Obituary: Dr Elpida Fragouli
Dr Elpida Fragouli, a highly accomplished scientist in the field of preimplantation genetic testing and volunteer writer for BioNews, sadly died at the end of last year due to cancer…
A mature female reproductive cell (egg cell), which contains half the genetic information needed to make a new human.
Dr Elpida Fragouli, a highly accomplished scientist in the field of preimplantation genetic testing and volunteer writer for BioNews, sadly died at the end of last year due to cancer…
Australia saw the birth of its first baby conceived via capacitation in-vitro maturation or CAPA-IVM treatment last week...
Now that women who have frozen their eggs for non-medical reasons are returning to use them, there needs to be a re-evaluation of time limits placed on storage...
Improvements in access and attitudes towards egg freezing over the past decade, highlight the increase in reproductive choices given to families by advances in fertility treatment...
A fully human ovarian organoid has been grown in the lab for the first time, with potential applications to improve understanding and treatment of female infertility...
by Amira Yashruti and 1 others
Amira Yashruti and Sachiyo Yagi review a recent roundtable conference on egg freezing at Fondation Brocher in Switzerland...
by Hannah Flynn
BMI is not associated with pregnancy rates following transfer of non-aneuploid frozen embryos, according to research presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's 2022 scientific congress...
by Professor André Van Steirteghem
Thirty years on from the birth of the first baby using intracytoplasmic sperm injection, one of the pioneers of the technique, Professor André van Steirteghem looks back on how far they have come...
Since the closure of unregulated surrogacy destinations, Ukraine emerged as a massive hub for both donor eggs and surrogacy. The Russian invasion has had flow-on effects for cross-border reproductive care globally. Sam Everingham, of non-profit Growing Families, explains...
High doses of follicle-stimulating hormone during ovarian stimulation may disrupt follicular function leading to reduced egg quality...
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