European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology

Why females live longer than males: is it due to the father's sperm?

Researchers in Japan have found that female mice produced by using genetic material from two mothers but no father live significantly longer than mice with the normal mix of maternal and paternal genes. Their findings provide ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (21) | comments 12

Soy foods are associated with lower sperm concentrations

Men who eat an average of half a serving of soy food a day have lower concentrations of sperm than men who do not eat soy foods, according to research published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Re ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Diabetes linked to male infertility; excess sugars in the body have direct effect on sperm quality

Diabetes in men has a direct effect on fertility, a scientist told the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today. Dr. Con Mallidis from Queen's University, Belfast, UK, said ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 09, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Children born after donor insemination should be told as soon as possible about their conception

It is better for children conceived by donor insemination to be told of their origins at an early age, according to the first large-scale study of people who are aware of their donor conception. If the children are not told ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Should embryos with a hereditary disorder be transferred if no unaffected embryos are available?

The numbers of cycles of preimplantation genetic diagnosis or screening are rising steadily in Europe with over 2,700 reported in 2004 (the most recent year for which data are available). Fertility centres are able to screen ...

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created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

High levels of cycling training damage triathletes' sperm

The high-intensity training undertaken by triathletes has a significant impact on the quality of their sperm, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard today (Monday 29 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Children born from frozen embryos weigh more and do better than those born after fresh transfer

Barcelona, Spain: Children born after a frozen, thawed embryo has been replaced in the womb have higher birth weight than those born where fresh embryos were used, Danish scientists reported to the 24th annual conference ...

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created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Size of a woman's uterus can predict whether she is at risk of having very premature twins after IVF

Using ultrasound to measure the height of a woman's uterus is a good way to predict whether or not she is at risk of having babies born prematurely if she becomes pregnant with twins after IVF, according to new research presented ...

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created Jul 09, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Couples with fertility problems where the man is over 35 have increased difficulty in conceiving

Pregnancy rates decrease and miscarriages increase when a father is over 35 years of age, a scientist will tell the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology tomorrow(Monday 7 July). ...

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created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0