While new research finds no significant link between autism and singleton children conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF), a slightly increased risk of mental retardation, or intellectual disability, was found following IVF treatment including intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
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Women on Hormone Therapy May Benefit From Extra Calcium, Vitamin D
Although there has been significant debate about whether calcium and vitamin D supplements are beneficial for older women, new research suggests that the answer may be yes for those who are taking hormone replacement therapy.
How Estrogen May Help Prevent UTIs After Menopause
Estrogen treatment delivered vaginally may help prevent repeat urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women, new laboratory research suggests.
California Bill Poised to Lift Restrictions on Egg Donation
California is set to pass a bill that would allow payments over and above ‘direct expenses’ to be made to women who donate eggs for research.
Discovery Sheds New Light on Causes of Debilitating Diseases and Birth Defects
Danish researchers have just published findings that explain a previously unknown mechanism used by cells to communicate with one another. The research significantly contributes to understanding why some children are born with malformations and why children and adults may develop life-threatening diseases.
Alan Trounson, California’s Doctor Stem Cell
In 2004, with President George W. Bush dead set against stem cell research, California just went ahead and did it. Voters made stem cell research a state constitutional right, and endorsed $3 billion in bond sales for 10 years to cement the deal. CIRM, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine created under Proposition 71, has become a world center for stem cell research, and its president is Australian Alan Trounson, a pioneer in in vitro fertilization. As Proposition 71 approaches its 10-year anniversary, Trounson offers a prognosis.
Testosterone Supplements May Hurt Male Fertility, Study Finds
Testosterone supplements are touted as a cure for low libido, but men who take them may reduce their odds of fathering a child, new research suggests.
No Period Please: Many Women Skip Menstruating
Seemingly restrictive religious traditions that regard menstruating women as “unclean” may paradoxically build strong bonds between women, new research finds.
AUA 2013: Early Steps Taken in Using Stem Cells for Infertility
Wake Forest University researchers have conducted early, pre-clinical work that they say supports further research on the use of spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) transplantation as a potential treatment for male infertility.
Sex Lives Often an OverLooked Casualty of Traumatic Brain Injury
For the more than 3 million Americans living with traumatic brain injury, there is often an unspoken problem: Many suffer from sexual dysfunction, something that is easily overlooked as patients struggle with overwhelming physical and emotional issues that can last for years, new research has found.