Scientists from the Monell Center report the surprising finding that two proteins involved in oral taste detection also play a crucial role in sperm development. "This paper highlights a connection between the taste system and male reproduction," said lead author Bedrich Mosinger, MD, PhD, a...
The first randomised trial to compare treatments for ectopic pregnancies has found no significant differences in subsequent fertility between medical treatment and conservative surgery on one hand, and conservative or radical surgery on the other...
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Ovuline, a leading company that helps females track their fertility and pregnancy online, has just announced that it raised $1.4 million in seed money, led by Lightbank, from LionBird, Launch Capital, and Techstars founder and CEO David Cohen. Ovuline can now carry on with its creation of its...
Pioneering research presented at the Fertility 2013 conference recently shows that a large proportion of male cancer patients are missing out on appropriate fertility advice. Sperm banking is routinely recommended for all men diagnosed with cancer who are at risk of long-term infertility, caused...
While losing weight does not improve a woman's fertility, her sexual function does, say Penn State College of Medicine researchers, who reported their findings in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Richard Legro, M.D. explained that obese women have problems ovulating, which...
Fifteen years worth of research has made it clear that chemicals common in cosmetics, household products and medicines are wreaking havoc on our bodies, the European Environment Agency says. In a study published yesterday, the agency warns of "strong evidence" linking these "endocrine disrupting...
A new study from the US finds few young women being treated for cancer take steps to preserve their fertility, for instance so they can start a family later. Dr Mitchell Rosen, of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and colleagues, also found disparities among different...
Home fertility tests may indicate a woman is less fertile than she actually is, according to a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. In the study, 100 women older than age 30 who were trying to conceive used home testing kits...
New research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology shows that certain types of assisted reproductive technology (ART) used to treat infertility lead to more male than female babies being born. Researchers in Australia studied all live births following...
In efforts to increase awareness of fertility preservation options for cancer patients whose treatment may jeopardize their future fertility, Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area (RSC) created the Sharing Hope Program in partnership with Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG...
Australian scientists have discovered the chemical signals that ensure men produce sperm instead of eggs. Dr Josephine Bowles and Professor Peter Koopman from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience led a team that found that a protein called FGF9 promotes the production of sperm in males while...
I am just now starting my Feritlity friend calendar. I am going back to August to input data that I collected. Will the calendar automatically show the day I ovulated on? Or, am I suppose to figure out which day I ovulated on with the data I collected?
Please don't take this as being rude...
IntegraMed America, Inc. (NASDAQ: INMD), the leader in developing, marketing and managing specialty healthcare facilities in the fertility and vein care markets, announced it had entered into an agreement with Austin Fertility Institute to begin offering IntegraMed's Attain® IVF Programs to...
UroToday.com - One interesting component of this case was that the patient was taking melantonin. We were never able to obtain the dose or the indication for this medication. In researching this subject we discovered a study in which melantonin was used to protect spermatogenesis in rats with...
The Danish government until now provided reimbursement for assisted reproduction treatments (ART) with up to three treatment trials for married and unmarried couples, singles and homosexuals. In light of the need to prioritise public expenditure, the Parties agreed this month to implement a...
IntegraMed America, Inc. (NASDAQ: INMD), the leader in developing and managing specialty healthcare networks in fertility and vein care, launched web portal AttainFertility.com, a new destination site offering comprehensive fertility information. AttainFertility.com is an interactive web...
Every year thousand of families are created with the assistance of in-vitro fertilization. Many of those newborns are twins. While some may see this as a double blessing, it is important to understand that there are many potential risks associated with multiple gestation. Statistics show that a...
Every year thousand of families are created with the assistance of in-vitro fertilization. Many of those newborns are twins. While some may see this as a double blessing, it is important to understand that there are many potential risks associated with multiple gestation. Statistics show that a...
New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest that the hormones leptin and insulin work together in specific neurons in the hypothalamus region of the brain to affect both the regulation of blood sugar levels in the body and, surprisingly, female fertility. "Many people, and...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were reported in the March issue of Journal of...