Infertility and IVF News
Archive 2001 - 2010

This web page lists infertility news and announcements.

(Note that news article links may change. In case of a bad link, use the publication's search facility, which most have, and search for the headline

• One embryo good for IVF, study finds (Washington Post, 12/22/10)
• Single Embryo Beat Double Embryo Transfer in IVF Study (U.S. News & World Report), 12/21/10)
• Warning for future generations - Pre-natal BPA exposure may cause female infertility (Natural News, 12/21/10)
• BPA can affect egg quality, study finds (BioNews, 12/20/10)
• Behaviour nurture not nature, says IVF children study (BioNews, 12/20/10)
• No overall increase in cancer risk following IVF treatment, study finds (BioNews, 12/6/10)
• Cancer rare after fertility treatment (Reuters, 12/2/10)
• Household Chemicals Linked to Early Puberty, Infertility (WebMD, 11/18/10)
• Laptops and sperm: Scientists find angle of incidence (BioNews,11/15/10)
• Divorce and Vasectomy Regrets (Huffington Post, 11/12/10)
• Infertility: Creative Approaches to Thanksgiving (Psychology Today, 11/10/10)
• Laughing About Infertility (New York Times, 11/1/10)
• Egg Donors Happy They Helped Out: Study (Bloomberg Business Week, 10/27/10)
• ASRM: Chlamydia May Up Need for IVF (MedPage Today, 10/26/10)
• ASRM: Relationship Between Obesity and Infertility Explored (Doctor's Lounge, 10/26/10)
• For infertile couples, Facebook is a minefield (Washington Post, 10/25/10)
• Blood Type O Linked to Fertility Problems (WedMD, 10/25/10)
• Child born after 20-year embryo storage (BioNews, 10/18/10)
• British IVF pioneer Robert Edwards gets Nobel Prize (Telegraph.co.uk, 10/5/10)
• IVF pioneer wins medicine Nobel prize (Reuters, 10/4/10)
• Children conceived by IVF score well, often better than peers, on academic tests, study finds (Los Angeles Times, 9/23/10)
• Melatonin could improve women's IVF success (BioNews, 9/20/10)
• Surprise new link between obesity and infertility (BioNews, 9/13/10)
• Smoking Could Harm Sperm, Study Finds - Other research suggests women who smoke while pregnant impair sons' fertility (U.S. News & World Report, 9/9/10)
• More evidence ties smoking, decreased fertility - Women who smoke during early pregnancy may harm baby's future fertility (MSNBC, 9/8/10)
• Can’t Get Pregnant? How Stress May Be Causing Your Infertility (U.S. News & World Report, 8/27/10)
• Certain plastics linked to male infertility, study shows (BioNews, 8/9/10)
• Test can predict success of IVF: U.S. report (Reuters, 7/20/10)
• Two bills are pending in the Arizona state legislature, SB 1306 and SB 1307, both of which RESOLVE opposes.  These bills have the potential to interfere significantly with medical treatment for patients with infertility.   (RESOLVE, 4/5/10)
• Infertile men 2.6 times as likely to have aggressive prostate cancer (Los Angeles Times, 3/22/10)
• Mediterranean diet tied to fertility treatment success (Reuters, 3/19/10)
• Yale Scientists Discover How Exposure to BPA Causes Infertility (Huffington Post, 3/10/10)
• Trying to Get Pregnant? 10 Proven Sperm Killers (MSN Health & Fitness)
• In IVF, frozen embryos may fare better than fresh (Reuters, Feb. 2010)
• Informed Consent and the Flood of Forms (AFA, 2010)
• Intimacy for Infertile Couples: Lovemaking or Baby Making? (Psychology Today, 2/9/10)
• Study shows rapid decline in women's eggs after 30 (BioNews, 1/31/10)
• Study links household chemicals to reduced fertility (USA Today, 1/27/10)
• Fertility Treatment May Produce Fewer Baby Boys (ABC News, 11/25/09)
• One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs (U.S. News & World Report, 11/23/09)
• Too much exercise may be bad for fertility (BioNews,11/22/09)
• Controversial egg modification technique could increase IVF success in older women (BioNews, 11/15/09)
• New England Fertility Institute invites you to attend: “An Introduction to the at-home Conception Kit” on 11/17/09.
• More Good Fertility News: Egg Freezing, IVF and Academics (Time, 10/30/09)
• Drinking By Either Partner Cuts Odds of IVF Success (Time,10/28/09)
• Low-Dose Metformin Improves Pregnancy Rates in IVF Repeaters: Presented at ASRM (Doctor's Guide, 10/27/09)
• Identifying Metabolism of Healthy Embryo Could Improve Infertility Treatment (ScienceDaily, 10/22/09)
• Alternative Treatments May Boost IVF Success: Mind-body therapies increase odds of pregnancy, studies find (U.S. News & World Report, 10/22/09)
• ASRM, CDC recommend influenza A (H1N1) vaccine for pregnant women (Endocrine Today, 10/21/09)
• New IVF Guidelines Aim to Reduce Multiple Births (U.S. News & World Report, 10/20/09)
• IVF couples warned over drinking (BBC News, 10/20/09)
• Taking Fertility Drugs Shouldn't Lead to Worries About Ovarian Cancer (EmpowHer, 9/2/09)
• What is the fate of leftover frozen embryos? (Parenting Magazine, 8/20/09)
• Treatable Hormonal Condition Sometimes Overlooked In Infertility Patients (Medical News Today, 7/9/09)
• Chlamydia, the Silent STD That Can Cause Infertility (Wall Street Journal, 7/6/09)
• Daily sex 'best for good sperm' (BBC News, 6/30/09)
• Don't save that sperm -- daily sex may increase pregnancy chances (USA Today, 6/30/09)
• Chlamydia, the Silent STD That Can Cause Infertility (The Wall Street Journal, 6/30/09)
• Cycling in male infertility link (Press Association, 6/29/09)
• Stress Puts Double Whammy On Reproductive System, Fertility (Science Daily, 6/29/09)
• Yale Scientists Discover How Exposure to BPA Causes Infertility (Huffington Post, 6/29/09)
• Dad's Genes May Play Greater Role Than Thought (Forbes, 6/15/09)
• Supplement Study Raises Hopes For Infertile Couple (cbs4denver.com, 5/7/09)
• Genetic Finding May Lead to Male Contraceptive - Prospect stems from discovery of mutation affecting infertility, Forbes.com, 4/2/09
• Nadia (or Nadya) Suleman, the Mother of IVF Octuplets - dedicated IHR.com news page
• Study finds infertility link to testicular cancer, Reuters, 2/23/09
• ASRM reacts to latest news about California Octuplets (ASRM.org, 2/9/09)
• Fertility Drugs and Ovarian Cancer Not Linked, Study Says (New York Times (2/5/09)
• Study: More urologists needed in fertility clinics (Modern Medicine, 2/1/09)
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine Comments on California Octuplets (ASRM.org, 1/30/09)
• Common chemicals known as PFCs linked to infertility in people (Scientific American, 1/28/09)
• Octuplets Born for the Second Time in U.S. History (eFlux Media, 1/28/09)
• Reminding Women in Their 20s and 30s That Their Biological Clocks are Ticking (HealthNewsDigest.com, 1/28/09)
• Tick-tock goes your biological clock: For whom the bell tolls (Examiner.com, 1/25/09)
• EMD Serono launches patient registry for egg freezing (News-medical.net, 11/8/08)
• Acupuncture may help with infertility (UPI, 9/8/08)
• Minimally invasive treatment helps infertile men (Reuters, 7/22/08)
• New Developments in In Vitro Fertilization (Health News, 7/21/08)
• In Vitro We Trust (New York Times, 7/20/08)
• Scientists hail fertility gene breakthrough (The Vancouver Sun, 7/17/08)
• Stanford researchers find way to predict IVF success (Stanford School of Medicine news release, 7/1/08)
• Fertility problems may be partially inherited (Reuters, 6/18/08)
• Experts move closer to identifying best embryos (Reuters, 5/14/08)
• Method to spot viable IVF embryos (BBC News, 5/13/08)
• Course of acupuncture may raise success of IVF treatment by 65% (BBC News Online, 2/8/08)
• How old is too old to father a child? (Daily Herald, 1/7/08*
• Gene Defects Could Be New Cause Of Male Infertility (Science Daily, 10/19/07)
• Gamete Donation – Donors and Offspring (ASRM, 10/17/07)
• Egg Freezing and Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation are Safe for Offspring and Offer Advantages for Patients (ASRM, 10/16/07)
• Do Older Women Need More Embryos? (ASRM, 10/15/07)
• Important Clue To Immune Infertility Discovered (Science Daily, 9/14/07)
• Fertility, Pregnancy and Thyroid Disease (About.com)
• Japan scientists devise "womb" for IVF eggs (Reuters, 7/27/07)
• ICSI Male Infertility Treatment Up (WebMD, 7/19/07)
• Time-lapse Recordings Reveal Why IVF Embryos Are More Likely To Develop Into Twins (Science Daily, 7/4/07)
• Girl could give birth to sibling (BBC News, 7/3/07)
• Stressed-out African Naked Mole-rats May Provide Clues About Human Infertility (Science Daily, 7/2/07)
• IVF hope for child cancer cases  (BBC News, 7/2/07)
• Why Dad's Habits Matter, Too (US News & World Report, 5/1/07)
• Recent Research Says Single-Embryo Transfer IVF as Effective as Multiple Embryo Transfers ( kaisernetwork.org, 3/27/07)
• Ultrasound could help couples undergoing IVF (EurkAlert!, 3/14/07)
• Physician Performs First Whole Ovary Transplant in U.S.; Procedure Could Restore Fertility in Women With Cancer (kaisernetwork.org, 2/15/07)
• Women Taking Clomiphene More Likely To Become Pregnant Than Women Taking Metformin, NEJM Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 2/13/07)
• Breakthrough Infertility Study Doubles IVF Success Rates and Opens Door to Egg Freezing (PRNewswire, 1/29/07)
• Ultrasound versus 'clinical touch' for catheter guidance during embryo transfer in women (The Cochraine Library, 1/24/07)
• Woman Gives Birth From Embryo Saved From Hurricane Katrina (All Headline News, 1/16/07)
• Britain's first test-tube baby on having a baby of her own (Daily Mail, 1/16/07)
• No extra adjustment problems for older IVF parents (ORGYN.com, 1/16/07)
• Doctors plan first womb transplant in U.S. (The Seattle Times, 1/15/07)
• Picking the Best Embryo from the Bunch (MIT Technology Review, 1/9/07)
• Endometrial thickness correlates with IVF outcomes (ORGYN.com, 1/8/07)
• Excess weight linked to infertility (Chicago Tribune, 11/28/06)
• The Stress of Infertility (Courier-Journal, 11/23/06)
• Test Helps Older Women Decide about IVF Treatment (Guardian Unlimited, 11/17/06)
• Fertility: Iron Supplements May Reduce Risk of Infertility (NY Times, 11/14/06)
• Regular Exercise Linked to In Vitro Fertilization Failure (MedPage Today, 9/29/06)
• Infertility More Widespread Than Most Think (cbs11tv.com, 9/23/06)
• The Frustration of Infertility (APA Online, September 2006)
• Egg Donor Ethics (pbs.org, 9/1/06)
• Japan Experts Devise New Human Egg Freezing Method (Reuters, 6/19/06)
• Employee Stigma Over Infertility (BBC News, 6/9/06)
• Sperm Quality May Decline as Men Age (chron.com, 6/7/06)
• Folic Acid Boosts IVF Twin Births (BBC News, 5/5/06)

• New Guidelines Help Preserve Fertility After Cancer Treatment (Forbes, 5/5/06)
• Doctor Defends IVF for Woman, 63 (BBC News, 5/4/06)
• Men Should Plan on Parenthood by 40, New Research Reveals (Guardian, 5/2/06)
• Science Reveals Secret to Sperm's Success  (Forbes, 2/25/06)
• Are You My Sperm Donor? Few Clinics Will Say (New York Times, 1/20/06)
• Five Embryos Optimal for IVF in Older Women (Reuters, 1/19/06)
• Insect Spray Linked to Male Infertility (MSNBC/Reuters 1/12/06)
• US Woman Gives Birth to Baby from World's First Frozen Donor Egg Bank (University of Kentucky, 1/3/06)
• Conception Rate Still Good with Fewer IVF Embryos (Reuters, 12/23/05)
• Genetic Testing Still Smart Choice, Despite Uncertainties (University of Florida, 12/20/05)
• Scientists Worm Out Fertility's Secrets (Forbes, 12/19/05)
• One Embryo works as Well as Two for IVF (Reuters, 12/16/05
• Male Infertility, New Insights and Hope Treatment, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Research (Medical News Today, 11/13/05)
• Discussing Infertility in the Workplace a Tough Call (Miami Herald, 9/28/05)
• Glowing Green Sperm Point Way Forward for Infertility Research (University of Oxford, 9/20/05)
• Stress 'Does not Cut IVF Success'  (BBC News, 8/25/05)
• Hopes for In Vitro Test (Newsday, 8/1/05)
• Acupuncture May Improve Sperm Quality (Reuters, 7/27/05)
• Going Straight for IVF (Newsweek, 7/4/05)
• Frozen Ovary Yields Healthy Baby (Nature.com, 6/68/05)
• Secondhand Smoke Affects Fertility (WebMD, 5/26/05)
• Fibroid Removal May Improve IVF Results (Reuters, 5/26/05)
• Is Stress Keeping You Infertile? (Medical News Today, 5/18/05)
• DNA-based Genealogy Test Reveals Infertility (NewScientist.com, 5/7/05)
• Mice Reveal A Key to Infertility (Forbes, 5/4/05)
• Reproductive ‘Tourism' - Foreign Moms Flock to USA for In Vitro Procedures (USA Today, 5/2/05)
• Gender Selection In Demand (CBSNews.com, 3/16/05)
• Infertility - Discovery Could Mean New Treatment (Medical Science News, 3/9/05)
• Fertility Technique Doesn't Affect Development (ABC News / Reuters, 3/9/05)
• Betting on Single Embryo In Vitro Not a Bad Gamble (seattlepi.com, 2/17/05)
• When Your Biological Clock Says Time's Up (Forbes, 2/16/05)
• History Made by 66-year-old after IVF (The Herald, 1/17/05)
• Pressure to Build Families Early Affects Men as Well as Women (Yahoo Finance, 1/13/05)
• Latest CDC Report Offers More Evidence that a Woman’s Age is a Major Factor in Determining Success of Assisted Reproductive Technology CDC, 1/7/05)
• Sorter Weeds Out Dud Sperm Cells (BBC News, 1/6/05)
• Fertility Treatments Plentiful (The Daily Journal, 1/3/05)
• Good Results With Only One Egg In In-vitro Fertilization (Science Daily, 12/14/04)
• Hot Laptops Could Cook Men's Fertility (Reuters UK, 12/9/04)
• Single Egg Implant Suggested (Newsday, 12/2/04)
• Enzyme Essential To Sperm Movement Provides Target For New Contraceptive Approach (Science Daily, 11/19/04)
• Chlamydia: The Cruel FertilityThief (Seattle Times, 11/17/04)
• RESOLVE Relocates Headquarters to Nation's Capital to Serve as Leading Consumer Voice in Public Policy Affecting Infertility and Family Building (Yahoo Finance, 11/16/04)
• 56-Year-Old Woman Delivers Twins (USA Today, 11/9/04)
• Sperm Stem Cells May Treat Infertility (WebMDHealth, 11/4/04)
• Pregnancies in the 50s will be Commonplace in 10 Years (newkerala.com, 10/27/04)
• Overweight and Infertility Link, for Both Men and Women (Medical News Today, 10/25/04)
• Height Treatment Linked to Infertility (National Nine News, 10/22/04)
• Doctors Say Sperm Shortage Always Exists in China (China View, 10/21/04)
• Men's Alcohol Consumption During Conception Period Linked to Increased Chance of Miscarriage, Study Says ( kaisernetwork.org, 10/20/04)
• Asian, Black Women Have Lower IVF Success Rates Than White, Hispanic Women, Studies Says ( kaisernetwork.org, 10/20/04)
• Woman With Ovarian Tissue Re-implanted After Chemotherapy Gives Birth (newswise.com, 9/23/04)
• Molecule 'Key' for Male Fertility (BBC News, 9/15/04)
• New Fertility Treatment 'Closer' (BBC News, 9/14/04)
• Unfertilized Eggs May Remain Viable After Freezing, Thawing, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 9/14/04)
• Testicular Ultrasound -- Males Struggling with Infertility May Have Undiagnosed Tumors (USNews.com, 9/8/04)
• Fertility OK After Tubal Pregnancy Treatment (Reuters, 9/3/04)
• Sonography Uncovers Testes Tumors in Infertile Men (Reuters UK, 9/2/04)
• Determining the Sex of a Child, Social Reasons and Medical Reasons (PRWeb, 8/31/04)
• Leptin Plays a Key Role in Women's Health (Newswise, 8/27/04)
• A Look At Fertility Retreats (CBSNews.com, 8/25/04)
• RESOLVE Spotlights Preserving Your Fertility During the 15th Annual National Infertility Awareness Week, Beginning September 26  (PRNewswire, 8/24/04)
• Endometriosis, Primary Infertility Tied To Increase Risk For Ovarian Cancer (cancerpage.com, 8/24/04)
• Women Giving Birth To Babies Later in Life (About.com, 8/13/04)
• Condoms Cut Risk of Pelvic Problems in Women (Yahoo News, 7/29/04)
• Can Acupuncture Help You Conceive? (CBSNews.com, 7/24/04)
• Diet May Help Fight Infertility In Women  (WBAL Channel.com, 7/15/04)
• Ovary Transplant Pregnancy First (BBC News, 6/29/04)
• What It Takes to Be An Egg Donor (Ladies Home Journal, 6/24/04)
• Ultrasound Test Helps Predict Menopause (Reuters, 6/17/04)
• Woman Delivers Live Infant After Undergoing IVF Using Sperm Frozen for 21 Years ( kaisernetwork.org, 5/26/04)
• New FDA Tissue Transplant Rules Require STD Testing for Sperm, Egg Donation ( kaisernetwork.org, 5/21/04)
• Frozen Sperm, Fresh Sperm Equally Effective in IVF Treatments, Study Says ( kaisernetwork.org, 5/19/04)
• Washington Post Examines Money-Back Guarantees, Warranties for Couples Undergoing IVF ( kaisernetwork.org, 5/18/04)
• Clinical Trial of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Treatment of Male Infertility (News-Medical.net, 5/18/04)
• Chlamydia Infection May Affect Male Fertility, Study Says ( kaisernetwork.org, 4/30/04)
• Acupuncture Used As Infertility Therapy (Good Housekeeping, 4/30/04)
• Twin Gives Tissue in Effort to Restore Sister's Fertility (BBC News, 4/25/04)
• Cancer Not Increased in IVF Children (Reuters, 4/23/04)
• Researchers: Worry Affects Female Fertility (CNN.com, 4/22/04)
• Natural Product to Boost Fertility? (FoodProductionDaily.com, 4/20/04)
• RESOLVE Applauds Medical Practice for Lowering Multiple Birth Rate in Art Cycles, Calls for Increased Patient Education (PR Newswire, 4/13/04)
• Viagra Male Infertility Link New Study (Medical News Today, 4/2/04)
• Infertility Bill Makes Gains in Legislature (Newsday.com, 3/14/04)
• Female Fertility Extension Hope (BBC News, 3/11/04)
• Women May Not Have Fixed Number of Eggs (Health Day, 3/10/04)
• Doctors 'Cure' Cancer Infertility (BBC News, 3/9/04)
• Endometriosis - A promising New Treatment for Aromatase Inhibitors (Medical News Today, 2/13/04)
• Smoking Leads to Impotence and Infertility, British Report Says (Reuters, 2/11/04)
• Comments Regarding Article “Is This Any Way to Have a Baby?” by Barbara Seaman O (Oprah) Magazine February 2004 (ASRM 1/29/04)
• Newsweek Cover Package Examines Technology's Effect on Family Planning ( kaisernetwork.org, 1/20/04)
• British Sperm, Egg, Embryo Donors To No Longer Remain Anonymous Under New IVF Guidelines ( kaisernetwork.org, 1/21/04)
• Girl or Boy? Now You Can Choose. But Should You? (Newsweek, 1/18/04)
• Some U.S. Women Travel Abroad To Obtain Fertility Treatments Banned by FDA, SELF Reports ( kaisernetwork.org, 1/16/04)
• More Research into Male Infertility is Needed (bionews.org.uk, 1/5/04)
• Average Age of First Birth Reaches Record High of 25, CDC Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, 12/18/03)
• Researchers Develop Rapid Chlamydia Test (kaisernetwork.org, 12/18/03)
• Number of Infants Born Through IVF, Other Assisted Reproductive Technologies Increases, CDC Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 12/17/03)
• CDC Issues 2001 Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates (CDC, 12/16/03)
• Italy Bans Donor Sperm and Eggs (BBC News, 12/11/03)
• Donating Extra Eggs From IVF Does Not Compromise Woman's Chance of Pregnancy, Live Birth, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 11/5/03)
• Washington Post Profiles Center Charged With Publishing Objective Report About Safety of IVF, Similar Technologies (kaisernetwork.org, 11/4/03)
• Egg-Share Plan 'Safe for Donors' (BBC News, 11/3/03)
• Women Who Take More Than One Year To Become Pregnant Face Increased Chance of Premature Delivery, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 10/3103)
• Oral Contraceptive Use May Positively Affect Treatment Schedule for IVF Patients (Yahoo, 10/24/03)
• Reporters Should Put New Research in Context (BioNews.org.uk, 10/20/02
• Women With Asymptomatic Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Have No Increased Risk of Infertility, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 10/17/03)
• Ectopic Pregnancy More Likely Among Women Who Use Frozen -- Not Fresh -- Embryos for IVF, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 10/16/03)
• Clinic Provides Different Alternatives For Infertility Treatments WMURChannel.com, 10/16/03)
• Infertility Linked to 9/11 Stress (BBC News, 10/15/03)
• First Successful Primate Birth Resulting From Transplanted Ovarian Tissue Could Help Cancer Patients, Older Women Conceive (kaisernetwork.org, 10/15/03)
• Study Links Fat and Infertility (washingtontimes.com, 10/14/03)
• Chinese Connection Beats Ban on Cloning-style Fertility Technique (Guardian Unlimited, 10/14/03)
• Couples' Feelings Mixed About Extra Embryos (Reuters, 10/14/03)
• Researchers in China Impregnate Infertile Woman Using Experimental Fertility Method Banned in U.S. (kaisernetwork.org, 10/14/03)
• Many Americans in Favor of Embryo Donation Yet Big Need For Donation Education, According to RESOLVE (Yahoo Finance, 10/14/03)
• Marijuana Smoking Damages Sperm (BBC News, 10/13/03)
• FDA Approves Ready-To-Inject Version of Serono's Infertility Drug Ovidrel (kaisernetwork.org, 10/10/03)
• Gene Mutation May Explain One Form of Infertility (Reuters, 9/26/03)
• Sex Selection Goes Mainstream (AlterNet.org, 9/25/03)
• Gender Gap Slowly Narrowing in Scientists' Infertility Studies (ContraCostaTimes.com, 9/13/03)
• Almost Half of All Assisted Reproduction Treatments in United States Performed in Five States, Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, 9/4/03)
• Fertility Clinics Proliferate in Bay Area, L.A. (Oakland Tribune, 9/1/03)
• Biotechnology Firm ViaCell To Begin Clinical Trials on Egg Freezing Process (kaisernetwork.org, 8/14/03)
• Ten Babies Born Via New IVF Technique (The Guardian, 8/6/03)
• Infertility 'Will Not be a Problem in Next Decade' (Connected, 7/25/03)
• Public Reassured on IVF Safety (BBC News, 7/2/03)
• Surrogate Mothers Happy in their Role (BBC News, 7/2/03)
• Air-dried Sperm 'Stored at Home' (BBC News, 7/2/03)
• IVF Sex Ban Lifted (BBC News, 6/30/03)
• Low Semen Quality Associated With Exposure To Pesticides, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 6/19/03)
• Genetic Screening of Fertilized Eggs Before IVF Becoming Increasingly Common (kaisernetwork.org, 6/13/03)
• Sperm Chromosome Defects Tied to Repeat Miscarriage (Yahoo! News/Reuters, 6/4/03)
• Embryonic Stem Cells Turned into Eggs (NewScientist, 5/3/03)
• Traffic 'Damages Male Fertility'  (BBC News, 4/30/03)
• Debating 'Designer Babies' (spiked-online.com, 4/17/03)
• Self Magazine Examines Increasingly Common Problem of Secondary Infertility (kaisernetwork.org, 4/15/03)
• Age-Related Decline in Male Fertility (kaisernetwork.org, 4/1/03)
• Discovery of Sperm 'Olfactory Sensors' Could Explain How Sperm Locate Egg, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 3/31/03)
• Some Fertility Clinics Begin To Offer Cheaper IVF Option Without Fertility Drugs (kaisernetwork.org, 3/6/03)
• Los Angeles Times Profiles Sex-Selection Technique (kaisernetwork.org, 3/3/03)
• Giving Birth at 45 Is Easier if It's Not Your First (Yahoo! News, 2/20/03)
• Larry King "Interview with Joan Lunden" - Expecting Twins Via Surrogate Mother, (CNN.com, 2/13/03)
• Some Troops Freeze Sperm before Deploying Soldiers Fear Loss of Fertility, Not Death (USA Today, 2/10/03)
• Lead Linked to Male Infertility (BBC News, 2/6/03)
• Sperm Quality Declines with Age (CBS News, 2/6/03)
• Increase in Gestational Surrogate Pregnancies, Decrease in 'Traditional' Surrogacies (kaisernetwork.org, 2/4/03)
• Fertility Clinics Try New Way To Curb Risky Multiple Births (Wall Street Journal, 1/22/03)
• Study Finds How Embryo Sticks to Uterus (Yahoo! News, 1/17/03)
• Gulf War Drugs 'Linked to Infertility' (BBC News, 1/10/03)
• Breast Cancer Drug Could Treat Infertility (Reuters, 1/8/03)
• Experts: Acupuncture Does Boost Fertility in Women (Reuters, 12/24/02)
• Routine Chlamydia Screening for Sexually Active Teenage Girls Detects More Cases, Prevents Later Infertility (kaisernetwork.org, 12/12/02)
• Common Chemical 'Damages Sperm' (BBC News, 12/11/03)
• Young Cancer Patients Could Save Sperm Samples (Reuters, 11/28/02)
• Students Sell their Eggs (BBC News, 11/26/02)
• Postmenopausal Women Just as Likely as Younger Women to Conceive, Deliver as a Result of Egg Donation, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 11/13/02)
• Washington Post Examines In-Home Male Infertility Test (kaisernetwork.org, 11/13/02)
• Women in 50s 'Can Become Mothers' (BBC News, 11/12/02)
• Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel Examines Embryo Donation (kaisernetwork.org, 11/11/02)
• Study Finds Lower Sperm Count in Country Than City (Reuters, 11/11/02)
• Contraception & Family Planning | Chicago Tribune Profiles New Products for Tracking Fertility, Ovulation (kaisernetwork.org, 11/7/02)
• Australian Fertility Society Creating Public Awareness Campaign About Age-Related Fertility Problems (kaisernetwork.org, 10/23/02)
• Endometriosis May Reduce Fertility By Slowing Ciliary Beat Frequency, Study Finds (kaisernetwork.org, 10/21/02)
• Fertility Experts Discuss New Research Findings at ASRM Annual Meeting in Seattle (kaisernetwork.org, 10/17/02)
• Male Biological Clock is Ticking (BBC News, 10/15/02)
• Desire To Conceive Influences Male Hormonal Levels, Fertility, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 10/11/02)
• Frozen Egg Birth Brings IVF Hope (BBC News, 10/11/02)
• Fertility Clinics Begin to Address Mental Health (New York Times, 10/8/02, may require registration to view article)
• Wall Street Journal Examines FDA's Attempts To Regulate Fertility Treatments (kaisernetwork.org, 10/7/02)
• Mercury in Fish May Be Linked to Infertility-Study (reuters.com, 9/23/02)
• Sperm Study May Advance Male Infertility Treatment (reuters.com, 9/6/02)
• Mandatory Insurance Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization Leads to Greater Access of Services But Does Not Improve Pregnancy Rates, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 8/29/02)
• Fibroids a disease too long 'ignored' (International Herald Tribune 8/29/02)
• Infertility Ad Campaign Rejected (Washington Post, 8/27/02)
• Bush Administration to Spend Nearly $1M on Campaign to Promote 'Embryo Adoption' (kaisernetwork.org, 8/21/02)
• British Philosopher Says Human Reproductive Cloning Should Be Considered for Infertile Couples (kaisernetwork.org, 7/29/02)
• Discovery of 'Sperm Factor' Gene Could Lead to Infertility Treatments, Male Contraceptive, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 7/19/02)
• Life's first moments unravelled (BBC News, 7/17/02)
• New Study Provides Further Evidence That Environmental Pollutants May Affect Male Fertility (kaisernetwork.org, 7/15/02)
• Women urged 'not to rush IVF treatment' (BBC News, 7/3/02)
• Smoke Could Ruin Child's Fertility (BBC News, 7/3/02)
• New Procedure Can Filter Out Sperm With Chromosomal Defects Prior to Use in Fertility Treatments (kaisernetwork.org, 7/2/02)
• Women Who Deliver Via C-Section Take Longer to Conceive Again, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, 7/2/02)
• Embryo Gene Test 'Cuts Miscarriages' (BBC News, 7/2/02)
• Environmental 'hormones' wreck sperm (BBC News, 7/2/02
• Greater Efforts Urged to Reduce Multiple Births (Yahoo! News 7/1/02)
• Male Fertility Technique (ICSI) Is Safe, Experts Say (Yahoo! News 7/1/02)
• Why Women Opt for Sperm Donation (BBC News, 6/30/02)
• Call to End Sperm Donor Anonymity (BBC News 6/26/02)
• Researcher in Singapore Develops Technique That Can Double IVF Success Rates (kaisernetwork.org, 6/19/02)
• Italy Govt. Rules Against Use of Donor Eggs, Sperm (Yahoo! News, 6/12/02)
• Tampon Use, Sexual Activity, Orgasm During Menstruation Protect Against Endometriosis (kaisernetwork.org, 5/31/02)
• Infertility Alert for Thin Women (BBC News, 5/27/02)
• Multiple Risk: Does Your Health Insurer Help Determine Your Family’s Size? (ABC News, 5/15/02)
• Immunosuppressive Treatment for Recurrent Miscarriage (kaisernetwork.org, 5/9/02)
• New York Senate Passes Fertility Treatment Coverage Bill (kaisernetwork.org, 5/9/02)
• New Embryo Selection Procedure May Increase Success for IVF (University of York, 5/7/02)
• Gene Research Link Found to Poor Egg Quality (HealthScout, 5/7/02)
• Careers and babies: Fertility decline underscores dilemma (CNN, 5/1/02)
• Scientists Discover Gene In Human Egg That May Be Necessary For Female Fertility (Science Daily, 4/30/02)
• Study speeds up biological clocks - Fertility rates dip after women hit 27 (San Francisco Chronicle, 4/30/02) - In the latest warning for women hoping to delay childbirth, European researchers report that fertility already starts to wane in women starting about age 27.
• USC Researchers Find Ozone Lowers Sperm Counts (Science Daily, 4/22/02)
• Reproductive Health Services | Los Angeles Fertility Clinic to Open Nation's First Commercial Egg Bank (kaisernetwork.org, 4/17/02)
• Career vs. baby book sparks controversy (CNN, 4/17/02)
• Acupuncture 'boosts IVF success' (BBC News, 4/16/02) - Research published in the journal Fertility and Sterility suggests that the use of acupuncture before and during IVF treatment may improve the chances of success.
• Parenting and psychosocial development of IVF children: a follow-up study (Human Reproduction, April 2002)
• Self Magazine Examines Couple's Decision To Donate Frozen Embryos for Stem Cell Research (kaisernetwork.org, 3/29/02)
• Early pregnancy loss in in vitro fertilization (IVF) is a positive predictor of subsequent IVF success (Fertility and Sterility, February 2002)
• Maryland House Committee Considers Bill Expanding IVF Coverage for Those Using Donor Sperm (Kaiser  Network, 3/7/02)
• Risk of Chromosomal Abnormalities in Sperm Cells Increases by 17% Every 10 Years (Kaiser  Network, 3/12/02)
• ASRM/SART Statement on Outcomes of ART (ASRM/SART, 3/5/02) - Infertility is a disease. We have known for years that patients who have trouble getting pregnant can often have difficult pregnancies, which can affect their children....
• Test Tube Babies Face Higher Risks, Study Says (SJ Mercury, 3/7/02) - Infants conceived with assisted reproductive technology appear to be at increased risk of having major birth defects or being born underweight, according to two new studies.
• Egg Donation On The Rise As Alternative For Women In Their 40s And 50s Seeking Pregnancy (InteliHealth, 2/13/02) - Demand is high for donor eggs, and some wait up to a year to receive them. Hoping to increase the donor egg pool, many clinics in New York City and New Jersey have recently raised the fee they pay donors from $5,000 to $7,000....
• Researchers 'Cautiously Optimistic' After Previously Infertile Man Impregnates Wife Following Testicular Transplant (kaisernetwork.org, 1/29/02)
• Fertility drugs given cancer all-clear (BBC News, 1/28/02) - Women who take fertility drugs as part of IVF treatment are not at higher risk of ovarian cancer, says the largest study to date.
• Sex warning for IVF couples (BBC News, 10/26/01) - Doctors have been asked to warn some couples having IVF not to have sex during treatment after a woman got pregnant "twice".
• IVF 'fastest way to get pregnant' (BBC News, 1/16/02) - Couples at the best-performing IVF clinics across the world have a higher chance of becoming pregnant during one cycle than those leaving it up to nature, scientists say.
• IVF doctor licensed to choose embryos (London Times - 3/6/02) - A doctor in London is now licensed to select embryos for IVF on the basis of genetic information. A third of women undergoing IVF could benefit, he said.
• Immune treatment 'cuts IVF failures' (BBC - 1/7/02) - Suppressing the immune systems of women who suffer recurrent miscarriage may be able to allow many more to give birth.
• As Cancer Survival Rates Climb, More Women Look to Preserve Fertility After Chemotherapy (kaisernetwork.org, 11/13/02)
• Pricey infertility care sparks insurance clash - Opponents resent higher premiums for coverage - (USA Today, 12/19/01) - In most states, such coverage is optional, leaving it up to the employer to decide. But, for the past decade, advocates have worked state-by-state to pass laws requiring insurers to cover infertility treatments -- with 10 states now requiring some coverage.
   

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