
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that healthy adolescent females have predetermined expectations for becoming parents in the future, but have concerns about fertility and childbearing should they develop a life-threatening illness, such as cancer. According to ... Read More »
In a stud presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting in San Francisco, California, researchers will present findings showing perinatal outcomes of frozen/thawed embryo replacement (FER) have better outcomes compared to fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF), but worse ... Read More »
New research from the University of Adelaide will rewrite the text books on how an ovary is formed, as well as providing new insights into women’s health and fertility. The study, published today in the journal PLOS ONE, also names ... Read More »
The need to consider fertility sparing treatment for women with gynaecological malignancy has gone up over the years as women are increasingly delaying conception. In the UK, there are annually over 1000 women with cervical cancer, 120 with endometrial cancer ... Read More »
First pregnancies complicated by postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) have no detrimental effect on future fertility but women who have caesarean sections at the time of PPH are less likely to conceive again, finds a new study in BJOG: An International Journal ... Read More »
The review looks at the safety, advantages and limitations of bariatric surgery and multidisciplinary management of patients before, during and after pregnancy. With the prevalence of obesity among women of reproductive age expected to rise from 24.2% in 2005 to ... Read More »
Couples with high levels of PCBs and similar environmental pollutants take longer to achieve pregnancy in comparison to other couples with lower levels of the pollutants, according to a preliminary study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and ... Read More »
A mother’s age at menopause may predict her daughter’s fertility in terms of the numbers of eggs remaining in her ovaries, according to the new research published online in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction. By assessing ovarian reserve ... Read More »
Fewer women in Australia and New Zealand are using assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments to conceive, but there have been improved success rates amongst this smaller group, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and ... Read More »
