By Mark Henderson Fertility watchdog says success cannot be judged solely on baby numbers. Couples should also consider multiple birth rates. Couples seeking fertility treatment have been advised to be wary of clinics that boast high success rates but produce a large number of twins and triplets. Many of the IVF centres that perform best [...]
A study published last December shows that although a large number of fertility patients opt to proceed with In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), surgical evaluation and treatment of endometriosis with laparoscopic surgery should be considered for reversing infertility. The study may offer hope to many couples since IVF can be perceived as the last hope in [...]
By Ainsley Pavey A BRISBANE couple is set to give birth to a designer baby hand-picked from a test tube as part of a world-first IVF test. The test, developed for Brisbane's City Fertility Centre, is set to revolutionise the booming IVF industry by allowing couples to select disease-free embryos.They will also be able to [...]
MONTREAL, May 11 /PRNewswire/ – Immucon announces that it is now offering the detection of protein P34H on the surface of the sperm through all fertility centers and andrology labs located in North America. A recent study involving three fertility centers and which results are being published this month in Fertility & Sterility, reveals that [...]
What is Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)? IUI is a procedure where sperm is deposited into the uterus at the time of ovulation. Reasons for IUI may include: unexplained infertility; normal intercourse is not possible; problems with sperm quality and or quantity. What does IUI Treatment involve? Before treatment begins an operation (Laparoscopy ) and/or an X-ray [...]
The new American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines make the following recommendations: Discussion about infertility as a potential risk of cancer therapy should be initiated with patients of childbearing age as early as possible after diagnosis. Physicians should identify whether the patient is at risk for treatment-induced infertility and should discuss with the patient their [...]
Chinese medicine, which consists primarily of acupuncture and herbal medicine, can treat infertility in women due to its effects on progesterone, FSH, LH, and estrogen levels. For female patients, an acupuncturist will ask detailed questions about your menstrual cycle, such as whether it is typically early, late, or alternates between being early and late, as [...]
PHOENIX, April 20 /PRNewswire/ — Recent studies have suggested as many as one out of five patients treated at fertility clinics has an eating disorder. As both eating disorders and infertility rates are on the rise, women should be more carefully screened by their health care professionals. "Many times a woman will enter treatment for [...]
Ian McGoldrick April 18, 2006 TODAY in Queensland, scores of couples will be told they are infertile and their best hope for having a family is IVF. Even though many will already know there is a problem, having tried unsuccessfully to fall pregnant for months or even years, the news will come as a crushing [...]
A hydrosalpinx is a blocked, dilated, fluid-filled fallopian tube usually caused by a previous tubal infection. The build-up of fluid is usually at the end of the tube nearest the ovary. The pelvic infections that lead to hydrosalpinx formation are usually caused by sexually transmitted diseases, namely Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseriae gonorrhea. Diagnosis of hydrosalpinx [...]
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