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Couple are the first to conceive using the ‘fertility sat nav’ test
By Kyrsty Hazell on 01/12/2010 12:32:17
Marie and Mirco Martinelli become parents after using the newly launched DuoFertility ovulation test
After suffering three miscarriages and being put on a two-year waiting list for IVF, an Italian couple decided to opt for the new DuoFertility test – a groundbreaking device that offers you a money back guarantee if you don’t conceive within 12
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IVF breakthrough – test to pick top sperm
By Kimberley Smith on 02/06/2010 14:55:58
Male fertility could get a boost as experts discover how to test for most fertile sperm with best DNA
A new test focusing on the quality of male sperm may provide a breakthrough for IVF cases where male infertility is the cause.Researchers in the US have developed a test that selects sperm with the highest DNA integrity, rather than assuming that a
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Embryo regulator favours tests for more diseases
By Laura Lee Davies on 10/05/2006 09:38:26
The HFEA supports screening for more diseases in the process of IVF treatment.
The body called the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is supporting the widening of screening at embryo stage, for more inherited diseases and conditions.The body, set up to regulate the practice of embryo research and medical treatment
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First genetic test to predict IVF success
By Susie Boone on 20/12/2010 17:15:47
Scientists identify gene closely linked with likelihood to conceive through IVF
likely to conceive with IVF.The lowest pregnancy chances genotype was also found to be linked to a higher rate of polycystic ovaries, which can itself cause fertility problems.“This is the first evidence reported in medical literature that one specific
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Free 60-second online test to predict your IVF chances
By Kimberley Smith on 05/01/2011 12:15:05
The nine simple questions that claim to be 99% accurate in predicting your IVF success
A free online quiz of nine questions could predict your chances of IVF success. Developed by British researchers using stats from all the IVF cycles carried out between 2003 and 2007 in the UK, the test claims to be 99% accurate.The quiz takes
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Testing eggs to improve IVF success a step closer
By Kimberley Smith on 29/06/2010 16:02:11
New screening technique could weed out genetically abnormal eggs in the IVF process
an extra £2000 to the already expensive treatment.“I hope it will improve pregnancy rates but I can’t say that – that’s why we need another trial,” said Professor Simon Fishel at Care Fertility who pioneered the test. He’s hopeful that this is the beginning
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Chances of IVF success could be increased by new embryo screening
By Matt Fricker on 27/10/2010 11:44:52
Test to select the best embryos for IVF could boost success rates for women over 35
A new screening test, which helps to select the most suitable embryos for IVF, could increase the chances of having a baby, say researchers.According to scientists, the tests have so far seen an outstanding success rate. Some 87% of women who had
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British Astrologist helping out American IVF clinic
By Kyrsty Hazell on 15/11/2010 17:29:24
Fertility clinic wants to test out Nicola Smuts claims that she can predict a woman’s chances of conceiving due to the alignment of the planets
Whilst many women’s menstrual cycles follow a 28-day lunar month, do the planets also play a part in our fertility? Mystic astrologist Nicola Smuts seems to think so!Mum-of-two Nicola, 42, claims that she can predict a woman’s ‘lucky’ time to fall
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Dad to 4 million gets Nobel Prize
By Matt Fricker on 05/10/2010 13:08:44
British IVF pioneer Professor Robert Edwards, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his life-changing fertility work
Professor Robert Edwards, one of the pioneers of IVF treatment, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.Professor Robert, 85, developed the fertility treatment alongside Dr Patrick Steptoe (who died in 1988) which led to the birth of Louise
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Sex not needed to make babies as IVF takes over?
By Kimberley Smith on 17/05/2010 17:44:13
IVF will become the most common way to conceive within a decade, say scientists
Scientists believe that IVF will replace sex as the standard way to have a baby in the next 10 years. As couples wait longer to try for a baby, they are less likely to conceive naturally and sex will be a leisure pursuit rather than for reproduction
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