Study: Age Big Factor in Assisted Reproduction
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A woman's ability to have a child  using assisted technologies such as test-tube fertilization  plummets to a 4 percent success rate after she turns 42,  according to a U.S. government study published on Friday.
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A surprising survey of infertility patients finds that 60 percent are willing to donate their frozen embryos for stem-cell research. Science favored over adoption.
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They'll check her ovaries and her bank account, but few U.S. fertility clinics have policies for determining a woman's emotional or mental fitness to have a child, let alone whether it's OK to help one who is past menopause, a new survey reveals.
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OESTROGEN given to stop girls growing &quot;too tall&quot; damaged the fertility of many, shows a study led by Hobart&#39;s Menzies Research Institute.
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NEW YORK  - Children born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF) appear to be slightly taller than naturally conceived children, investigators in New Zealand report.
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U.S. women in their 30s and early 40s  had higher birth rates in 2003, while births among teenagers  fell for the 12th straight year, federal health officials said  on Tuesday.
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Psychological stress may be enough to age a womanâs chromosomes by 10 years, a new study suggests. The link between stress, ageing and health at the cellular level is unclear, but a team led by Elissa Epel
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Researchers have identified a genetic factor that can help predict whether a woman will suffer a risky pregnancy, according to an article in the Oct. 18 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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A comprehensive study finds that abortion and miscarriage lead to low birth weight and preterm birth. But is 40-year old data still relevant today?
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Concerns about infertility resulting from breast cancer therapy influenced treatment decisions in nearly one-third of young patients, according to a study published in the Oct.
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Not having children, having too many, or  too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental  to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Children fathered by men at age 40 and   older have a higher risk of developing autism, possibly because   of mutations or other genetic changes, researchers reported on   Monday.
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Research from Australia in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (p 1513) suggests that tall girls given oestrogen therapy in adolescence to reduce adult height are more likely to experience later fertility problems than the general population.
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The stress of caring for a sick child can add 10 or more years to the biological age of a woman&#39;s cells, researchers have found.
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An older womanâs slim chances of becoming pregnant could be made worse if embryos are screened for defects before being implanted into the womb.
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Now a team of researchers has found that severe emotional distress - like that caused by divorce, the loss of a job, or caring for an ill child or parent - may speed up the aging of the body&#39;s cells at the genetic level.
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With fertility drugs, Angela Magdaleno had triplets three years ago. Last week, she had quadruplets &amp;#151; without fertility drugs.