In Vitro Fertilization

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New Regimen May Reduce Infertility Costs

Jul 06, 2009 - 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. - 0 Comments

What Would You Do With Frozen Embryos?

May 21, 2009 - 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. - 14 Comments

Infertile Men May Pass an Infertility Gene Onto Their Sons

Sep 18, 2008 - About 15 years ago, fertility specialists figured out how to extract sperm from individuals who had an unbelievably low sperm count in an effort to help them to become parents. This process is called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) - where they inject a single sperm into an egg to make an embryo outside a woman's body. The embryo is then placed in the mother's womb (known as in vitro fertilization, or IVF), and nine months later, a baby is born. - 10 Comments

When You Hear Multiple Pregnancy Do You Assume In Vitro?

Jul 30, 2008 - 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. - 36 Comments

Parents of Twins More Likely To Suffer Mental Illness

Jul 09, 2008 - 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. - 7 Comments

Indian Woman Becomes Oldest Woman to Give Birth at Age 70

Jul 08, 2008 - 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. - 15 Comments

Would You Freeze Your Dying Husband's Sperm to Use Later?

Mar 28, 2008 - 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. - 33 Comments

Fifty–Seven–Year–Old British Woman Expecting Baby

Mar 25, 2008 - 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. - 37 Comments

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Woman Implanted With Wrong Embryo to Give Birth

Sep 22, 2009 - Carolyn Savage was elated when she was told her implanted embryo had taken, and she was pregnant with her fourth, and last, child. After her first pregnancy, Carolyn faced a host of life-threatening problems, and two of her children had been born prematurely. Determined to have a fourth child, she and her husband Sean resorted to in vitro fertilization. - 26 Comments