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Study Finds Increase In Use Of Donor Eggs For In Vitro Fertilization
By Kamal Nayan | Oct 18, 2013 05:29 AM EDTThe number of donor eggs used in vitro fertilization has increase in U.S between 2000 and 2010, a study finds. Also the outcomes from those donor eggs produced often good results.
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Researchers Propose Treatment to Fix Genetic Diseases in Women’s Eggs
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 09, 2013 05:03 PM EDTResearchers are seeking federal approval to attempt a new technique in which they reduce the chances of genetic birth defects by tampering with the genetic material of the women's eggs.
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In Vitro Babies More Likely to Develop Childhood Cancer
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 07, 2013 01:31 PM EDTAfter examining 12 studies, researchers concluded that IVF babies have a greater risk of developing cancers.
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Researchers Promote Egg Growth in Infertile Women
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 30, 2013 03:33 PM EDTResearchers were able to collect viable eggs from five infertile women and help trigger egg growth. One of the five women has since given birth to a healthy baby.
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Grandma Gives Birth To Her Twin Grandchildren
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 15, 2013 09:37 AM EDTA 53-year-old grandmother just gave birth to a set of twin granddaughters.
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UK Could be First Country to Approve Three-Parent IVF Treatment
By Jennifer Broderick | Jun 27, 2013 09:16 PM EDTBritain soon become the first nation to authorize 3 people to contribute DNA towards an IVF birth, instead of the standard two, the country's top medical officer said Thursday.
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Father of IVF and Nobel Prize Winner Robert Edwards Dies at 87
By Jennifer Broderick | Apr 10, 2013 08:55 PM EDTNobel Prize winner Sir Robert Edwards, a "co-pioneer" of the in vitro fertilization technique in the 1950's, died Wednesday in his sleep after a long illness, the University of Cambridge said. He was 87.
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UK On Route to Legalize Three-Parent Embryos For Healthier Babies
By Jennifer Broderick | Mar 20, 2013 07:23 PM EDTThe UK has moved closer to becoming the first country to create babies with three genetic parents via IVF in order to defeat inherited diseases.
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Rise in Infertility Rate in Couples
By Staff Reporter | Jan 15, 2013 04:55 AM ESTIt has been recently observed that approximately one-sixth of couples in the U.S. suffer from infertility. The research was conducted by Germaine Buck Louis from the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland, and her co-workers, who used two different methods to calculate the infertility rates.
