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

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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

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | 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

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, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

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

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

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

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women with cystic fibrosis can have safe and successful fertility treatment

Women with cystic fibrosis can have fertility treatment to help them have babies without any long-term adverse effects on either themselves or their children, according to new research presented at the 25th annual meeting ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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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, ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0