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Category Archives: IVF
Pregnancy: Increase in twin births in USA.
During 2009, one in every 30 babies born in the United States was a twin. This is the result of a steady, yet strong growth, in the incidence of twins over the last three decades. Historically, the incidence of twins … Continue reading
IVF: Breakthrough on the horizon
Academics from Oxford University are at the early stages of what may become a breakthrough in IVF technology. They have devised a technique which will allow an IVF specialist to gauge the health of an egg differently than the invasive … Continue reading
IVF pregnancies: controversy over multiple births
There is controversy in China over multiple births as the result of IVF therapy. The response was initiated when news came to hand of a wealthy couple who had eight babies with the assistance of two surrogate mothers. Despite much … Continue reading
IVF: increased incidence of multiple births
Recent statistics released in New Zealand have indicated a significant increase in the incidence of multiple births. The Office of National Statistics reported that in 2010 there were 15.7 multiple births per 1000 women. This is an increase of 6.8% … Continue reading
IVF: Medicare cut reduces the number of pregnancies
Fewer IVF babies are now being born in Australia. Research which was presented at the World Congress of Human Reproduction identified the main determinant of this decrease as being the change in IVF funding made by the Australian government. The … Continue reading
Chinese herbal medicine: How to move forward in research to assist IVF therapy.
Very few scientific studies have been conducted to explore the use of Chinese herbal medicine in assisting IVF therapy. The problem:The requirements of research (scientific method) demands standardisation of treatments. By nature, Chinese herbal medicine treatments are however very difficult … Continue reading
Frozen embryos: The give and take of a new ethical problem in IVF
Late last week, Professor Jenni Millbank from the University of Technology (Sydney) proposed that embryo donation could become more prevalent in the future. She reported that donated embryos led to the birth of 39 children in 2009 between Australia and … Continue reading
