Topic: IVF

New Embryo Selection Method For IVF May Increase Chances Of Conceiving Threefold

Some exciting new research may point to a more effective way of selecting embryos to implant via In vitro fertilization, or IVF.
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Infertile Couple Who Won Free IVF Hits The Fertility Motherload, Now Expecting Triplets

Fertility treatments are pricey. So pricey that they’re out of reach for many, many infertile couples who seek to biologically expand their family. But in the now time-honored fertility “happy endings” that often times include twins, one family got double – or rather triple — the happily ever after with triplets. After winning said IVF treatments in a raffle, mind you.

IVF Might Not Lead To Neurological Problems -- It's Just Your Broken Reproductive System

For years, the miraculous advances of fertility treatments and reproductive technology have been tainted by a distinctly increased risk of neurological problems and birth defects. But new research sheds an important light on where exactly the risk for infertile couples come from. Mainly, it might not be the fertility treatments themselves that increase the risk for complications. Your need for fertility treatments, the very fact that you’re infertile, might increase your chance for problems. More »

North Dakota Legislature Passes Personhood — Along With Every Other Anti-Abortion Measure You Can Dream Up

The North Dakota legislature has been very hard at work passing every extreme anti-abortion measure you’ve ever heard of and now, they’ve finally made it to the coup d’etat: Personhood. That’s right, according to both the House and State Senate of North Dakota, life begins at conception. All they need is for Republican Governor Jack Dalrympl to sign it, and the state would have unprecedented anti-choice laws on the books. More »

IVF Moms Now Have One More Thing To Worry About — Blood Clots

As if the process of having a baby wasn’t already hard enough for those struggling with infertility, there’s a new concern for moms who are trying to conceive through IVF. A recent study shows that those use reproductive technology are much more likely to experience blood clots during pregnancy than those who get pregnant “the old-fashioned way.” More »

Study Shows Some 40+ IVF Moms To Be Utterly Flabbergasted They’re Not Popping Out Babies Like Crazy

Women’s perceptions of their own fertility continues to be an area of perpetual mixed messages in our modern times. While I can’t stand it every time The New York Times and other outlets frames older women as clueless yoga bunnies, much of this research does seem to highlight a pretty profound disconnect. More »

Unbearable: IVF Isn’t A Medical Treatment, It’s A Luxury Good

I know this is going to shock everyone. Brace yourselves. It’s a pretty huge story. I just want to make sure everyone knows… IVF is really expensive. More »

As An Infertile Woman, I Have A Really Hard Time Getting Angry About IVF Raffles

To see fertility treatments given away like goldfish at a county fair is a little stomach-churning. And yet, I know that I would sign up for one of those IVF raffles in a heartbeat. More »

Fertility Doctor Who Gave Childhood Rape Survivor Free IVF Should Be Canonized

In 1990, the then 8-year-old was abducted from her bedroom, raped, and left for a dead. Although she was bravely able to overcome the physical consequences of her sexual assault, her rapist managed to take something else from her too: her ability to birth children. More »

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Too Bad People Don’t Like Freezing Eggs For IVF, It Ups The Chances Of Success

While IVF is becoming more widely accepted and practiced all the time, there’s still one part of the assisted reproductive process that can cause a little controversy. The idea of freezing a fertilized egg, often done when doctors remove multiple eggs at the same time, makes many people with more conservative outlooks uncomfortable. Which is really too bad, because it looks like egg freezing is about to become standard procedure. More »

Your IVF Baby May Come With A Birth Defect Risk No Longer

IVF mothers who have been made more than a little nervous by those birth defects risks have reason to breeze back to into the doctor’s with fewer concerns. New research indicates that birth defects from IVF are on the decline. But doctors remain pretty puzzled as to what can account for this change. No worries though as they have some theories to share involving “healthy embryos.” No, you can’t adopt one. More »

Desperate Woman Hijacks Ex-Husband’s Sperm To Get Pregnant

When you first hear that a man in the United Arab Emirates is suing his ex-wife for “getting pregnant without his consent,” you might feel a little defensive of the female in question. But in this odd case involving fertility clinics and sperm donation, it’s the dad who has the moral high ground. More »

Ask Mom If You Can Borrow Her Womb Sometime Because Mommy-Daughter Uterus Transplants Are Happening

Science is forever taking us to new places. What with tiny artificial hearts and babies surviving without intestines, pioneering doctors are making it all happen one innovative thought at a time. But this just in for young ladies with womb troubles: perhaps you should start asking your mother if she is finished with hers. More »

Oh Goodie: Personhood Might Bring Back The ‘Embryo Adoption’ Trend

We all know what Personhood is by now. It states that every fertilized egg should have full rights as a human being and should be protected under the law. But did you know that should Personhood ever become the law of the land (let’s all give a collective shudder at that thought), there would be a whole lot of “people” frozen in fertility clinics all around the country? More »

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