Fertility News From Medical News Today
Nov 21, 2008 08:03AM
Nov 18, 2008 09:00AM
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Welcomes Landmark Embryology Act
Commenting on the new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, Director of Policy and Campaigns, Robert Meadowcroft, said: "The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign wholeheartedly welcomes the passing into law of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act. The new legislation creates the framework in which vital progress can be made into research of devastating and life-limiting conditions such as muscular dystrophy.
Nov 18, 2008 04:00AM
Assisted Reproduction Linked To Higher Birth Defects
A nationwide US study found that babies conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) were between 2 and 4 times more likely to be born with certain defects than babies conceived naturally. The study was conducted by researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and was published early online in the journal Human Reproduction on 16 November.
Nov 17, 2008 08:00AM
First Ovary Transplant Woman Gives Birth
A 39-year old woman who had the world's first whole ovary transplant gave birth to a healthy daughter in a private London hospital last week after undergoing pioneering new treatment developed in the US that allowed her to receive an ovary donated by her twin sister and then conceive naturally, according to a BBC News report.
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