Objective: To examine whether visfatin administration during superovulation improves ovarian response, developmental competence of oocytes, and fertility in aged female mice.Design: Controlled experimental study.Setting: University hospital.Animal(s): Two groups of differently aged C57BL female mice (6–11 and 26–31 weeks).Intervention(s): Female mice were coinjected intraperitoneally with 5 IU pregnant mare’s serum gonadotropin (PMSG) and visfatin of various [...]
Objective: To investigate peripheral levels of inhibin B and antimüllerian hormone (AMH) in boys during peripuberty and in patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH).Design: Randomized, placebo-controlled trial (peripubertal boys); and cross-sectional clinical study (males with HH).Setting: University central hospital.Patient(s): Twenty-eight peripubertal boys with idiopathic short stature (ISS), 19 males with Kallmann syndrome.Intervention(s): Letrozole (2.5 mg/day) [...]
Objective: To demonstrate step-by-step micromanipulation procedures required for transfer of spindle-chromosomal complexes between mature oocytes.Design: Video presentation of reproductive biology study.Setting: In vitro fertilization and embryo manipulation laboratory.Animal(s): Rhesus (Macaca mulatta) primates.Intervention(s): Transplantation of the genetic material between mammalian oocytes offers many opportunities to study various aspects of nuclear-cytoplasmic interactions during oogenesis, fertilization and embryo development. [...]
Objective: To demonstrate the abdominal wall anatomy necessary to perform a single port laparoscopic procedure. Single port laparoscopic (SPL) surgery has reduced the number of sites required to perform laparoscopic surgery. However, the incision at the umbilicus is larger than conventional laparoscopic surgery.Design: Video presentation of clinical article. The video uses animation and surgical cases [...]
We read the article by Duran et al. titled “The association of reproductive senescence with mitochondrial quantity, function, and DNA integrity in human oocytes at different stages of maturation” with great interest. In that article, the authors aimed to investigate the contribution of mitochondrial aging to female reproductive senescence in humans. To test this hypothesis, an [...]
In the February issue of the Journal, Stener-Victorin et al. have published an article that confuses concepts and methods of acupuncture. In the title of the publication, the authors refer to the effects of acupuncture; however, in the publication itself they refer to electroacupuncture. Electroacupuncture does not belong to the traditional treatment methods in Chinese medicine [...]
As the sponsor of all four trials included in a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of corifollitropin alfa, we reviewed the manuscript authored by Youssef et al. with great interest. This combined analysis includes two phase II dose-finding trials and two phase III randomized controlled trials.Source:http://www.fertstert.org/current.rss
We read with interest the recent article by Valbuena et al. comparing the efficiency of Cryotip versus Cryotop for blastomere vitrification. The authors concluded that it is preferable to preserve individual human blastomeres using Cryotip, which is a closed system. Furthermore, they suggest that this has the advantage of complying with European Union directives.Source:http://www.fertstert.org/current.rss
Zheng et al. claim in their meta-analysis that there is no significant difference between acupuncture and placebo when it comes to live birth rates among women undergoing in vitro fertilization because the Streitberger procedure, in which needles do not enter the skin and which was used as placebo acupuncture, appears to be more effective than acupuncture itself. [...]
Over the last decade, there has been a significantly increased interest in the use of testosterone and other hormonal therapies for the aging male. For many baby-boomer generation men, the hope is that these hormonal therapies will improve their sexual function and treat their sexual dysfunction. However, despite advances in the understanding of sexual physiology, [...]
A Catholic school teacher in Indiana who says she was fired over fertility treatments has filed suit. Emily Herx, a former English teacher at St. Vincent de Paul School in Fort Wayne, filed a federal lawsuit against the school and the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.
23-04-2012 07:36 Giuliana and Bill Rancic are expecting their first child via gestational carrier. Giuliana and Bill Rancic Partner to Raise Awareness of Early Cancer Detection Giuliana Rancic, co-host of E! News and the network’s Fashion Police, first announced the news in a statement to E! Online, saying: “We are so thrilled that our prayers have been answered
Bill and Giuliana Rancic, whose struggles with fertility have been well documented on their reality show, “Giuliana & Bill,” had some good news to share Monday: They’re expecting a baby.
Bill and Giuliana Rancic, whose struggles with fertility have been well documented on their reality show, “Giuliana & Bill,” had some good news to share Monday: They’re expecting a baby. “It’s incredible,” Giuliana said on the “Today” show
Giuliana Rancic and husband Bill are set to welcome their first child after years of fertility problems and her recent battle with breast cancer. They revealed the news on NBC’s “Today” show on Monday, April 23. The baby will be born to a gestational surrogate mother, meaning that the child will possess only the DNA of the Rancics.
25-Apr-12, 1:50 AM | Agence France-Presse InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 SINGAPORE – Singapore’s population will start to shrink by 2025 if no new citizenships are granted to immigrants and the fertility rate remains low, a government paper said Tuesday. The paper said that without immigration and if the fertility rate remains at 1.2 babies born per woman — among the lowest in Asia — deaths among the ageing population will outstrip births by 2025. “At that point, our citizen population will start to decline,” said the paper released by the National Population and Talent Division, which is under the prime minister’s office
Canadian couples with fertility problems can buy frozen eggs online from U.S. egg banks and have them shipped to clinics here, thanks to advances in reproductive technology and a void in government regulation.
Giuliana and Bill Rancic have struggled with fertility issues for several years, but now the couple have some exciting news to share – they are expecting a baby! Giuliana and Bill Rancic have struggled with fertility issues for several years, but now the couple have some exciting news to share – they are expecting a baby! “We are so thrilled that our prayers have been answered,” Giuliana told E! News. “We are absolutely ecstatic to be sharing this with everyone who has been following our journey,” Bill continued. The Rancics are expecting the baby through a gestational surrogate, meaning the baby is the Rancic’s biological child, but that another woman is carrying it
About this practice: NorthernCaliforniaFertilityMedicalCenter(NCFMC) was established in 1992 and is staffed by three board certified reproductive endocrinology specialists, as well as an experienced team of embryologists, nurses, medical assistants and administrative personnel. Additionally, a physician specializing in the area of male infertility is available for consultation. NCFMC offers a full range of infertility services including laparoscopic [...]
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Maria Arcega-Dunn Q13 FOX News anchor 6:16 p.m. PDT, April 19, 2012 SEATTLE A fertility clinic near Seattle has sparked controversy in Canada by running ads aimed at the Indo-Canadian community that appeared to promise parents they could select the gender of the child they want
by NATALIE SWABY / KING 5 News KING5.com Posted on April 18, 2012 at 11:28 PM Updated yesterday at 1:36 PM BELLEVUE, Wash. — A Bellevue fertility clinic is causing some controversy with an advertisement that states, ‘Families can choose if they want to have a boy or a girl.’ The ad was published in a British Columbia newspaper, the Indo-Canadian Voice. Dr.