Diabetes and male infertility

Researchers have found that diabetes may affect sperm quality, after a study comparing the DNA in sperm from diabetic and non-diabetic men found more DNA damage in the sperm cells of the diabetic men.
 
The study, conducted by the research group at Queen’s University Belfast, with findings published in the journal Human Reproduction, found that [...]

The Frozen Embryo Transfer

Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
If you have recently gone through infertility treatments or if you are considering undertaking IVF, you may be wondering what will happen to any extra embryos that are created during the procedure. If you and your partner have extra embryos that are not used during initial IVF procedures, these embryos can be [...]

Ovarian stimulation before IVF ‘does not influence birthweight’

German investigators claim they have produced “robust” evidence that ovarian stimulation for IVF does not influence the birthweight of resulting babies.
Singleton children conceived through IVF have lower birthweights, on average, than their naturally conceived counterparts, and it has been hypothesized that ovarian stimulation could be a cause.
To find out, Georg Griesinger (University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein) [...]

Identification of Viable Embryos in IVF

A group of Australian scientists has used a new genetic analysis technique to assess IVF embryos, to identify those most likely to develop in the womb. The findings were published in the journal Human Reproduction in May 2008.
 Around one per cent of all births in the UK are from IVF treatment and the latest figures [...]

EMBRYO TEST BOOSTS IVF PREGNANCY RATES

A new test which helps IVF doctors pick the healthiest embryos for transfer may boost pregnancy rates by up to 15 per cent, was unveiled at a European fertility conference last week. The test, which takes just one minute to carry out and will be used alongside standard IVF methods for embryo selection, is due [...]