More than one quarter of Americans suffer from some form of mental illness and the number of patients treated with antidepressants continues to rise. Additionally, anxiety and depression are becoming more prevalent among couples trying to have children, and so medications prescribed to treat these disorders are also increasingly common. What isn’t clear is the impact mental health and the use of such treatments has on fertility, and whether untreated mental illness is detrimental to fertility.
Month: August 2015
Light Therapy Seems to Boost Fertility in Mouse Model
Targeting circadian clock disruption could prove to be an effective treatment for age-related impaired fertility, and fertility issues in younger women, that may be exacerbated by disruptions in light-dark cycles, according to early animal studies.
New PCOS Research May Offer Hope in Infertility Struggle
A new PCOS research may offer hope in infertility struggle
Boy celebrates Surviving Hurricane Katrina As An Embryo
Noah Benton Markham was born 16 months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans. The now-8-year-old likes to say he is “Katrina’s youngest survivor.” Police saved his embryo in a floodwater rescue of a New Orleans fertility clinic after the hurricane flooded 80 percent of the city 10 years ago this weekend.
New Embryo Image Processing Technology Could Assist in IVF Implantation Success Rates
A collaboration between biologists and engineers at Monash University has led to the development of a new non-invasive image processing technique to visualise embryo formation. Researchers were able to see, for the first time, the movement of all of the cells in living mammalian embryos as they develop under the microscope. This breakthrough has important implications for IVF (in vitro fertilisation) treatments and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).
Three Generations of Swedish Family Linked by Same Womb After Pioneering Surgery: ‘I Am a Part of History’
One woman’s womb has linked three generations in Sweden thanks to a progressive surgery being hailed as the most important breakthrough in fertility treatments since in vitro fertilization.
FDA Vulnerability Revealed
Loud applause erupted when an advisory panel recommended in early June that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve the first medication to treat low libido in women. Many more must have cheered when the FDA followed the committee’s advice and approved the prescription drug, which will go by the name Addyi, on 18 August.
How Babies are Really Made: Researchers Find Sperm Use a Tiny ‘Harpoon’ to Attach Themselves to Eggs
Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that explains how eggs are fertilised. A 14 year study concluded that sperm harpoon the egg to facilitate fertilization.Researchers found a protein within the head of the sperm forms spiky filaments, suggesting that these tiny filaments may lash together the sperm and its target.
The 1 Birth Control Pill Risk You Should Know About Above All Else
The Internet is flooded with information about contraception these days, and you have probably heard your fair share about IUDs and diaphragms and any other form of birth control that is available through your insurance provider. As you’re wading through the muck of statistics, though, there are a few things you need to pay attention to more than others. If you’re either currently taking the birth control pill or you’re shopping around for new contraception, listen carefully — because the most significant risk you face when you choose the Pill is developing blood clots.
Six Things Never to Say to Someone Who’s Pregnant After Infertility
Getting pregnant can often elicit a colorful array of responses—not only from family and friends, but also from strangers. Saying the right thing can make a big difference in supporting a pregnant woman you care about.