Conceiving a child can be challenging for one in six couples – leading to a boom in infertility treatments. Pennsylvania startup Rinovum Women’s Health has developed a “natural” stopgap to this option – and is marketing an over-the-counter device meant to help women optimize their chances of conceiving without physician intervention.
Month: August 2015
Where Does Your State Rank on The Fertility Friendly Spectrum
As it turns out, the United States isn’t necessarily the land of equal opportunity when it comes to fertility—but we’re making strides to get there. For the third year in a row, RESOLVE released their annual “Fertility Scorecard” in partnership with EMD Serono, and the results may surprise you, depending on where you live.
New Strategy IDs Infertility-Causing Genes
Infertility affects roughly 15 percent of couples – with many cases resulting from faulty genetics – but the details of underlying genetic causes are largely unknown. Now, Cornell researchers have developed an experimental strategy to identify infertility-causing mutations found in human populations.
Study: Unsuccessful Fertility Treatment Not Linked With Increased Risk of Clinically Diagnosed Depression in Women
An analysis of data on more than 41,000 Danish women who received assisted reproductive fertility treatment shows that unsuccessful treatment is not linked with an increased risk of clinically diagnosed depression compared with successful treatment.
China Bans Egg Freezing in Single Women to Preserve Fertility
China has banned single women using “assisted reproductive technology” to preserve their fertility for future following reports of its misuse.
Major Study Links Common Pain Killers to Infertility in Women
A new study indicates that taking several common over the counter pain relievers, like Aleve, Motrin, and Advil, can increase a woman’s chances of being infertile by up to 75%, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
Surgeon Howard Jones, Who Pioneered IVF, Dies at 104
Surgeon Howard Jones, who pioneered in vitro fertilization, died Friday at 104. Jones, who was still writing and active in his field until a recent illness, enjoyed a medical career longer than most people’s lives. Although he had a series of triumphs as a surgeon, he became best known for something he achieved at age 70. In 1981, he and his wife, physician Georgeanna Jones, ushered in the birth of the first baby born through IVF in the USA.
Howard W, Jones Jr,. A Pioneer of Reproductive Medicine, Dies at 104
Howard W. Jones Jr., a physician who pushed the boundaries of gynecologic surgery, opened the first sex-change clinic in an American hospital and helped achieve the first birth through in vitro fertilization in the United States, died on Friday in Norfolk, Va. He was 104.
First In Vitro Baby in US Remembers Dr. Howard Jones
Dr. Howard Jones, who made history by bringing IVF to the US, has died. His courageous and tenacious spirit helped countless couples have children through a then cutting-edge technology. He has been called a pioneer — an innovator — a brilliant scientist.