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Live Birth Rate Similar With Blastocyst, Cleavage Stage Embryo Transfer
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – For women with at least four embryos available during in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, blastocyst embryo transfers result in a similar cumulative live birth rate to...
Senate to Vote on Nationwide Protections for IVF
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – For the second time this year, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on a law that would create a nationwide right to IVF. The bill was already blocked by Republicans earlier...
Fertility Treatment Use Higher for Women With Asthma
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – Women with asthma have an increased risk for fetal loss and higher use of fertility treatment, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress,...
Asthma Could Raise Miscarriage, Infertility Risks for Women: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – Having asthma appears linked to raised odds for miscarriage and troubles with fertility among women, new Danish research shows. “We found that women fulfilling the d...
Noise, Air Pollution May Impact Fertility
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – Air pollution is associated with a higher risk for an infertility diagnosis in men, while road traffic noise pollution is associated with a higher risk for an infertility...
Dirty Air Could Harm Men's Fertility, Noise Could Harm Women's
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 – City living may be tough on couples wanting to conceive: New data shows that air pollution appears to be linked to lower fertility in men, while noisy traffic could harm...
Pregnancy After Tubal Sterilization Not Uncommon
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 – Rates of pregnancy after tubal sterilization are nontrivial, according to a study published in the September issue of NEJM Evidence. Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D., from the ...
Pregnancy After 'Tubes Tied' Sterilization Is More Common Than Thought
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 – Women are becoming pregnant after having their tubes tied, even though the procedure is considered a “permanent” form of birth control, a new study warns. Between 3% and 5% ...
Comprehensive HPV Screening Important in Male Urology, Fertility Clinics
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 – Comprehensive human papillomavirus (HPV) screening, including genotyping, is important in urology and fertility clinics, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in...
2022 to 2023 Saw Decline in the Number, Rate of Births in United States
TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 – From 2022 to 2023, there was a decrease in the number and rate of births in the United States, according to an August data brief published by the National Center for Health...
U.S. Births Continue to Fall, Dropping by 17% Since 2007
TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 – Final government data finds the number of U.S. births falling by 2% last year compared to 2022, continuing a decades-long decline. Overall, annual U.S. birth numbers have...
Uterus Transplant Feasible, Linked to High Rate of Live Birth
MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 – Uterus transplant is feasible and is associated with high rates of live birth after successful graft survival, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in the Journal of...
Uterus Transplants Are Leading to Healthy Pregnancies
FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 2024 – Uterine transplants are relatively rare and recent – the first was performed in 2011, and to date a little more than 100 transplants have been conducted worldwide. However,...
Common Genetic Risk Seen for Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 – There seems to be a common genetic risk for primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) and reproductive cancer risk, according to a study published online July 12 in the Journal...
Women Often Misled by Claims About Common Fertility Test
MONDAY, July 29, 2024 – Women are often being sold a fertility test that paints a misleading picture of their ability to conceive a child, a new study warns. The anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) test...