Are you losing one egg a month or millions? What’s important for women in their late thirties and beyond to know about their pregnancy potential? Sandy Goodman, M.D., of Reproductive Medicine Group, Tampa, discusses everything from weight …
Tag: Reproductive Medicine
Infertility Insurance Coverage Leads to More Births, Can Ease Health Disparities
Two studies done at Washington University in St. Louis and presented to the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine show the impact that having health insurance coverage for infertility can make.
Study Finds Ten Years After Being Gestational Carriers, Women and Families Doing Well
Researchers speaking at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine today unveiled a study showing that a decade after serving as gestational carriers, both the women who served as gestational carriers and their families were doing well and had positive feelings about the experience.
Nutrition Plays Key Role in Reproductive Health, IVF Success
Research presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine showed the important role nutrition plays in reproductive health. The studies pointed to the impact of diet on sperm quality and on IVF success rates.
Men Have Greater Confidence in their Ability to Take a Possible Reversible Male Contraceptive Pill
At the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, doctors from Kansas City Medical Center reported results of a survey showing differences between men’s and women’s beliefs and attitudes toward a reversible male contraceptive (RMC).
Go Get Some Sun: Live Birth Rates Are Higher for Donor Egg ART in Sunnier Climates
At the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, a bicoastal research team will report evidence that sunlight exposure may have an effect on the success of ART cycles using donor eggs.
Girls Who Got HPV Vaccine Had Better Understanding of Reproduction and Sexuality
Research presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine showed that girls who had received the HPV vaccine had higher levels of knowledge about human sexuality and reproduction than girls who had not.
Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients: Demographic Disparities in Counseling and Financial Concerns Are Barriers to Utilization
Several teams of researchers will present new survey data covering the use of fertility preservation for cancer patients at the Sixty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Female Patients’ Age Is an Important Consideration in Choosing Fertility Treatment
Researchers from the Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center will present studies at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine showing that the effectiveness of intrauterine insemination (IUI) for unexplained infertility falls off for women over the age of 40 and that, for women aged 38 to 44, IVF is more effective than IUI.
Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Associated with Earlier Age at Menopause
In a study to be presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis show for the first time the potential effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on ovarian reserve.