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Children who suffer from cancer are more likely to suffer from fertility problems as an adult.This is according to a German study published in Deutsches Arzteblatt International, which included the analysis of data from 2,754 former paediatric oncology patients, although 210 opted out of being checked for sterility.
Infertility 'more common among childhood cancer survivors'
New scientific research has found there is a heightened risk of birth defects in infants conceived using infertility treatments. The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, compared 302,811 pregnancies which included natural conceptions, as well as those achieved with IVF, intracytoplasmic sperm injection and gamete intrafallopian transfers.
Infertility data sheds new light on birth defects
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Pollution caused by alternative energy sources could be affecting fertility among Nigerians.
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Pollution 'impacts on fertility in Nigeria'
Younger females in India are becoming more likely to develop Polycystic Ovarian Disorder (PCOD) than ever before, an expert has noted.According to Dr Sunita Ghike, a professor at NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, the average age of PCOD sufferers has come down in the last ten years.
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Scientists believe that they have developed a way of freeze-drying powdered eggs for use in IVF.According to the team at Israeli cryopreservation company Core Dynamics, this means the eggs can then be kept at room temperature in sealed sachets, before water is added to them prior to their use in fertility treatments.
Scientists 'freeze-dry eggs' for storage for the first time
A new IVF treatment has been made available to prospective parents at the Texas Children's Pavillion for Women Family Fertility Center.
The embryo monitoring system, which is known as EmbryoScope, has been available in other areas for a number of years, but the clinic is the first in Houston to make use of the technology.
Dr William Gibbon, the medical director at the Family Fertility Center, revealed that the EmbryoScope can take an image of an embryo every ten minutes.
Texas Medical Center offers new IVF treatment technology
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Eating disorder treatment 'needs more nuanced advice on fertility'
This is according to new research published by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
The organisation added that it has also seen growth in the use of donated eggs and sperm, as well as greater success rates when using frozen eggs, sperm and embryos.
IVF treatment 'safer and more successful than ever'
The development, which may offer renewed hope for women suffering from fertility problems, was outlined in Nature Journal.
Researchers at the Merlin Institute of Maastricht University used two kinds of stem cells to create the embryos in mice and were able to successfully attach them to the womb of live female mice, where they grew for a few days.
The technique is designed to improve understanding of why many pregnancies fail at the implantation stage, just after fertilisation. It will not, however, be used for cloning.
Synthetic embryos may offer new hope for infertile women