The U.S. government will help active-duty soldiers with the cost of IVF, but those who have left the military don’t have the same benefit—even when combat injuries make it impossible to have kids otherwise.
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The App that Shows the Early Stages of Life Developing: Fertility Clinic’s Software Allows Parents to Watch Embryos Develop in the Lab
IVF couples can now watch their embryo developing in real time – using a smartphone app. It literally puts them in the lab, with round-the-clock access to images of their baby-to-be as it evolves. More than 500 British couples have so far trialled the Embryomobile application, developed by Institut Marquès Barcelona, in Spain.
Embryo ‘Squishing’ Could Lead to More IVF Babies
Squeezing a fertilised egg and seeing how well it bounces back is the key to improving IVF success rates, according to Stanford University
Natural’ Fertilisation Device for IVF
A private UK fertility clinic is offering couples a new form of IVF treatment that lets conception occur in the womb rather than in the lab.
Columnist’s Call for IVF for Vets Attracts Congressional Support
Marblehead, Mass- They may not agree on everything, but Salem Congressman Seth Moulton and anti-tax crusader Barbara Anderson see eye-to-eye when it comes to having the Department of Veterans Affairs pay for expensive in vitro fertilization (IVF) for veterans wounded in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan to help them start new families.
The alternative infertility treatment that’s helping some women get pregnant
Any woman who is struggling with infertility will tell you that one of the worst parts of going through in vitro fertilization (IVF) are the daily hormone injections. And for some women, those injections could even be downright dangerous.Although IVF is still considered the gold standard, there’s an infertility treatment available that is offering hope — in vitro maturation (IVM). IVM has the potential to improve the chances for women to have babies without a long course of hormones.
Italian scientists Used ‘chromosomally Abnormal’ Embryos to Produce 6 Healthy Babies
Embryos with a mix of normal and abnormal chromosomes implanted during in vitro fertilization (IVF) can develop into healthy newborns, a small new study suggests.
Fertility Awareness Week: ‘Critics of IVF should look at themselves. Pregnancy is a Fundamental Thing
We have met at the Chelsea clinic of fertility expert Emma Cannon, who supported Nina in her quest to be a mother. Emma, who set up practice 21 years ago, and who has two teenage girls, is a fierce advocate for motherhood however it comes – from natural conception to the most cutting-edge of IVF methods. After accumulating 50,000 hours of clinical experience, there is little she hasn’t seen or worked with, yet Emma, author of The Baby Making Bible remains frustrated that the human stories behind the medical statistics often get ignored.
These 25 Celebrities Got Candid About Their Struggles With Infertility
Many women endure a difficult journey on the road to parenthood. Even though as many as 25 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage and a record number of couples are turning to IVF, there are still countless moms-to-be who are suffering in silence. From fertility treatments and surrogates to adoptions, these 25 celebrities have gotten candid about their own experiences with infertility in hopes of letting others know that they are not alone.
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.