Damage to sperm DNA affects older men's chances of fathering children
... "Many of these older couples will have trouble in conceiving and resort to IVF and ICSI", he said. "This will bypass the natural selection of normal, healthy sperm and may lead to fertilisation by sperm with damaged DNA which can result in early embryonic loss or the birth of unhealthy offspring." An assessme...Bone marrow may be source of new egg-cell generation in adult mammals
... unexpectedly regained ovarian function some even conceiving after bone marrow or blood cell transplants involving pre-treatment with what were expected to be sterilizing doses of chemotherapy or radiation. The mouse studies in the current Cell paper did not examine whether the oocytes that appeared after tr...New research shows no link between stress and chances of IVF success
...rospective study between stress and the chances of conceiving via IVF was encouraging. "During IVF treatment patients frequently ask about the relationship between psychological stress and outcome and often express worries that their own stress might have a negative influence, so the fact that our prospective s...Miscarriage significantly associated with increasing paternal age
... times as many miscarriages as compared with women conceiving with men younger than 25 years of age. This finding is independent of the woman's age and not explained by other factors such as diabetes, smoking, or previous spontaneous abortions, and adds to the growing realization of the importance of paternal ...Ossur takes another giant step in prosthetic technology
...ng current technologies, but by advancing them and conceiving entirely new ones. The latest addition slated for launch later this year is the PROPRIO FOOT TM, the world's first motor-powered and intelligent foot that thinks for itself, operating as closely as you can get today to natural, human functionin...Risk of preterm birth appears to vary by season
...storically have used to estimate conception. Women conceiving in summer had the lowest rate of preterm birth at ...r or spring, the researchers noted. In fact, those conceiving in summer or fall had a 25 percent reduction in risk over those who conceived in winter or spring. ...Too much weight spells double trouble for couples trying to conceive
... likely to have to wait longer before successfully conceiving a child, according to new research published online in Europes leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction, today (Wednesday 7 March). [1] Researchers in Denmark studied 47,835 Danish couples between 1996 and 2002 and found that if bo......ample came from any of the 68 men who had problems conceiving or from the 27 healthy controls. The findings have...her too high or too low. Those who had no problems conceiving had levels that were just right. When the scientists added MIF into lab dishes filled with health...