Infertility and IVF News

The links below are relevant news items related to different aspects of infertility.

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.

• IVF not linked to breast cancer, large study shows (BioNews, 7/25/16)
   
• Protein may help embryos stick to uterus (BioNews, 5/16/16)
   
• Human embryos grown in lab for longer than ever before (Nature, 5/4/16)
   
• How personal genomics spells the end of donor anonymity (BioNews, 5/3/16)
   
• Military's new fertility benefit will let troops freeze their sperm and eggs (Military Times, 1/29/16)
   
• Wounded vets can’t get help with in vitro fertilization costs (PBS Newshour, 1/4/16)
   
• Passive smoking linked to increase risk of infertility (BioNews, 12/21/15)
   
• Three-Person Baby Details Announced (BBC News, 2/27/14)
   
• IVF Baby Boom: Births From Fertility Procedures Hit New High (Shots Health News from NPR, 2/18/14)
   
• Ethics Questions Arise as Genetic Testing of Embryos Increases (New York Times, 2/3/14)
   
• Womb scratching could improve IVF birth rate (BioNews, 10/14/13)
   
• Eating Avocados More Than Triples IVF Pregnancy Success Rate (Medical Daily, 7/10/12)
   
• Your biological clock is ticking, but when will menopause strike? (virtualmedicalcentre.com)
   
• Infertility In Your 20s: Getting Diagnosed When You Should Be In Your 'Fertility Peak' (Huffington Post, 6/19/12)
   
• Still a small fraction, but more men become dads late in life (Sacramento Bee, 6/17/12)
   
• Single hormone shot can replace daily doses in IVF: study (Reuters, 6/14/12)
   
• Unsnipped: More men seeking vasectomy reversals (MSNBC, 6/8/12)
   
• Health Buzz: Untreatable Gonorrhea Spreading (U.S. News & World Report, 6/6/12)
   
• Trouble Trying to Conceive? This May Be Why (U.S. News & World Report, 6/6/12)
   
• IVF: Embryo chromosomes test 'increases success rate' (BBC News, 5/3/12)
   
• 'Okay, We Get It: There's No Turning Back the Biological Clock (The Atlantic, 5/1/12)
   
• Breakthrough Gene Discovery 'Could Boost Fertility' Claim Scientists (Huffington Post, 5/1/12)
   
• Gene Involved in Sperm-To-Egg Binding Is Key to Fertility in Mammals (Science Daily, 4/30/12)
   
• In recognition of National Infertility Awareness Week® don’t ignore your voice! Members of Congress need to know that people with infertility matter (RESOLVE, 4/24/12)
   
• Fertility treatment bans in Europe draw criticism (PrideSource, 4/24/12)
   
• The Invisible Pain of Infertility (Redbook)
   
• New face of infertility: Under 35, frustrated (USA Today, 4/23/12)
   
• A guide to vasectomy reversal (Baltimore Sun, 4/18/12)
   
• Gel to boost male fertility being developed by scientists (The Telegraph, 4/16/12)
   
• Who Is A Parent? Surrogate Technology Outpaces Law (NPR, 4/14/12)
   
• Fertility treatment bans in Europe draw criticism (CBS News, 4/13/12)
   
• Egg donors remain fertile after procedure: study (Reuters, 4/12/12)
   
• Egg stem cell study offers fertility hope (SFGate, 2/27/12)
   
• 5 Tips for People of Faith Considering Reproductive Technology (Huffington Post, 2/15/12)
   
• Boston IVF Pioneers World's First Needle-Free Saliva Test Used in Infertility Treatment; Patient Friendly Monitoring Replaces Daily Blood Tests (PR Newswire, 1/25/12)
   
• IVF study shows no benefit in transfer of three embryos (Los Angeles Times, 1/11/12)
   
• Freezing embryos after IVF may result in 'healthier' babies (BioNews, 1/9/12)
   
• Your sperm are what you eat, study suggests (Reuters, 11/18/11)
   
• Using one embryo in IVF doesn't cut birth rate (Reuters, 10/21/11)
• Constant monitoring technique improves embryo selection in IVF treatment (Reuters, 10/9/11)
   
• Frozen donor egg transfer featured on Good Morning America (YouTube video, September 2011)
   
• Chemo impacts female fertility more than thought (SFGate, 9/12/11)
   
• Scientists discover how the egg catches the sperm (BioNews, 9/5/11)
• Heavier women may have less IVF success (Reuters, 8/24/11)
   
• Androgens (Male Hormones) Are Crucial to Female Fertility, Suggests New Publication (SFGate, 8/23/11)
   
• Better Cure for Infertility on the Way; Scientists Discover How ‘Sticky’ Egg Captures Sperm (International Business Times, 8/21/11)
   
• Cochrane review finds little evidence aspirin affects IVF (BioNews, 8/15/11)
   
• Sex determination test successful at just seven weeks (BioNews, 8/15/11)
   
• How Fast Is Your Biological Clock Ticking? (WebMD, 8/9/11)
   
• My Fertility Crisis (Wall Street Journal, 7/23/11)
   
• Surprising Causes of Male Infertility (Wall Street Journal, 6/28/11)
   
• The birth of donor offspring rights in the USA? (BioNews, 6/27/11)
   
• Egg Freezing Puts The Biological Clock On Hold (NPR, 6/3/11)
   
• Crossing borders for surrogacy: the problems for families and policymakers (BioNews, 5/31/11)
   
• Infertility Awareness Week 2011 - April 24-30 - (DailyStrength.org)
   
• Frozen donor eggs may work as well as fresh (Reuters, 4/7/11)
   
• Stress doesn't affect IVF success, study finds (BioNews, 2/28/11)
   
• Weight, race tied to fertility treatment success (Reuters, 2/9/11)
   
• Infertility: The Disease We Need to Start Talking About (Huffington Post, 2/9/11)
   
• Yoga’s Stress Relief: An Aid for Infertility? (New York Times, 2/4/11)
   
• Health insurance rules may decide whether infertility treatment is essential (Washington Post, 1/24/11)
   
• Meeting "Donor Dad" Won't Hurt Kids: Study (Reuters, 1/6/11)
   
• A Debate Arrives With Japan Politician's Baby (Wall Street Journal, 1/6/11)
   
• Odds of an IVF baby? There's an app for that (Reuters, 1/4/11)

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