Lowering Odds of Multiple Births
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In the complex, expensive and emotionally charged world of fertility treatment, doctors are sounding a call to arms to reverse the soaring rate of multiple births.
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NEW YORK  - A new study provides "reassuring" evidence that babies born from in vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) -- in which a cell or two are removed from the developing embryo to screen for genetic problems -- are not at increased risk of birth defects.
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Acupuncture therapy appears to reduce the chances of successful IVF, US research suggests.
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Men without children have a  lower risk of prostate cancer compared with fathers, but those  who father a brood of kids appear to have a relatively low risk  also, the results of a large study suggest.
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Chances of hysterectomies increase at birth of second child, study finds, as caesarean rates rocket
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A new study suggests that genetics may contribute to the high rate of African-American babies who are born early.
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PHILADELPHIA - Doctors are reporting two advances that may give women with cancer safer ways to preserve their ability to have children without compromising their chances of beating the disease.
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There is no added risk to the mother or baby when a woman has five or more repeat cesarean deliveries compared with three or four c-sections, according to a study from Saudi Arabia.
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NEW YORK  - Women who take multivitamins  before becoming pregnant are less likely to give birth to  premature babies, new study findings suggest.
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Two sets of sextuplets were born in different states less than a day apart, a rare occurrence but one that fertility experts say could become increasingly common as more couples seek artificial methods of conceiving babies.
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Mothers and fathers with multiple  sclerosis are equally likely to pass genetic risk for it on to  their children, according to a study countering a previous  finding that fathers were twice as likely to do so.
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Science & environment: Â· IVM uses fewer drugs and is cheaper than IVF Â· Five pregnancies achieved with 'safer' technique
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Going abroad for a sunshine break before trying for a baby may not be a good idea, fertility experts says.
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The birth of 13 Italian children from frozen eggs has marked a step towards routine use of the reproductive approach. Egg freezing, along with ovary freezing, promises to help women preserve their fertility
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Women who have given birth to  five or more infants have an increased risk of developing type  2 diabetes mellitus, researchers report in the journal Diabetes  Care. This appears to be the case, even after considering the  influence of other known risk factors, such as obesity and  socioeconomic status.
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A fertility technique that repairs a woman&#39;s faulty eggs using DNA transferred from elsewhere in her body has led to the births of 20 children, scientists have revealed.
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A couple's chances of receiving IVF treatment on the NHS are down to a &quot;postcode lottery&quot;, according to a report.