News tagged with pregnancy rates
Clowning helps IVF patients become pregnant: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Infertility researchers in Israel have found a 15-minute encounter with a clown immediately after fertility treatment dramatically increased the chances of a successful pregnancy.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Daily sex helps to reduce sperm DNA damage and improve fertility
Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men’s sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented today (Tuesday) to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Single embryo implants work better: study
Implanting single embryos into the wombs of women seeking to boost fertility is more effective and less costly than placing two embryos at a time, a pair of studies released Wednesday found.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Study shows income inequality a key factor in high US teen births
New research reveals the surprising economics behind the high U.S. teen birth rates, and why Texas teens are giving birth at triple the rate of Massachusetts youth: high income inequality and low opportunity cost.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Oral pill trial to halt HIV in women is stopped
A trial of an oral pill aimed at preventing HIV infection in African women has been halted due to poor results, the trial operator Family Health International announced this week.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Fewer multiple births in states with insurance coverage for infertility
Faced with the prospect of costly in vitro fertilization (IVF) but with no help from insurance coverage, some infertile couples feel pressure to transfer multiple embryos in an attempt to ensure that the IVF is a success. ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Uterine health more important than egg quality
For women seeking pregnancy by assisted reproductive technologies, such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study shows that the health of the uterus is more relevant than egg quality for a newborn to achieve normal birth ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Ongoing pregnancy rates from vitrified eggs as good as those from fresh
Embryos derived from oocytes (eggs) cryopreserved by the vitrification method are just as likely to produce an on-going pregnancy as those involving fresh oocytes, the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Emergency contraception: Advance provision does not reduce pregnancy rates
Providing emergency contraception to women in advance of need does not reduce pregnancy rates, despite increased use and faster use after unprotected sexual intercourse. These are the findings according to a new review published ...
Mar 16, 2010 |
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In vitro pregnancy rates improve with new device that mimics motions in the body
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gently rocking embryos while they grow during in vitro fertilization (IVF) improves pregnancy rates in mice by 22 percent, new University of Michigan research shows. The procedure could one ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 18, 2010 |
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Hope for men with nonobstructive infertility
It has been thought that men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), a lack of sperm in the semen not caused by an obstruction within the reproductive system, are poor candidates for IVF. Now, researchers writing in the open ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Study finds link between preeclampsia and reduced thyroid function
Women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life, report a team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Baby's mp3 heart monitor
A new type of fetal heart monitor could save the lives of unborn infants in complicated pregnancies, according to a study published in the International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Intervention reduces delinquent teenage pregancy rates
A program aimed at reducing criminal behavior in juvenile justice teens has yielded a surprising side benefit. The program is also reducing the teens' rate of pregnancy, according to a new study out this week.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Study finds that electronic fetal heart rate monitoring greatly reduces infant mortality
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that prove that the use of fetal heart ...
Feb 12, 2011 |
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