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IVF Podcast: Brian Dale - Oocyte Activation

Dr Brian Dale presents a lecture on "Oocyte activation"
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Brian Dale 28 June 2009

Announcement: Networking for IVF professionals

We are very excited to announce our new networking area for IVF professionals. This will allow you to find people who share your research interests, search for new collaborations and find colleagues in your national societies.
IVF.net 16 June 2009

News: Ten years of monitoring ART in Europe sees a doubling of cycles and higher pregnancy rates, with fewer embryos transferred and fewer multiple births

Twin deliveries after assisted reproductive technology (ART) have fallen below 20% for the first time in Europe according to the tenth report summarising data on ART in Europe, which was presented at the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam today (Wednesday).
ESHRE 01 July 2009

News: Chromosomal problems affect nearly all human embryos; discovery may explain low fertility rates in humans

For the first time, scientists have shown that chromosomal abnormalities are present in more than 90% of IVF embryos, even those produced by young, fertile couples.
ESHRE 01 July 2009

News: Will IVF work for a particular patient? The answer may be found in her blood

For the first time, researchers have been able to identify genetic predictors of the potential success or failure of IVF treatment in blood. Dr. Cathy Allen, from the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, told the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Wednesday 1 July) that her research would help understand why IVF works for some patients but not for others.
ESHRE 01 July 2009

News: Three month old cancer patient has reproductive tissue frozen

An American baby boy, undergoing treatment for cancer that is likely to leave him infertile, has had samples of his sperm-producing stem cells frozen. It is hoped that if his treatment results in infertility then he might later be able to have the tissues grown and reimplanted in an attempt to restore his fertility.
Benjamin Jones 30 June 2009

News: Reduced ovarian reserve is associated with an increased risk of trisomic pregnancy

Women who have a diminished number of eggs in their ovaries, either because they are older or for some other reason such as ovarian surgery, may be more at risk of a trisomic pregnancy than women with an ovarian reserve within the normal, fertile range.
ESHRE 30 June 2009

News: Daily sex helps to reduce sperm DNA damage and improve fertility

Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men’s sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented today (Tuesday) to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam.
ESHRE 30 June 2009

News: New test that can detect both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities in embryos is ready for clinical trials

One-step screening for both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities has come a stage closer as scientists announced that an embryo test they have been developing has successfully screened cells taken from spare embryos that were known to have cystic fibrosis.
ESHRE 30 June 2009

News: Women with cystic fibrosis can have safe and successful fertility treatment

Women with cystic fibrosis can have fertility treatment to help them have babies without any long-term adverse effects on either themselves or their children, according to new research presented at the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam today (Tuesday).
ESHRE 30 June 2009

News: Two studies on polycystic ovarian syndrome shed light on its causes and its effect on brothers of women with the condition

Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in daughters.
ESHRE 30 June 2009

News: Research shows it is possible to freeze embryos and reduce multiple pregnancies in PGD cycles without adversely affecting pregnancy rates

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 researchers achieved pregnancy rates that were as good as those for blastocysts that had not had a cell removed for PGD before freezing.
ESHRE 30 June 2009