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New Regimen May Reduce Infertility Costs
Good news for couples faced with undergoing fertility treatments in hopes of conceiving a child. Though the cost of assisted reproduction can exceed $100,000, a new study shows that a faster treatment regimen may help women conceive in a shorter amount of time, and reduce their overall costs.
The study, just published in the journal of Fertility and Sterility, followed two groups of women.
What Would You Do With Frozen Embryos?
For many couples with fertility problems, in vitro fertilization is sometimes the answer to their prayers. Often, the "farming" procedure leaves hopeful partners with more than one viable embryo for implantation. If a successful pregnancy is achieved, the parents-to-be must decide what to do with those that were not used.
When You Hear Multiple Pregnancy Do You Assume In Vitro?
Often times when parents announce they are pregnant with twins, whispers abound, "Do you think they did IVF"? Already US magazine is claiming, "It was In Vitro" in reference to Angelina and Brad's newest double addition. Next to join the dynamic duo parenting club, the expecting Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell.
Parents of Twins More Likely To Suffer Mental Illness
Parents of twins are more likely to have mental health issues than those who have single born children, according to a recent report.
Finnish researchers tracked parents of about 100 twins and more than 700 single born babies and found the parents of twins had more depression, anxiety and other problems than parents of single born babies. Dr.
Indian Woman Becomes Oldest Woman to Give Birth at Age 70
In a world where science has made nearly anything possible, I shouldn't be surprised to learn about a 70–year–old woman who gave birth to twins in India this past weekend.
No proof of her age exists but there is no doubt that Omkari Panwar is older than most new mothers. Omkari and her husband, Charam Singh, are already parents to two daughters and five grandchildren, but wanted to have a son to maintain their family property.
Would You Freeze Your Dying Husband's Sperm to Use Later?
Lisa Roberts, a 34–year–old British woman, lost her husband, James a few years ago to a devastating bone cancer.
Already a mother to seven–year–old son Cameron, the couple chose to freeze James' sperm before he started his cancer treatments.
Hoping he would fight off the illness, they were prepared to use the frozen sperm for future fertilization to grow their family.
Fifty–Seven–Year–Old British Woman Expecting Baby
Many mature women dream of retirement, spontaneous vacations, grandchildren and a life of leisure. Susan Tollefsen has something else in store for her golden years.
As a lump grew in her belly, she feared cancer until an ultrasound technician performed a sonogram and told her she was nearly 30 weeks pregnant.
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Adult-Onset Health Risks May Affect IVF Decisions
Pregnancy doesn't come easily for many couples, and new studies show that those conceived through artificial means may not have it too easy once they are born. According to researchers, assisted reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), may affect several genes, such as those tied to obesity and diabetes.
At the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting yesterday, doctors released their studies showing that the genes related to fat tissue development and glucose metabolism develop differently when a baby is conceived in a Petri dish, rather than in a human.
For the Childless, Womb Transplants Are on the Horizon
Some women have known all their lives that they were meant to be mothers. When nature does not allow for a man and woman to procreate on their own, people can take alternative routes to building their families: adoption, surrogacy, and in vitro fertilization. But for some ladies, it's not enough to take in an orphaned child or even have another woman carry her own flesh and blood.
Should There Be an Age Limit on Motherhood?
When to get pregnant is a women's choice. Science allows girls the freedom to procreate after she gets her first period until she goes through menopause. In 1970, the average American age of a woman becoming a mother was 21.7 and in 2006 it was 25.
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