During IVF treatment, doctors use ultrasound scans to monitor the size of the follicles – small sacs in the ovaries that contain eggs – and to decide when to administer a hormone injection known a...
AI Could Improve the Success of IVF Treatment
Tiny Robots, Big Impact: Magnetic Microrobots are Set to Revolutionize Fertility Treatment
An estimated 186 million people worldwide are affected by infertility, with tubal blockages accounting for 11% to 67% of cases of female infertility. In AIP Advances from AIP Publishing, researchers a...
How Genetic Variations Influence Fertility, Family and Longevity
A study led by researchers from the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science at the University of Oxford and the University of Iceland examines how genetic variation can explain differences in reprod...
Phthalates Can Cause DNA Breaks and Chromosome Defects in Gametes
A recent study conducted on threadworms concludes that a common plastic component causes breaks in the DNA strands, resulting in egg cells with the wrong number of chromosomes. Monica Colaiácovo of H...
Split Opinion on Polygenetic Embryo Screening in in Vitro Fertilization
Three out of four U.S. adults favor the use of new technologies that estimate the likelihood that a future child will develop one of several diseases influenced by genes – such as diabetes, heart di...
The Chances of a Successful Pregnancy are the Same for an Embryo Transfer on Both the Third and Fifth Day
Traditionally, embryos are transferred to the uterus three days after fertilization during IVF treatment. Due to improvements in laboratory techniques, this is now also possible after five days. Half ...
Production of Rat Offspring From Ovarian Oocytes by Interspecific Transplantation
The idea of allowing egg cells to mature in the ovary to produce offspring has been implemented in various ways. One of these methods, ovarian transplantation, is a relatively simple procedure for obt...
Keto Diet and Corresponding Supplements Can Get Disrupted Menstrual Cycles Back on Track
Increasing ketones in the blood through a keto diet or supplements may help to get irregular menstrual cycles back on track or even restart a period that seems to have stopped for good, new research s...
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