News tagged with infertile women
Study raises concern about ability of tests to predict fertility
The method used to assess infertility in at-home tests might not be the best for identifying which women will have trouble getting pregnant, according to new research from the University of North Carolina ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Doctors say more ovary transplants possible
(AP) -- Two new techniques to preserve and transplant ovaries might give women a better chance to fight their biological clocks and have children when they are older, doctors announced Monday.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Household chemicals may be linked to infertility
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health have found the first evidence that perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs — chemicals that are widely used in everyday items such as food packaging, pesticides, ...
Jan 30, 2009 |
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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
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Women with hormonal disorder at risk of heart disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Adelaide researchers have found evidence of a link between a common hormonal disorder in women and heart disease - and they're seeking more women to take part in a new study ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Researchers uncover secret of pregnancy problems in older women
Scientists are a step closer to understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs, increasing the risk of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects such as Down's Syndrome.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Elective single embryo transfer boosts the chance of a healthy baby
Women who undergo elective single embryo transfer as part of in-vitro fertlisation (IVF) are five times more likely to give birth to a healthy baby compared with double embryo transfer, finds a new study published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Increasing fertility threefold
According to the American Pregnancy Association, six million women a year deal with infertility. Now, a Tel Aviv University study is giving new hope to women who want to conceive ― in the form of a pill they can find ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Anthropologist examines stigma of infertility in Nigeria
In sub-Saharan Africa, the issue of infertility is often obscured by the region's high fertility rates. Though problematic, particularly for women, little is known about how different regions understand and respond to infertility ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Conception takes longer for stressed women
Practically everyone has heard of a couple who, after fertility treatments fail, adopt a baby and then all of a sudden get pregnant.
Aug 12, 2010 |
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The Scarlet I: Infertility survivors lend voices to U of I prof's new book
Infertility and isolation are soul sisters, says University of Illinois professor Constance Hoenk Shapiro. As friends, siblings, and co-workers effortlessly become pregnant and deliver babies that become the center of their ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 08, 2010 |
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100 million women in the prime of their lives have endometriosis
The World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) are proud to announce the first ever prospective study to assess the hidden cost of endometriosis to ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 31, 2009 |
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At last -- a quick and accurate way of diagnosing endometriosis
A quick and accurate test for endometriosis that does not require surgery has been developed by researchers from Australia, Jordan and Belgium, according to new research published online today (Wednesday 19 August) in Europe's ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Identification of genetic variants affecting age at menopause could help improve fertility treatment
Vienna, Austria: For the first time, scientists have been able to identify genetic factors that influence the age at which natural menopause occurs in women. Ms Lisette Stolk, a researcher from Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, ...
May 25, 2009 |
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Hormone offers promise as fertility treatment
New research suggests the hormone kisspeptin shows promise as a potential new treatment for infertility. The research is being presented at the annual Society for Endocrinology BES meeting in Harrogate. Scientists led by ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 16, 2009 |
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