Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue - a new way of dealing with infertility?
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 December 2012 08:26
Australian scientists have successfully applied the frozen ovarian tissue in the treatment of infertility. The first patient is already pregnant. About 6 years ago a 38-year resident of
Australian old women began to give birth more actively
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 12:09
According to the Australian Institute of Health, the age of the oldest woman in
For example, in the
The most auspicious day for conception
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- Published on Thursday, 13 December 2012 05:29
Administrators of one of the largest online - shops of intimate products have published interesting statistics, based on scientific studies. The study of maternity homes records has revealed an interesting pattern: most of children come into the world on September the 16th. Taking into account the fact that the classic length of pregnancy is 40 weeks, they were all conceived on December the 11th.
Besides, the authors claim that in December, people have the highest number of sexual contacts in comparison with other winter months.
Age limit for IVF
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- Published on Thursday, 13 December 2012 13:30
Serbian media reported that a 60-year-old resident of the country became pregnant through IVF. The newspaper claims that under Serbian laws, the woman couldn’t undergo a procedure of in vitro fertilization in the country, so the procedure was carried out in
I have already expressed my opinion on the introduction of the age limit for IVF - I strongly welcome these legislative initiatives.
British young mothers become older
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- Published on Tuesday, 11 December 2012 12:51
British Information Centre of Health and Human Services has published the statistics of births in the country over the past 5 years. It was found that the number of women, who decided to give birth after 40, had increased by 15%.
Besides, the number of mature women who got pregnant as a result of IVF has also increased, which is quite understandable. Some has been treating infertility by traditional methods and hoping for a natural birth for a long time, some was preoccupied with their career, or just wanted to live "for themselves." I think it isn’t a secret that with age, the chances to natural conception reduce sharply. But the risks not only for the mother but also for the fetus increase, and it doesn’t depend on the way of conception.