University of Auckland researchers have found that a common fertility procedure does not increase success rates and have recommended that […]
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Research raises question over pesticide residues and IVF success – Expert Reaction
In a study of 325 couples going through fertility treatment, women who ate fruits and veggies with higher pesticide residues […]
Continue readingLow sperm count following ICSI conception – Expert reaction
A new study of men who were conceived in the 1990s using a now common fertility treatment has found they […]
Continue readingUPDATED: World’s first ‘three-parent’ baby – Expert Reaction
News broke overnight that a baby born in April was the result of a new technique using DNA from three […]
Continue readingEmbryo research hits ethical barrier – Expert Reaction
Scientists have broken through a technical barrier in human embryo research and now face an ethical one. Two separate studies […]
Continue readingSperm derived from stem cells – Experts reaction
Scientists in China have created functioning sperm from mice stem cells in the laboratory. To accomplish this feat, the researchers […]
Continue readingHuman embryo gene editing gets UK go-ahead – Expert reaction
A regulatory body in the UK has approved the first research application to use new ‘gene editing’ techniques on human […]
Continue readingSperm banking for young men – Expert reaction
A bioethicist’s call for young men to freeze their sperm for future use has received a chilly reception from independent […]
Continue readingTime-lapse images of embryos used to boost IVF success
New research describes a breakthrough in IVF technology that proponents claim will significantly increase live birth rates in fertility clinics. […]
Continue readingIVF pioneer Sir Bob Edwards dies, age 87
Robert Edwards, a pioneering fertility scientist whose ground breaking research lead to the success of in-vitro fertilisation, died Wednesday at […]
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