Obstetrics & gynaecology

Findings suggest increased number of IVF cycles can be beneficial

Although in vitro fertilization (IVF) is often limited to 3 or 4 treatment cycles, new research shows the effectiveness of extending the number of IVF cycles beyond this number, according to a study in the December 22/29 ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

ASRM: Good results from IVF egg donors over age 35

(HealthDay)—Results of in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles using eggs from older donors are as good as those using eggs from younger women, according to findings scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the American ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

New IVF device may improve fertility treatment

For couples struggling to conceive the old-fashioned way, in vitro fertilization (IVF) provides an alternate route to starting a family. When eggs are mixed with sperm in test tubes, the fertilized eggs to grow into embryos ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

In vitro births continue to rise in US

(HealthDay)—More babies in the United States are being conceived by in vitro fertilization, a new report shows.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Black women fare worse with fertility treatments, study says

(HealthDay)—Black women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) are only about half as likely as white women to become pregnant using the popular assisted reproduction technique, new research indicates, and the racial disparity ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Efficacy doubts over pre-IVF hysteroscopy

A large multicentre trial seems finally to have resolved one of IVF's long-running controversies - whether the outlook for women with a poor IVF record can be improved by routine hysteroscopy performed before further IVF ...

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