Sperm Donors Make Less Than Egg Donors
Although the nature of the genetic material is different, sperm donors and egg donors both contribute equally to the making of a child. Yet according to one UCLA researcher, they are treated very...
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Pregnancy Success Rates Using Donor Eggs
In the United States, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) collects data from fertility clinics on their pregnancy success rates for infertility treatments such as IVF, PCG, and ICSI. In these...
View ArticlePGD and IVF Is No Riskier Than IVF Alone
Good news for aspiring parents at risk of passing on genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease to their children. According to a recently released study, children born from using...
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ICSI May Be Overused by IVF Clinics
IVF clinics may be overusing the fertility treatment known as ICSI, or intracytoplasmic sperm injection, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. ICSI is a fertility...
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Study Links Obesity to PCOS Infertility in Women
In Western nations where obesity is increasing, there is going to be an infertility crisis. A new study published in the medical journal The Lancet suggests that obesity is closely linked to PCOS, or...
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Study: Fertility Treatments Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
Women who get pregnant with fertility treatments like IVF, ICSI, and IUI are more likely to develop gestational hypertension than women who get pregnant “the old fashioned way,” from sexual...
View ArticleLack of Sleep Linked to Female Infertility
Dr. Michael Breus, PhD sleep expert and author of the Insomnia Blog, points to a new report that suggests how lack of sleep is linked to female infertility. Here’s how a lack of sleep impacts a woman’s...
View ArticleObesity Raises Risk of Miscarriage
Obesity and women’s fertility are strongly related, as any woman with PCOS could tell you. You can add this new study from the UK to a growing list of studies which suggest a linkage between women’s...
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