IVF pioneer Robert Edwards dies aged 87
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- Published on Thursday, 11 April 2013 12:16
An outstanding scientist and Nobel Prize winner, the IVF technology founder Robert Edwards has died yesterday in the
"With great sadness the family of the scientists reported that Nobel Laureate Sir Robert, a great scientist and a pioneer of artificial insemination techniques, has quietly passed away in his sleep," - said the representative of
In 1977, Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe have jointly developed a method thanks to which millions of infertile couples around the world finally got a chance to become happy parents. In
A new tale about IVF children
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- Published on Monday, 01 April 2013 12:24
Oh, how I "love" our journalists! Not all of them, of course, but only those who are irresponsible about their work and don’t bother to check the information they are writing about. The other day I came across an article with a terrible title "Artificial insemination is considered to be a risk factor."
The author argues that women who spend more than one year to conceive a child through IVF, risk of having a child with neurological problems. "This explains the fact that children conceived through in vitro fertilization procedure are generally more susceptible to multiple diseases associated with the development of the brain and nervous system. It’s noteworthy that the use of in vitro fertilization procedure, and not the age of the parents is crucial "- happily reports our journalist, referring to the Dutch scientists from the
The life of childless people is shorter
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- Published on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 13:04
Danish doctors have found out that childless couples live less than those who have children.
The experts have analyzed records of births and deaths, information about in vitro fertilization and referrals to psychiatrists. They have also turned to the history of labor registry offices in order to look at the dynamics of income and other economic indicators for the period from 1994 to 2008. It turned out that having children may increase the expectancy and quality of life. In particular, the risk of premature death from cardio-vascular diseases, cancer, or even an accident for childless women and men is four times higher than for those who have children. Psychologists believe that the stress, felt by couples desperate to have a baby, is in the picture of such «trend».
The weight of IVF children
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- Published on Thursday, 14 March 2013 12:43
There is a point of view that the IVF procedure affects the weight of a child (someone says that the weight increases, others – that the weight is reduced). Is this true? Is there any reliable information?
Strictly speaking, the question itself is the answer. If someone claims that the weight of IVF children is lower than that of children conceived in a traditional way, while others say that it’s higher, then, in my opinion, you can make a quite clear conclusion – there is no reliable statistics on this point. If any significant deviation in weight existed - the answer to that question would have been straightforward.
Armenian surrogate mothers bear children for the Israelis
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- Published on Monday, 04 March 2013 13:40
Not long ago, the chairman of the Public Council of Armenia Vazgen Manukyan said that most of the Armenian surrogate mothers give birth at the order of the Israelis, because, I quote: "there the surrogacy is forbidden," and also noted that the law banning surrogacy in Armenia "hangs thick in the air."
I’m very sorry, but I have to disappoint Mr. Manukyan - surrogacy in
First, it may be due to the lower cost of the programs. For comparison - the services of a surrogate mother from