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Changes in Metabolites Can Regulate Earliest Stages of Development
Changes in cellular metabolites have been shown to regulate embryonic stem cell development at the earliest stages of life. Metabolites are simple compounds generated during life-sustaining chemical activities in cells.
Womb Transplants – is Surrogacy Safer?
The recent news that the Health Research Authority has given approval to a UK charity to conduct a clinical trial for womb transplants is seen as welcome news for women without wombs. Womb Transplant UK, led by Dr Richard Smith, a consultant gynaecologist at the Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London, has been given approval to conduct a clinical trial involving ten womb transplants.
Did Shoddy Birth Control Cause 113 Pregnancies?
When a pharmaceutical company made a huge packaging error, users of its birth control got pregnant, a new lawsuit alleges. Now they want answers.
Could Uterus Transplants Solve Infertility for some U.S. Women?
A team of doctors at the Cleveland Clinic will soon begin implanting uteruses into women who were born without them.
China Exclusive: Two-child Policy Puts Pressure on Sperm Banks
China’s sperm banks are already facing a dearth of donors, and a government proposal to end the country’s decades-old one-child policy may put more pressure on the institutions.
Germ-Killing Bathroom Sprays Appear to Weaken Fertility
Common ingredients in the cleaning sprays for your kitchen and bathroom make mice less fertile, suggesting the compounds could do the same to humans, according to a new study.
Uneven Growth of Identical Twins May Begin in First Few Days After Conception
Unequal growth between genetically identical monozygotic (MZ) twins in the womb may be triggered in the earliest stages of human embryo development, according to a new study led by King’s College London.
Fertility Clinics to Offer Discounts to Wounded Veterans
Many of the nation’s fertility clinics plan to offer discounts on in-vitro fertilization services to veterans with service-related injuries, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproduction Technology announced Wednesday.
More Women Are Choosing Long-Acting Birth Control Now
The number of U.S. women who use long-acting reversible contraceptive devices is soaring, according to a new federal report. The National Center for Health Statistics this week released findings from a national survey based on personal interviews of about 10,400 women. Whereas the birth control pill and the condom are the most commonly used methods, the number of women using long-acting implants such as intrauterine devices (IUDs)—the third-most common method—has gone up dramatically since the beginning of this century.