66 years old single mum gives birth to twins conceived via IVF
March 8th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Mar 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Swiss pastor has sparked controversy by becoming one of the oldest mothers in the world. The unidentified woman underwent an IVF treatment which resulted in her ... Read more...
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Indian surrogacy brings twin delights to Australian couple
January 8th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) They cannot speak or hear and yet, their desire for a child made a couple fly all the way from Australia - to be rewarded ... Read more...
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100 babies aborted in Britain by women not wanting multiple births
December 29th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Over 100 unborn babies were aborted in Britain in 2010 by women who were pregnant with multiple foetuses but wanted to give birth to fewer children, ... Read more...
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IVF clinics mushroom under toothless ICMR guidelines (Feature)
October 19th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) While one-year-old Chirag takes small steps in the courtyard, his mother Savita Bhati lies still with swollen legs on a cot at her sprawling residence ... Read more...
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Study finds 1 embryo ‘better than two in IVF’
December 22nd, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): Infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment are more likely to have a baby if they have only one embryo implanted at a time during the procedure, ... Read more...
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Anxiety, stress major factors of depression in women undergoing IVF
November 10th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): A new research from Tel Aviv University has shown that stress, pre-existing depression, and anxiety are more likely than hormone therapy to impact a woman's depression levels when ... Read more...
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Healthy baby conceived from 20-year-old embryo
October 11th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) A baby has been conceived in the US out of an embryo frozen 20 years ago - the longest time a fertilised egg has been stored before developing ... Read more...
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Healthy baby born from embryo frozen 20 years ago
October 11th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): A healthy baby has been born from a frozen embryo that is twenty years old, potentially giving women the chance to put off motherhood until their forties or ... Read more...
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IVF patients advised to drink coffee
October 1st, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Women who are undergoing In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment should drink coffee to help ward off a potentially life-threatening complication, suggest academics.
Taking IVF drugs can over-stimulate the ... Read more...
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Fertility treatment can lead to male babies
September 29th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 29 (IANS) Certain types of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment may enhance odds of having a boy.Some methods tip the gender balance to as many as 128 boys being born ... Read more...
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Celine Dion Is Finally Pregnant
June 1st, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
June 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Canadian star Celine Dion is reportedly pregnant with twins after undergoing her 6th IVF treatment. The 42 year old singer is 14 weeks pregnant and plans ... Read more...
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Overuse of extreme form of IVF may pass infertility to next generation
February 23rd, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): A doctor, who pioneered an extreme form of IVF that forces individual sperm into eggs, has warned that if the technique is overused, it may pass on infertility ... Read more...
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Celine Dion determined to have another child
February 11th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Singer Celine Dion says she's "going to try" to become mum again until in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment works for her.Attempts to implant embryos in her uterus have ended ... Read more...
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Celine Dion ‘determined’ to go for IVF again
November 12th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): Celine Dion is adamant that she will continue with in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment after finding out she is not pregnant after all.The Canadian singer, 41, confirmed she was ... Read more...
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Indian doctor condemned over miracle cure claims
November 7th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7 (ANI): A Indian doctor has come under fire over claims of treating incurable or terminal illnesses using embryonic stem cells without any safety trials and randomised clinical studies.Delhi-based doc ... Read more...
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IVF success lower in women who used alternative fertility treatment
August 19th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): A new study from Denmark has revealed that the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment is 30 percent lower among women who have used alternative fertility medicine. ... Read more...
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Women should take fertility test at 30, says health expert
August 10th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): A leading health expert insists that women should take a fertility test at the age of 30, so that any potential problems are identified before it is too ... Read more...
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Cairns to become cosmetic surgery hub of Australia
July 27th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 27 (ANI): Cairns, a regional city in Far North Queensland, is set to become the IVF and cosmetic surgery hub of Australia.According to The Australian, after an increase in weekly ... Read more...
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Boys to Row Across Indian Ocean
March 10th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by GD
Two boys from Berkshire, Jamie Facer-Childs,21, and James Thysse,22, are going to row 3,600 miles from Australia to Africa in the nude and hope to make history as the first pair to ... Read more...
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‘Raman spectroscopy’ can to pick healthiest sperm for improved IVF treatment
February 26th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): In a bid to revolutionise in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, Brit scientists have developed a new technology, called Raman spectroscopy, to find sperm with healthy, intact DNA for ... Read more...
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Israeli couple makes news, but Indians reluctant on surrogacy
November 18th, 2008 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) An Israeli gay couple may have made a splash in India by having their own baby through surrogacy, but the head of the institute here that made it ... Read more...
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Worlds oldest mum reunites with twins
August 16th, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 16 (ANI): Omkari Panwar, from Uttar Pradesh, India, who became the worlds oldest mum at the grand age of 70, has finally reunited with her newborns after they were ... Read more...
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Now, a cheap IVF treatment that may fit into your lunch hour
April 21st, 2008 - 2:50 pm ICT by admin
London, April 21 (ANI): Massachusetts-based company BioXcell has plans to launch a new test tube approach in Britain this year, which may allow women to have a cheaper form of IVF ... Read more...
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The pill can also help women conceive
March 25th, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): For decades, women have been using the pill to not get pregnant. However, for women who do want a baby but are finding it difficult to conceive, ... Read more...
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Aspirin may not help women undergoing IVF conceive
November 14th, 2007 - 2:46 am ICT by admin
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