When & Where November 27 – 30, 2008 Paris, France This event is a comprehensive multidisciplinary congress devoted to a wide spectrum of controversial issues and clinical debates in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility (COGI). Here is an excerpt of the welcome note from the organisers: The COGI World Congress is designed as an umbrella for [...]
When & Where 19 to 22 October 2008 Hilton Hotel, Brisbane Queensland, Australia Theme: Working Together For Reproductive Health The conference theme, “Working Together For Reproductive Health” guided the development of the sessions, though we retained some of the discipline based sessions. This theme was chosen to highlight potential benefits for our patients if we [...]
Here is some uplifting news for those on their IVF journeys. It looks like there is still hope after all. The US and Dutch study, published at BMJ online, looked at the effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation. Jennie Longbottom, one of a small number [...]
A surgical gel – containing a drug untested on humans – has caused excruciating internal scarring in dozens of women that could lead to infertility, claims a leading gynaecologist.Many of the endometriosis patients have already forked out thousands of dollars for repeat surgery. Some are now pursuing compensation from ACC.Endometriosis is a condition where abnormal [...]
An in-home kit designed to help couples conceive won U.S. approval. The $300 package is the first to be cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said the product’s maker, closely held Conceivex Inc. of Saranac, Michigan, in a statement today. The kit will be available only by prescription. It contains tools to predict [...]
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recently discovered substance, kisspeptin, may be able boost fertility in women with low hormone levels, British researchers reported today. Kisspeptin is a hormone named after a brand of chocolate, Kiss, produced in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Scientists at Imperial College, London, say there have been encouraging results from their first tests involving healthy women. The study showed [...]
A diet rich on low-fat dairy food may make it harder for some women to conceive, according to a study involving thousands of US women. Harvard researchers found women who frequently ate these foods were 85% more likely to have ovulation problems. In contrast, the Human Reproduction study found eating full-fat dairy foods, including ice [...]
Birth Control Pills Reduce Fertility (Fiction) No evidence shows that the use of birth control pills affects future fertility. In fact, birth control pills are very short acting. Therefore, birth control pills never make much of an impact on the body’s ability to reproduce. If anything, using the pill or one of its hormonal counterparts [...]
At the 62nd Annual Meeting of the ASRM several new studies were highlighted for the impact nutrition has on the reproductive system Dian Shepperson Mills presented how nutritional therapy provides an effective method of improving fertility rates and reducing abdominal pain in women with endometriosis. She promotes an integrated medical approach to improve health looks [...]
Developed by Sheffield University fertility expert Professor Bill Ledger, Plan Ahead estimates a woman’s ‘ovarian reserve’ – the number of healthy eggs she has left. The £180 kit measures blood levels of three hormones – Inhibin B, AMH and FSH. Levels of the first two drop as a woman approaches menopause, while FSH levels rise. [...]
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