A gene known to affect hormone action in breast and prostate cancer cells has now been proven to have an impact on male fertility, according to research by a team including cancer specialists from The University of Western Australia.
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Study Finds Important Differences in the Way Clinicians Understand and Treat Early Menopause After Breast Cancer
Hormonal treatment for breast cancer causes menopause in over 80% of women in the first year of therapy, but now new research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Climacteric, has found that how these women are diagnosed and treated for menopausal symptoms can vary substantially according to which type of doctor a woman sees.
Medical Research: Jerry Brown Should Sign Bill on Women’s Egg, or Oocyte, Donations
Gov. Jerry Brown has an opportunity in the next several days to greatly improve opportunities in California for advanced medical research on women’s health issues. On his desk is Assembly Bill 926, which will lift California’s ban on compensation for women who provide oocytes, or eggs, for medical research.
Produce Woolly Mammoth Stem Cells, Says Creator of Dolly the Sheep
Sir Ian Wilmut proposes an alternative method as a possible means of creating a mammoth–or a hybrid. Such research could lead to major biological discoveries and advances.
New Law in France Loosens Restrictions on Human Embryo
The French National Assembly yesterday approved a new law that aims to ease regulation of research involving human embryos and embryonic stem cells. Although French researchers say that the shift will bring little immediate change to their day-to-day work, they hope that the new law will bring more academic freedom and collaboration.
Houston Researcher May Find Solution to Reproductive Organ Cancer and Infertility in Mice
Baylor College of Medicine‘s Dr. Martin Matzuk has advanced new mouse models that should be helpful in in conducting future research on cancers of the reproductive organs and associated infertility.
California Bill Would Lift Ban on Paying Women for Eggs Used in Research
A bill awaiting Gov. Brown’s signature would end a decade-old disparity in California law regarding egg donation. Under current law, it is legal to pay a woman who provides her eggs, called oocytes, to a couple going through in-vitro fertilization. But there is a ban on paying the same woman for the same eggs if they are to be used in medical research.
Hormone Test Shows Fertility Potential
The anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is a substance produced by egg sacs in the ovaries, and a growing body of research suggests the level of the hormone is an indicator of fertility potential. Because egg supply, also known as ovarian reserve, is linked to chances of pregnancy, fertility doctors increasingly are using the AMH test to help determine treatment of fertility problems or help women plan pregnancy.
Brown Ponders Sale of Women’s Eggs for Research
It’s a complex, emotionally-loaded question: What kinds of women sell eggs to infertile couples in California? For Carol Hogan of the California Catholic Conference, the answer is simple. “Six-foot blondes with 4.0 GPA’s,” she says. But Hogan has a different picture of the women who might get paid to provide their eggs if Gov. Brown signs legislation to lift the ban on such compensation for research, as opposed to fertilization.
Family Bonds: How Does Surrogacy Impact on Relationships?
When a woman becomes a surrogate to enable others to have a baby, new relationships are formed. Research carried out by the Centre of Family Research, University of Cambridge, suggests that many of these relationships flourish. The research will be presented today at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) conference in London.