Fertility treatment raises defect risk
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Babies conceived through fertility treatments have higher rates of birth defects, but the overall risk is so small that it should not keep couples from having children this way, doctors are reporting.
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By DAVID B. CARUSO    PHILADELPHIA  -- The nation's fertility clinics vary widely when it comes to how they perform one of the most delicate aspects of their jobs: disposing of unused frozen human embryos that were created to help infertile women become pregnant...
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NEW YORK  - Women who exercise routinely for four or more hours per week may reduce their chances of having a successful pregnancy with in vitro fertilization (IVF), new research suggests.
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Use of alternative therapies may damage a woman's chance of getting pregnant, research suggests.
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Adding a key chemical to the fluid in which IVF embryos grow could help prevent developmental problems in babies, scientists suggest.
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Women with fertility and miscarriage problems are being offered unproven and potentially risky tests and treatment, say researchers.
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Estrogen treatment given to tall adolescent girls to reduce their height can lead to fertility problems, Australian scientists said on Friday.
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An older woman's slim chances of getting pregnant could be made worse if embryos are screened for defects before being implanted into the womb, doctors said Wednesday.
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Â· New hope for women who cannot have standard IVF Â· Eggs matured outside the body before being stored
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A common condition affecting fertility in women may be linked to migraine, new research reveals. The work could also help scientists understand the origins of migraine.
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Scientists are working on a contraceptive treatment which would stop men producing sperm.
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This is the latest attempt to find a way to avoid infertility due to cancer treatment -- in this case, radiotherapy. Freezing eggs is not a reliable method, since the thawing process can cause fatal damage and chromosomal abnormalities.
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Scientists believe they have discovered how a condition that can threaten pregnancy could occur.
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Women with fertility and miscarriage problems are being offered unproven tests, say researchers.
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Couples who have undergone fertility treatment would rather donate their unused embryos to stem-cell medical research than have them destroyed or passed on to other infertile couples, a new survey finds.
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Researchers report that taking an antidepressant like Prozac may increase a pregnant womanâs risk of having a baby with a birth defect, but the chances appear remote and confined to a few rare defects.
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Expensive genetic screening reduces the chance of successful IVF, rather than boosts it, a study finds.