Fat mums 43 per cent more likely to miscarry

Overweight women are at greater risk of miscarrying a genetically normal
baby in the early stages of pregnancy than women who maintain a healthy
weight, according to a new study by scientists at the Stanford University
School of Medicine in California, US. The researchers, presenting at the
annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) conference,
suggested that this indicates that [...]

Vitrified Embryos Seem To Produce Healthier IVF Babies

Three new studies have provided further evidence that vitrified embryos may be better than fresh for IVF. The studies were presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in San Francisco, US, last week. The studies indicate that using vitrified embryos rather than fresh embryos reduces the risk of stillbirth and premature delivery. The technique allows more embryos to [...]

Baby after whole ovary transplant

A 39-year old woman has become the first to give birth following a whole
ovary transplant. Susanne Butscher received an intact ovary from her fertile
twin sister last year, during a landmark operation carried out by Dr Sherman
Silber of the Infertility Centre of St Louis, Missouri US. Mrs Butscher
became infertile after her ovaries failed at the age [...]

IVF without hormones hailed

A new method of assisted conception has been hailed as a safer and equally effective alternative to IVF for certain groups of women undergoing treatment.  The Oxford Fertility Centre revealed this week that of the 40 women they treated between February 2007 and March 2008 with in-vitro maturation (IVM), the nine successful cases were all among the 27 women under [...]

The First Male Pregnancy