New research may potentially improve the chances of success for some women and couples looking to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization.
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With In Vitro Fertilization, Persistence Pays Off, Study Suggests
In their quest to become parents, most infertile couples undergoing in vitro fertilization must grapple with a tough decision: when to call it quits. After three or four unsuccessful embryo transfers, doctors have long assumed that the chances of eventually bringing home a child were dismal.
Some Fertility Doctors Will Use Lottery to Prioritize Ontario IVF Patients
Some fertility doctors in Ontario will use a lottery to determine who gets a coveted spot in the province’s expanded in vitro fertilization funding program.
First Ever IVF Puppies Might be Cutest Dogs Ever
Cornell University announces first ever litter of puppies born with in vitro fertilization.
Hormonal Drug May Provide Women At High Risk For Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome With Safer IVF Treatment
In vitro fertilization is where plenty of couples with fertility problems look to, but for women facing higher risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) — think of polycystic ovarian syndrome — IVF isn’t always safe. But according to a new study presented during the Society for Endocrinology’s annual conference in Edinburgh on Tuesday, there may be hope.
Father of In-vitro Fertilization Delivers Final Story of Medicine, Love
Always known for his prodigious work habits, Dr. Howard Jones Jr. is still producing two months after his death.His last book – “Howard & Georgeanna – Sixty Years of Marriage & Medicine” – has just been released on Amazon.com, the tale of the courtship and married years of Jones and his wife, Georgeanna Seegar Jones.Together, they formed an in vitro fertilization program at Eastern Virginia Medical School that led to the country’s first IVF baby.
Canada Will Partially Fund IVF Treatments For Women Under 43 — Fingers Crossed The U.S. Follows Their Lead
This week, though, thousands of would-be parents in Canada scored a major victory: On Thursday, Health Minister Eric Hoskins announced that the Ontario government will partially fund in vitro fertilization treatments for women 43-years-old and younger.
Three Generations of Swedish Family Linked by Same Womb After Pioneering Surgery: ‘I Am a Part of History’
One woman’s womb has linked three generations in Sweden thanks to a progressive surgery being hailed as the most important breakthrough in fertility treatments since in vitro fertilization.
How One Doctor Tried for 30 Years to Bring Clarity to the Abortion Conversation
Howard W. Jones Jr. was expecting controversy.But not this controversy.Jones was pioneering the developing science of in vitro fertilization in the United States. He and his wife, Georgeanna Jones, one of the nation’s first specialists in reproductive hormones, had retired from Johns Hopkins University in 1978. They moved to Norfolk, Va., the next year and were trying to start a clinic at Eastern Virginia Medical School to help couples struggling to conceive.
Surgeon Howard Jones, Who Pioneered IVF, Dies at 104
Surgeon Howard Jones, who pioneered in vitro fertilization, died Friday at 104. Jones, who was still writing and active in his field until a recent illness, enjoyed a medical career longer than most people’s lives. Although he had a series of triumphs as a surgeon, he became best known for something he achieved at age 70. In 1981, he and his wife, physician Georgeanna Jones, ushered in the birth of the first baby born through IVF in the USA.