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Posted by admin on Mar 20, 2010
From an Oral presentation at the 56th annual meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation in Glasgow, Scotland, March 18–21, 2009.
(Marijana Vujkovic, B.Sc.a, Jeanne H. de Vries, Ph.D.g, Jan Lindemans, Ph.D.b, Nick S. Macklon, Ph.D.ahi, Peter J. van der Spek,...
Posted by admin on Dec 1, 2009
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ICMART), have now formally recognised infertility as a disease in the latest international glossary of Assistive Reproductive Technologies (ART)...
Posted by juliet on Oct 28, 2009
The impact of stress and IVF outcome is complex. Many researchers have attempted to study the role of stress, some studies have suggested a strong link with high stress and poor outcome, and others have suggested no link between stress levels and IVF.
The kernel of the...
Posted by admin on Oct 16, 2009
While many embryos may be produced during IVF treatment, the clinic is permitted to replace only up to two embryos in a woman’s womb during any one monthly treatment cycle.
Most IVF clinics have storage facilities so that spare embryos can be frozen for use in a...
Posted by admin on Oct 16, 2009
IVF treatment may be available using donated sperm if the male partner is infertile, or donated eggs if, for example, the woman has no eggs. Donation might also be used if one of the couple is at risk of passing on a serious inherited disease.
IVF treatment using...
Posted by admin on Oct 16, 2009
Variations of IVF techniques such as ICSI are being developed and may be appropriate where the male partner has very few sperm. With ICSI, a single sperm is injected directly into the egg previously retrieved from the woman, if the egg fertilises, it can be transferred...
Posted by admin on Oct 16, 2009
If a couple cannot conceive because of problems with the man’s sperm, it may be suggested that they consider insemination using donated sperm, usually known as donor insemination (DI). Dl can also be used if the male partner carries an inherited disease which...