News tagged with fertility drugs

Protective strategy shields primate ovaries from radiation-therapy-induced damage

A strategy developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers to shield the ovaries of female mammals from the damaging effects of radiation and chemotherapy has passed an important milestone. A collaborative ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deaths from IVF are rare but relevant

Although still rare, maternal deaths related to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are a key indicator of risks to older women, those with multiple pregnancy and those with underlying disease, warn experts in an editorial published ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher looks for new ways to keep a dirty situation clean

It may sound counterintuitive, but LSU Associate Professor of Chemistry Robert Cook has made a career out of studying the ways organic materials found in the environment, including soils, can either get dirty or stay clean. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 15, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Fertility drugs contribute heavily to multiple births

The widespread use of so-called fertility drugs, not just high-tech laboratory procedures, likely plays a larger role than previously realized in the growing problem of premature births in the United States, because these ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research suggests link between infertility, low egg reserve, and breast/ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1)

A New York Medical College physician who specializes in restoring or preserving fertility in female cancer patients has discovered a possible link between the presence of breast cancer genes and infertility.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tiny injector to speed development of new, safer, cheaper drugs

It's no bigger than a stamp packet but it has the potential to allow rapid development of a new generation of drugs and genetic engineering organisms, and to better control in-vitro fertilization.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Fertility drugs do not increase risk of ovarian cancer

The use of fertility drugs does not increase a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer, finds a large study from Danish researchers published on bmj.com today.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1