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Stress Puts Double Whammy On Reproductive System, Fertility
Stress is known to decrease
fertility and sexual
behavior, but researchers
thought this was because
stress hormones lower levels
of a brain hormone called
... > full story
Platypus Helps Illuminate Ovarian Cancer
Researchers believe our
oldest mammalian relative
may help us to better
understand ovarian cancer.
DNA mapping of the platypus
has uncovered an interesting
... > full story
Bisphenol A Exposure In Pregnant Mice Permanently Changes DNA Of Offspring
Exposure during pregnancy to
the chemical bisphenol A, or
BPA, found in many common
plastic household items, is
known to cause a fertility d ... > full story
Genital Stimulation Opens Door For Cryptic Female Choice In Tsetse Flies
Manipulation of male and/or
female genitalia results in
a suite of changes in female
reproductive behavior in
tsetse flies, carriers of
... > full story
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Single Thawed Embryo Transfer After PGD Does Not Affect Pregnancy Rates
July 10, 2009 — Transferring just one embryo at a time to a woman's womb after embryos have undergone preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and freezing at the blastocyst stage has become a real option after ... > full story -
Plastics Chemical, Bisphenol A, Retards Growth, Function Of Adult Reproductive Cells
July 9, 2009 — Bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in plastics and known to cause reproductive problems in the offspring of pregnant mice exposed to it, also has been found to retard the growth of follicles of ... > full story -
Cancer Survivors At Greater Risk Of Birth Complications; Special Monitoring Needed
July 8, 2009 — Survivors of childhood cancer run particular risks when pregnant and should be closely monitored, say researchers. Although such women may have conceived spontaneously and considered themselves to be ... > full story -
Human Sperm Created From Embryonic Stem Cells
July 8, 2009 — Researchers have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells. The embryonic stem cells were cultured in a new medium containing vitamin A derivative (retinoic acid), using a new ... > full story -
Ovarian Transplantation: New Technique Gives Greatly Improved Results In This Delicate Operation
July 8, 2009 — Ultra-fast freezing of ovarian tissue from women who have lost their fertility as a result of cancer treatment can lead to it being used in transplants with the same success rate as fresh tissue, ... > full story -
Chinese Herbs May Relieve Endometriosis Symptoms, Review Finds
July 7, 2009 — Chinese herbal medicine may relieve symptoms in the treatment of endometriosis. A systematic review found some evidence that women had comparable benefits following laparoscopic surgery and suffered ... > full story -
MRI Accurately Depicts Deep Endometriosis
July 7, 2009 — Using magnetic resonance imaging, radiologists may be able to diagnose deep endometriosis and accurately locate lesions prior to surgery, according to a new ... > full story -
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Babies Born After Freeze-thawing Embryos Do Just As Well Regardless Of Whether They Were Created Via ICSI Or Standard IVF
July 6, 2009 — Analysis of the longest running ICSI program in the United States has found reassuring evidence that babies born from frozen embryos fertilized via ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) do just as ... > full story -
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Accelerated Fertility Treatment Leads To Shortened Time To Pregnancy And Cost Savings
July 5, 2009 — For couples beginning infertility treatments, an accelerated path to in-vitro fertilization can offer a shorter time to pregnancy, cost savings of nearly $10,000, and a lowered risk of multiple ... > full story -
Bioethicists Call For Public Debates On Future Uses Of Stem Cells
July 2, 2009 — More than 40 scientists, bioethicists, lawyers and science journal editors are calling on their colleagues, policy makers and the public to begin developing guidelines for the research and ... > full story
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