IVF pioneer Lord Winston has warned that a growing market for fertility treatments could “threaten our humanity”, including if the rich were able to pay for so-called “designer babies”.
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The Best and Worst States for Infertility
Fertility report card scores states on insurance coverage for IVF, fertility specialists, and support groups.
Funding One IVF Treatment Is Not The Answer For Infertility
The announcement that Ontario will provide new funding for in vitro fertilization (IVF) was met with praise from advocates of Ontarians seeking infertility treatment. The expanded funding will cover one cycle of IVF, and will be tied to the transfer of one embryo at a time to reduce the number of high-risk multiple births in the province.
Taxes and Infertility: A How-to Guide
It’s that time of year again! Tax time. If you are wondering if you qualify for tax deductions based on your infertility treatment look no further—the following excerpt from the newly release book, The IVF Journal, has everything you need to figure out how to make deductions, if you qualify. We are thrilled to be sharing this exclusive excerpt, which includes free, downloadable worksheets.
Embryo Testing Should Not Be Controversial
Genetic screening is a wonderful technology that can change the face of IVF: Doctors can finally know which embryos are healthy instead of guessing based on an embryo’s appearance (healthy-looking embryos are not always healthy).
Embryo Screening Gives Couples Hope for Healthy Pregnancy
Embryologist Julia Butler works in Greenville Health System’s new IVF lab at Memorial Medical Office Building. The new $1 million space spans 3,000 square feet and is outfitted with the latest equipment, including micro-manipulation tables where embryologists unite egg and sperm using microscopes that allow for 400 times magnification.
Next Step in Live-Donor Uterus Transplant Project
In the spring of 2013, a team of researchers and doctors at the University of Gothenburg performed the last of nine planned uterus transplants. The six-month follow up shows that live-donor uterus transplantation has a low risk despite extended surgery duration.In the next phase of the world-unique research project researchers will help seven of the women become pregnant through IVF treatment.
Next Step in Live-Donor Uterus Transplant Project
In the spring of 2013, a team of researchers and doctors at the University of Gothenburg performed the last of nine planned uterus transplants. The six-month follow up shows that live-donor uterus transplantation has a low risk despite extended surgery duration.In the next phase of the world-unique research project researchers will help seven of the women become pregnant through IVF treatment.
Analysis: Are We Overusing IVF?
The indications for IVF have expanded from tubal disorders to many causes of subfertility, including unexplained. But with limited evidence underpinning its extended remit Esme Kamphuis and colleagues explain how the risks could outweigh the benefits.
How Iran Became a Leader in Fertility Treatment, Courtesy of the Ayatollahs
Iran is not the first country that comes to mind for its progressive social policies. Homosexuality, for example, is a punishable crime in Iran. Yet, there is one area in which the country has shown a progressive bent: Fertility treatment. Iran is a actually a leader in the field of fertility treatment — attracting couples looking for in vitro fertilization, or IVF, from all over the Middle East. And it’s all due to support from the Ayatollahs.