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- 09/08/2010 Smoking Damages Men's Sperm And Also The Numbers Of Germ And Somatic Cells In Developing Embryos
Two new studies have shed more light on how smoking may damage fertility, and give further weight to advice that mothers and fathers-to-be should stop smoking before attempting to conceive. The research is published online in the reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction (Wednesday 8 September)...
- 09/03/2010 'The Determinants Of A Successful Pregnancy' - ESHRE's First Workshop In Croatia
The workshop provides a forum for clinicians and scientists to share research results and discuss new developments: ESHRE Campus symposium, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 24-25 September 2010...
- 09/03/2010 Top Expert On Male Reproductive Health Launches New Website To Help Men Understand And Overcome Fertility And Sexual Health Issues
The Turek Clinic, founded by men's reproductive health pioneer, Paul Turek, MD, unveiled a new website dedicated to educating men on sexual health and male fertility problems. The site is designed to be an educational tool on topics ranging from vasectomy and reversal to sperm retrieval and testicular mapping, a minimally invasive procedure pioneered by Dr...
- 09/03/2010 'Female And Male Surgery In Human Reproductive Medicine' Workshop
The workshop provides a forum for clinicians and scientists to share research results and discuss new developments: ESHRE Campus symposium, Treviso, Italy, 8-9 October 2010...
- 09/02/2010 Justice Dept. Asks Federal Judge To Allow Stem-Cell Research While Case Is Appealed
The Wall Street Journal: "The Obama administration asked a federal judge Tuesday to allow the government to continue funding embryonic stem-cell research while a case challenging the program makes its way through the courts. The judge, Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C...
- 08/27/2010 Ariz. Conservatives Enact Several Bills Related To Reproductive Rights
This legislative session, Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Jan Brewer (R) enacted several laws that affect reproductive rights, including a measure that prohibits municipalities from offering abortion coverage in their health insurance plans, the Arizona Republic reports. The laws took effect July 29...
- 08/27/2010 Birth Rates Fall Amid Economic Uncertainty
Births rates have declined in several states, a trend experts link to the uncertain economic outlook and high unemployment rate, NPR's "All Things Considered" reports. Recent data indicate that Illinois' birth rate is at its lowest level since the Great Depression, with similar trends appearing in California and Arizona...
- 08/27/2010 Molecular Approaches To Better Understand Male Infertility
Male infertility is a common medical problem, affecting millions of men in the United States annually. Its causes include an inability to make productive sperm. Now, using yeast as a model organism, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are beginning to identify the molecular signals that could in part underlie that problem. Shelley Berger PhD, the Daniel S...
- 08/25/2010 Leading-Edge Resource Aims To Educate Infertility Patients On Their Options
Infertility is an unexpected obstacle for many people, and the journey can be unpredictable. Patients may find themselves at a crossroads after multiple failed attempts with fertility treatments, and begin to look for other options...
- 08/25/2010 Cell Division Study Sheds Light On Special Mechanism In Egg Cells
In a study of egg cells using time-lapse microscopy, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have discovered an unusual property of meiosis - cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms...
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- 09/08/2010 A missing link from obesity to infertility: Researchers unravel clues to infertility among obese women
Obese women have a well-known risk for infertility, but a new study has unraveled what investigators there believe is the mechanism that accounts for the risk.
- 09/07/2010 Smoking damages men's sperm and also the numbers of germ and somatic cells in developing embryos
Two new studies have shed more light on how smoking may damage fertility, and give further weight to advice that mothers and fathers-to-be should stop smoking before attempting to conceive. The first shows that a mother's smoking reduces the numbers of germ and somatic cells in the testes of developing embryos; the second study shows that men's smoking affects the levels of two proteins, protamines, that are crucial for the correct formation of their sperm.
- 08/20/2010 Male menopause affects more than five million men
While most frequently associated with women's health, age-related hormone changes, often dubbed menopause, can occur in men as well, causing symptoms of fatigue, mood swings, decreased desire for sex, hair loss, lack of concentration and weight gain. Experts estimate that more than 5 million men are affected, yet worry the number may be considerably higher since symptoms are frequently ignored.
- 08/18/2010 Swimming upstream: Molecular approaches to better understand male infertility
Male infertility is a common medical problem, affecting millions of men in the United States annually. Its causes include an inability to make productive sperm. Now, using yeast as a model organism, researchers are beginning to identify the molecular signals that could in part underlie that problem.
- 08/16/2010 Technique to preserve fertility in young women may be unsafe for patients with leukemia
Although the use of ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation has lead to 13 live births in women with lymphoma or solid tumors, this method of fertility preservation may be unsafe for patients with leukemia, according to a recent study.
- 08/15/2010 Involuntary childlessness more detrimental than originally thought, study suggests
Test-tube fertilization is the reason why more couples than previously now have the chance to become biological parents. However, the path to achieving this can be laborious and, for some, the treatment is unsuccessful. Research from Sweden indicates that people are more negatively affected than previously reported in studies of involuntary childlessness.
- 08/09/2010 What makes a good egg and healthy embryo? Zinc discovery may help in future fertility treatments
Scientists and fertility doctors have long tried to figure out what makes a good egg that will produce a healthy embryo. It's a critical to know which eggs isolated from a woman will produce the best embryos and ultimately babies. New research reveals eggs need a tremendous dose of zinc to reach maturity and be ready for fertilization -- a finding that may ultimately help physicians assess the best eggs for fertility treatment.
- 08/04/2010 Sperm may be harmed by exposure to BPA, study suggests
In one of the first human studies of its kind, researchers have found that urinary concentrations of the controversial chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, may be related to decreased sperm quality and sperm concentration.
- 07/26/2010 Children born after assisted reproduction at greater risk of congenital malformations, experts say
Couples considering undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment should be informed about the increased risk of congenital malformation posed by the use of ART, experts say.
- 07/26/2010 The hormone IGF-1: A trigger of puberty
Puberty is triggered by pulsatile release of GnRH from specific nerve cells in the the brain. What signals tell these nerve cells to release GnRH in this manner has not been determined, although it has been suggested that hormones associated with good nutritional status (such as IGF-1) have a role. New research has now confirmed that in mice IGF-1 does indeed have a key role in coordinating the timing of puberty onset.
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