Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 14, 2013
With improved technology, elective egg freezing has become a viable possibility for women from 16 to 42 and holds out hope that women may prolong their fertility. A panel called “A Timeless Mother,” held on April 28 at Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, discussed the “social, ethical and halachic” implications of egg freezing.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 13, 2013
Sunday is the day the country celebrates mothers, but for hundreds of women in Central Massachusetts, motherhood is something they're struggling to experience.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 10, 2013
Senator Kirsten Gillbrand (D-NY) recently reintroduced a Congressional bill that would create a tax credit for out of pocket infertility medical treatment.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 10, 2013
Ovuline,the big data-driven fertility tracker backed by $1.4 million in funding from Lightbank, Launch Capital and others, is today launching an upgraded version of its Smart Fertility product which now more accurately predicts ovulation, offering real-time feedback plus integration with “quantified self” devices like the FitBit and Withings.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 10, 2013
Infertility is a beast. It is a repulsive, smelly leviathan looming in the shadows beyond hope’s edge. This evil monster eagerly waits in the darkness ready to sink its venomous teeth into one’s joy during the most celebratory moments of life: A child’s birthday party; family sporting events; Christmas morning; baby showers; and of course, this blasted creature completely rips apart Mother’s Day.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 09, 2013
The latest round of ethical contretemps is an intriguing April article in The New England Journal of Medicine, “Made-to-Order Embryos for Sale—A Brave New World?” which discusses—comprehensively and dispassionately—many of the concerns raised about embryo donations, whether gifted or for sale.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 09, 2013
Erin Haag is used to achieving her dreams. She opened her own Pilates studio in Boynton Beach called Pilates of Palm Beach. She completed numerous marathons and has been married to her dream man, Eric, for 7 years. Her biggest dream, though, hasn't been as easy to achieve.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 08, 2013
Wake Forest University researchers have conducted early, pre-clinical work that they say supports further research on the use of spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) transplantation as a potential treatment for male infertility.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 08, 2013
Among women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) to become pregnant, there is no difference in delivery rates among those implanted with one prescreened embryo compared to those implanted with two unscreened embryos, new study findings reveal.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 07, 2013
Male infertility may account for up to 50% of a couple’s inability to conceive, with multiple factors potentially contributing to this problem, a speaker said here.