IVF: Woman’s anger at fertility changes after £30k spend
Proposals would see women over 40 and single women no longer able to get IVF on the NHS. Source link
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Pregnancy: IVF clinics ‘can’t just tell women to lose weight’
Ms Rowlands recalled how she walked into the room with the doctor and, before she had sat down, was told “you need to lose weight, you’re overweight, you’re quite overweight, and the first thing you need to do is go away and lose weight, and then come back to us”. Source link
Indira IVF incorporates AI tool ‘Life Whisperer’ for accurate IVF pregnancies – ET HealthWorld
Mumbai: Indira IVF ties up with Presagen to roll out the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool ‘Life Whisperer’ at their 100+ clinics across the country. This AI tool aids in improving embryo selection in in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and provides increase in pregnancy prediction thus, reducing the number of cycles required for successful conception. Internationally tested, … Read more
Covid restrictions will finally be lifted for IVF couples in Glasgow
Women attending an NHS fertility clinic have not been allowed to take partners to appointments. Source link
Fertility Doctors, IVF Families, Post-Roe: ‘We’re Anxious’
Shelly Battista, 36, mother and IVF patient, Chicago. Barbara Collura, president and CEO, Resolve, The National Fertility Association, McLean,VA. Sean Tipton, chief policy and advocacy officer, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Washington, D.C. Contemporary OB/GYN Journal: “Not just abortion: How the demise of Roe v. Wade may impact fertility care.” Eli Reshef, MD, reproductive endocrinologist, … Read more
Three-Parent IVF Now Legal in Two Countries
May 6, 2022 — A fertility procedure that mixes genetic material from three people to prevent couples from having children with certain debilitating and potentially fatal inherited disorders is now legal in two countries: the U.K. and Australia. Australia’s senate passed a bill on March 30 amending pre-existing laws to allow the procedure in certain … Read more
Pregnancy: Calls to regulate ‘cruel’ IVF add-ons
MP Alex Davies-Jones says vulnerable people are “preyed on” for the additional fees. Source link
Infertility Amid COVID-19: ‘Our Hopes Were Taken Away’
Jan. 24, 2022 — Kim Tranell had egg retrieval, a key procedure in her fourth and final cycle of in vitro fertilization, on March 16, 2020 — the day before the American Society for Reproductive Medicine suggested halting fertility treatments due to COVID-19. In the time between that procedure and the embryo transfer — the … Read more
Evolving technologies that are shaping the IVF industry in India – ET HealthWorld
By Dr Kishore Pandit Rising lifestyle related issues along with the hustle and bustle of daily life have had a significant impact on health, particularly on the fertility potential of young men and women. It is ironic that millions of Indians suffer from infertility in a country with such a large population. Infertility is a … Read more
Men Over 50 Less Likely to Have a Baby With IVF
Aug. 31, 2021 — Men over 50 years old have a lower chance of having a baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a recent study. The study, published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, comes as delayed parenthood becomes more common. According to a 2017 study, the average age of first-time fathers … Read more