Despite similar demographic variables, the clinical pregnancy rate for women who undergo elective single embryo transfer (eSET) was lower for non-Caucasian patients than it was for Caucasian patients, according to results presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Meeting in Baltimore.
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Common Gene Variant May Raise Miscarriage Risk, Study Finds
Scientists report that a common gene variant may be linked to both early pregnancy loss and failed in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments.
The variant in a woman’s genome, which causes errors in the cell replication process, is strongly associated with risk of aneuploidy — an abnormal number of chromosomes in a cell, the researchers said. But they did not prove that the variant causes pregnancy problems.
Ovarian Tissue Transplant Can Help Some Women Have Kids After Cancer Treatment
Cancer patients who have ovarian tissue removed and stored for later transplantation have a chance at a successful pregnancy, a new study finds.
Trying for a Baby? You should Have sex ALL Month Long: Intercourse Triggers Changes in the Immune System Which Prepare the Body for Pregnancy
Having sex even outside a woman’s ‘fertile window’ can boost the chances of having a baby, according to research.Scientists found that regular sex throughout the month alters the woman’s immune system, making her body more hospitable for pregnancy.
Anti-Mullerian Hormone Levels Not Associated With Fertility
In fertile women with a history of one or two pregnancy losses, lower and higher anti-Müllerian hormone levels were not associated with fecundability in unassisted conceptions, according to recent study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Weight Gain in Adulthood Linked to Lower Fertility in Women
Audrey J. Gaskins, Sc.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and colleagues examined whether BMI at age 18 and change in weight since 18 years correlated with fecundity. Data were included for 1,950 women in the Nurses’ Health Study 3 currently attempting pregnancy.
Fertility Tracking Doesn’t Have to Just Be for Getting Pregnant
Many women take advantage of the numerous fertility trackers and apps available when they are trying to get pregnant. But as Kirsten Karchmer, founder of Conceivable, has made clear, successfully planning a pregnancy goes way beyond just monitoring a woman’s cycle and ovulation timing.
The History of Birth Control: How We’ve Been Trying To Prevent Babies Since The Beginning of Time
Birth control: two words that hold plenty of controversy, heated emotions, and in many cases, consequences that can change one’s life. In the modern world, contraception has somehow garnered a bad reputation, considered by some an unnatural way to toy with pregnancy and bearing children — particularly among certain religious groups.
Early Egg Harvest May Up Pregnancy Odds for Some
Collecting eggs from older women at an earlier stage for vitro fertilization could improve the chances of pregnancy, researchers report.
China’s Retro In Vitro Rules Spark Debate
In China, as elsewhere, celebrity gossip and public policy tend not to intersect. The boundary dissolved late last month, however, when Xu Jinglei, a popular (and single) 41-year-old actress, explained in an interview that she had traveled to the United States in 2013 to freeze nine of her eggs. Although she could have had that procedure performed in China, she wouldn’t have been permitted, as long as she wasn’t married, to have those eggs implanted for a pregnancy.