Test can predict success of IVF: U.S. report
U.S. researchers have developed a formula that can predict whether fertility treatment will succeed more accurately than using age alone, and used it to develop a commercial test. Full story
U.S. researchers have developed a formula that can predict whether fertility treatment will succeed more accurately than using age alone, and used it to develop a commercial test. Full story
A large study suggests a higher rate of childhood cancer among test-tube babies, but researchers say the reason probably has nothing to do with how the infants were conceived. Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children and young adults who were conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) have a slightly increased risk of developing cancer, relative to those conceived naturally, researchers from Sweden reported Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While some studies have suggested that acupuncture might boost a woman's chances of becoming pregnant through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), new findings question whether there is a true benefit. Full story
Overweight women have a much higher risk of a miscarriage after having in-vitro fertilization compared with slim women, new research says. Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The fewer babies a pregnant woman carries, the more likely she is to bring a healthy one home from the hospital, suggests a new study. Full story
