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Alabama Passes Law Protecting IVF Following Frozen Embryo Ruling
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 7, 2024
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Just three weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children, lawmakers in that state passed legislation that shields both patients and providers who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) from civil and criminal liability.
Gov. Kay ...
Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos Are Children
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 21, 2024
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In a ruling that could drastically limit future infertility care, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law.
Toxic Metals Could Harm a Woman's Ovaries
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 26, 2024
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Exposure to toxic heavy metals could cause middle-aged women to have more health problems as they grow older, a new study finds.
The study links toxic metal exposure to women having fewer eggs in their ovaries as they approach menopause.
This condition -- known as ...
Semen Has a Microbiome Too, and It Might Affect Fertility
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 22, 2024
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Microbiomes: You've probably heard of these communities of largely helpful bacteria that colonize the gut or the skin.
But a man's semen has a microbiome of its own, and new research suggests it could play ...
Phthalates, Found in Everyday Products, Might Lower Fertility
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 20, 2023
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Exposure to a common chemical group found in many household products may delay or even prevent a woman from becoming pregnant, a new study says.
Phthalates can lower a woman's odds of becoming pregnant by up to 18% in any given month, researchers report in the journal
Supplements vs. the Mediterranean Diet for IVF Success: Which Works Best?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 20, 2023
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Women struggling with fertility and using in vitro fertilization (IVF) to conceive sometimes turn to supplements for help.
Unfortunately, a new study finds only weak evidence to support that strategy.
In contrast, the same research found that the heart-healthy Medi...
Illnesses in Childhood May Raise Odds of Childlessness Later
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 19, 2023
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Remaining childless throughout adult life might be tied, in some cases, to illnesses experienced in childhood, new research suggests.
Childlessness isn't just about fertility. As a University of Oxford news release on
Men Who Want to Be Dads Should Take a Break From Alcohol
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 18, 2023
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Much has been made of the effects a pregnant woman's drinking could have on the health of her unborn child.
But alcohol consumption by men also increases the risk of birth defects in newborns -- and a new study shows that guys who want to avoid this will have to cut out ...
Most Men Taking Bodybuilding Supplements Don't Know They Can Harm Fertility
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 1, 2023
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Bodybuilders are largely unaware that the protein supplements they use to bulk up might harm their fertility, a new study shows.
Four out of five male gym enthusiasts (79%) said they use protein supplements as part of their fitness plan, the poll found.
But only 14...
Review Links Pesticides to Lower Sperm Quality in Men
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 15, 2023
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Pesticide exposure appears to be linked to lower sperm concentrations in men around the world, a new large-scale evidence review has concluded.
A review of 25 studies spanning nearly 50 years found consistent links between lower sperm concentrations and two widely used c...
Could Cellphones Be Harming Men's Sperm?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 1, 2023
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Cellphone use might be blunting a fellow's chances of becoming a father, a major new study reports.
Young men who frequently use mobile phones have lower sperm concentrations and sperm counts than guys who rarely dial on the go, Swiss researchers found using more than a ...
Doctors' Group Expands Definition of 'Infertility'
- Cara Murez and Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters
- October 25, 2023
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A new, more inclusive definition of infertility has been crafted by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).
While the guidance for heterosexual couples with medical reasons for being unable to conceive still exists, the
Tear Gas Might Harm a Woman's Reproductive Health
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 25, 2023
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Researchers in Minnesota have uncovered a new link between tear gas exposures and negative effects on reproductive health.
The study was prompted by anecdotal reports of irregular menstrual cycles among protestors who were exposed to tear gas during the nationwide protes...
Fertility Issues? Ovulation Tests Can Help, Study Finds
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 19, 2023
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A new review of clinical trials with an eye toward successful conception affirms that timing is key when trying to get pregnant.
The review found that using urine o...
Infertility Treatment May Put Women at Greater Risk for Stroke
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 31, 2023
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Scientists have spotted an elevated risk of stroke in women who became pregnant after fertility treatments.
Although the absolute number of strokes reported in the new study<...
COVID Infection in Women Having Ovary Stimulation Lowered Chances for Pregnancy
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 14, 2023
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Testing positive for a COVID-19 infection during a particular phase of fertility treatment could reduce the odds for a successful pregnancy, a new study says.
That phase of treatment is called controlled ovarian stimulation — a technique use...
Undiagnosed Endometriosis Can Harm Fertility
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 10, 2023
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Women with undiagnosed endometriosis had far fewer babies than their peers in the years preceding their diagnosis, according to new research.
“Our findings suggest that doctors who see women suffering from painful menstruation and chronic pelvic pain, should keep in mi...
IVF Success: Season Eggs Are Collected Could Make a Difference
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 7, 2023
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Sunny summer days may improve the odds for successful in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study suggests.
For women undergoing IVF, the season in which her eggs are retrieved could affect the success of embryo transplantation and her chance of delivering a live baby...
COVID Could Harm Men's Sperm Months After Infection
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2023
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Having even a mild COVID-19 infection could trigger a months-long drop in sperm, a new study finds.
Researchers found both lower sperm concentrations and fewer sperm that were able to swim when studying men an average of 100 days after COVID-19 infection, which is enoug...
1 in 5 Women Who've Had a Child Via IVF Will Later Conceive Naturally
- Sarah D. Collins HealthDay Reporter
- June 22, 2023
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Shema Tariq, a sexual health doctor based in London, was diagnosed with low ovarian reserve and told that her chances of conceiving without in vitro fertilization (IVF) were nearly nil.
"It took six rounds of IVF to conceive our son, who was born in 2018," she recalled....
Free Fertility App Shared Info With Third Parties, FTC Says
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 18, 2023
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Owners of the free fertility app Premom have settled with users after sharing health data without consent to other companies, including Google and marketing firms in China.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the $200,000 settlement with Premom owner Easy H...
Infertility in Men and Women: Its Causes and Treatments
- Nora R. Miller, MD, infertility specialist at Yale Medicine's Greenwich Fertility HealthDay Reporter
- May 18, 2023
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Infertility can be a heartbreaking experience for couples who are desperate to have children, but doctors can help them figure out why they can't conceive and then treat the problem.
Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected inter...
Overweight Boys May Be Grow Up to Be Less Fertile Men
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 10, 2023
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Men who were overweight as boys may have infertility issues in adulthood, according to new research.
Researchers studying the issue of male infertility, often a mystery, looked at health data from 268 young people between 2 and 18 years of age. They had been referred to ...
Could Hair Relaxers Affect a Woman's Fertility?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 28, 2023
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Hair relaxers may slightly affect fertility, a factor most likely to impact women who are Black or Hispanic, according to a new study.
Kids Born Via Egg Donors, Surrogacy Grow Up Just Fine, Study Finds
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- April 13, 2023
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The kids, no matter how they are conceived, are all right.
That is the main takeaway from a new study by British researchers that found no real differences in the psychological well-being of kids who were born via sperm/egg donation or surrogacy and those born natur...
Big Drop in U.S. Pregnancies Seen Since 2010
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 12, 2023
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Pregnancy rates in the United States suffered a steep decline during the last decade, new government data shows.
The overall U.S. pregnancy rate fell by 12% between 2010 and 2019, according to figures released Wednesday by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (...
Pandemic's Effect on U.S. Birth Rates May Have Depended on Politics
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- April 11, 2023
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The "baby bust" that hit the United States during the first year of the COVID pandemic did not affect all states equally — with states that were more racially diverse or more "blue" seeing bigger drops in their birth rates.
Scientists Create Monkey Embryo From Stem Cells
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 6, 2023
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Scientists have created an embryo-like structure using monkey embryonic stem cells for the first time, part of an effort to better understand early human development and organ formation.
The researchers created the structures in a lab in China and then transferred them i...
Being Born Through Fertility Treatments Won't Affect Your Own Pregnancies, Study Finds
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2023
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New research finds that children born after fertility treatments have no increased risk of complications when they themselves later become pregnant.
Norwegian researchers found that while the individuals who were conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) ...
New Technique 80% Effective in Selecting a Baby's Gender
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- March 22, 2023
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It's a controversial notion, but couples undergoing fertility treatments may soon be able to select the sex of their baby — with an 80% chance of success, doctors say.
Sperm-sorting techniques have been tried and offered before, but the new procedure — which sep...
Fertility Treatments Pose No Danger to People With MS
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 16, 2023
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Women with multiple sclerosis who want to undergo fertility treatment can do so without worry, according to a new study.
Participants who had MS were no more likely to have a flare-up of the disease after receiving fertility treatments than they were before their treatm...
Men Working Heavy-Labor Jobs May Get Fertility Boost
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 24, 2023
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Men who have physically demanding jobs and regularly lift heavy objects at work also have higher sperm counts and testosterone levels.
Naked Mole-Rats Are Fertile Forever: Could Research Help Humans?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 21, 2023
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The naked mole-rat is unusual among mammals for many reasons, not least because these rodents remain fertile throughout their decades-long life span.
Researchers think the reasons behind that lifelong fertility could eventually point the way to new therapies for human co...
Kids Conceived Via IVF Have No Higher Risk of Heart Issues
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 7, 2023
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The heart health of children conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) is similar to that of their naturally conceived peers, researchers have found.
U.S. Birth Rates Continue to Fall
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2023
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Continuing a decades-long trend, the percentage of American women who've ever had a child declined again in the latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"A lower percentage of women aged 15 to 44 in 2015--2019 had ever had a biological chi...
Just 4% of Men Who Apply as Sperm Donors Are Accepted
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2023
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Sperm donation is apparently a grueling and exacting process through which not many men emerge.
Fewer than four out of every 100 men who apply to be sperm donors actually wind up providing a sample that's used in fertility treatment, a new study reports.
The rest e...
Another Mediterranean Diet Bonus: Healthier Sperm, Better Fertility
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- December 19, 2022
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Add better chances of conceiving a baby to the list of health benefits linked to the much-touted Mediterranean diet.
The Mediterranean diet -- which is rich in fresh fruits and veggies, healthy fats like olive oil, whole grains, legumes, nuts and fish -- has been shown t...
Concerns Around Sex, Fertility Often Ignored in Breast Cancer Care: Survey
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 6, 2022
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Shehzin Tietjen was 27 years old when she felt a lump in one of her breasts while in the shower.
That discovery led to a confirmation of breast cancer, an unexpected jolt at her age. "I was really shocked," said
Do Fasting Diets Affect a Woman's Hormones?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 31, 2022
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Intermittent fasting has taken off as a way to lose weight without having to limit types of a food a person eats.
But there was little research on how eating only during a few hours of the day and then only drinking water might affect female reproductive hormones.
Black Babies Born Through Fertility Treatments Face Worse Survival Than White Infants: Study
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 19, 2022
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It's well known that Black women in the United States have an increased risk of childbirth complications. Now, a large new study finds even larger racial disparities when women conceive through infertility treatments.
Researchers found that among U.S. women who'd undergo...
Freezing Eggs Doesn't Make Future Pregnancy a Done Deal
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 26, 2022
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While an increasing number of women are freezing their eggs with the hope of having a baby later, a...
Use of Frozen Embryos Tied to Higher Odds for Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy
- By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 26, 2022
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Frozen embryos appear to be linked with a significantly higher risk of dangerously high blood pressure for the woman in pregnancies achieved through in vitro fertilization, a major new study reports.
Expectant moms were 74% more likely to develop high blood pressure if h...
Researchers May Have Noninvasive Way to Diagnose Endometriosis
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2022
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Women can suffer for years with the debilitating pain and medical complications of endometriosis without a diagnosis.
Now, researchers believe they may be able to ...
Stories of Difficult Conception, Birth Can Boost Appreciation of Life
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 7, 2022
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Stories about their difficult birth or their parents' fertility challenges can give adult children a more grateful, upbeat attitude towards their lives, British researchers suggest.
One Form of Fertility Treatment May Raise Long-Term Cancer Risk in Offspring
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 2, 2022
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Children born as a result of a common fertility procedure involving frozen embryos may have higher risk of cancer, Swedish researchers report.
In frozen-thawed embryo transfer, an embryo is created in a laboratory from an egg and sperm,
Efforts to Preserve Fertility Won't Affect Breast Cancer Outcomes
- By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 31, 2022
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Fertility preservation procedures for women with breast cancer won't raise the risk of their cancer returning later, a new Swedish study shows.
Women who...
Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 3, 2022
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Where you live may affect your fertility, a new study suggests.
People who live in economically deprived neighborhoods are about 20% less likely...
What Do Bans on Abortion Mean for People Using IVF?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 13, 2022
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows states to ban abortion isn't expected to have an immediate effect on in vitro fertilization, according to an analysis by the nation's leading reproductive health society.
However, the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade opens up a h...
Good Outcomes From First 5 Years of Uterus Transplants, But Concerns Remain
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- July 7, 2022
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For women who can't get pregnant because they don't have a uterus or the one they have no longer works properly, uterine transplants can indeed help these women become mothers, new research shows.
No Change in Recent Decades in Infertility Rate for Women
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- June 22, 2022
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After years of decline, infertility rates among U.S. women have held steady in the past decade or so, a new study finds.
The reasons behind the stall are unclear. But researchers said rising rates of