Is progesterone needed in IVF? Progesterone is the hormone produced in large amounts in the ovary after ovulation. Specifically progesterone is produced from the cells of the follicle cyst that contained the egg prior to ovulation. The time period after ovulation when progesterone is being produced is called the luteal phase.
IVF children are taller and have better cholesterol profiles A number of studies have been performed to determine whether children conceived as a result of IVF have any greater health risks than children conceived in other ways. Some studies indicate that IVF children may be at greater risk for complications during pregnancy and birth defects….
Study suggests IVF babies have more birth defects A story published a few days ago in The Australian reports that researchers at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth, Australia analyzed 25 studies from around the world and concluded that in vitro fertilization (IVF) babies consistently showed a 25 to 40 per cent…
Assisted zonae hatching (AZH) does not increase IVF Success in women with endometriosis Last updated September 5, 2005 Assisted hatching or AZH is a procedure occasionally used in IVF treatment cycles. There has been great controversy regarding whether AZH increases the chances for an IVF pregnancy. Numerous studies have been conducted over the years. Some…
Stress does not reduce the success of IVF During IVF treatment, patients frequently ask about the relationship between psychological stress and IVF success. They often express concern that their own stress might have a negative influence on the outcome of IVF. Furthermore, support groups have advanced the notion that stress reduction can result in greater…
Bed rest after in vitro fertilization (IVF) not necessary I hear it all the time. My patients correspond with in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients at another program. "Their doctor says they have to go on bed rest after the embryo transfer or it won’t work." I have always thought this was baloney. Now more proof…
Health risks of children born from in vitro fertilization (IVF)? Article last published/updated 01/06/2005 A study conducted by Kathy Hudson, PhD., who is the director of the Genetics and Public Policy Center at John Hopkins University, reviewed the available medical literature (169 studies) on children conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). The results are generally…
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection – ICSI – does not increase miscarriage risk Last published / updated 01/07/2005 A study out of Italy published in the December issue of Fertility and Sterility compared the rate of pregnancy loss – miscarriage – between patients who underwent standard in vitro fertilization – IVF and those who had intracytoplasmic sperm…
In vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates decline with age? Duhh!? Last Published / updated on 01/08/2005 Yesterday, the CDC released a statement along with the results of the 2002 in vitro fertilization (IVF) statisitcs for U.S. in vitro fertilization (IVF) programs. The statement indicated that in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates decline with increasing age…
In vitro Fertilization – IVF with preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is used to prevent Rh sensitization Background: Rh sensitization is a complication of pregnancy where a woman can make antibodies against her own baby causing that baby to become sick even while still in the uterus. This occurs when a woman with an Rh negative…
Single embryo transfer in in vitro fertilization – IVF may be equivalent to double embryo transfer The chance for pregnancy in in vitro fertilization – IVF is affected by numerous factors. One important modifiable factor is the number of embryos transferred into the uterus. The data tell us that placing two embryos into the uterus…
Study: Blastocyst transfer for repeated In vitro Fertilization – IVF failures Last published / updated 02/08/2005 An ongoing debate in the treatment of infertility is how to manage patients who have failed to conceive after multiple In vitro Fertilization – IVF failures. A recent study out of Spain, published in the medical journal Fertility and…
Americans support preimplantation genetic diagnosis – PGD Last published / update 2/21/2005 These are the results of what is the largest public opinion survey ever conducted of American attitudes toward preimplantation genetic diagnosis -PGD. The study conducted by the Genetic and Public Ploicy Center shows that more than 67% of Americans approve of preimplantation genetic…
New FDA regulations will hurt egg and embryo donation Last update / published 05/13/2005 On May 25, 2005, new FDA guidelines for the donation of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps), will go into effect. Reproductive tissue such as sperm, eggs and embryos will be affected by these testing guidelines. Sperm which…
IVF Success Rates are not affected by bedrest IVF success rates depend on many factors. Some of these we know, some we do not. From the earliest days of IVF, bedrest has been recommended in the hopes that it would increase the likelihood of implantation. It was not unusual for IVF specialists of the time…
Smoking cuts IVF success rate In a study published in the journal Human Reproduction, infertile women who smoke were found to have lower pregnancy rates and higher miscarriage rates during treatment with in vitro fertilization – IVF. Smoking reduced IVF pregnancy rates Danish researchers looked at 8,457 women aged 20 to 40 who had had…
Egg donation uses the technology of in vitro fertilization – IVF to obtain eggs from one woman, the egg donor, fertilize them in the laboratory and then place the embryos into another woman, the recipient. Egg donation is most commonly used when the recipient is older and thus less likely to get pregnant using her…
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