Only 16 states have laws concerning insurance coverage for infertility treatments and five states have fertility preservation laws, which require insurance companies to help women undergoing chemotherapy freeze their eggs before starting cancer treatment. In states lacking these laws, many insurance companies refuse to cover treatments that can help families conceive. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that …
Women with more severe stages of endometriosis often find that they need to use IVF in order to successfully conceive. One would expect that the more severe the endometriosis, the less success one can achieve trying to conceive, even using IVF.
According to results of a retrospective study in The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinical …
If you are in your late 30’s or early 40’s and trying to conceive, you are right in tune with current trends.
New data about the country’s collapsing fertility rates has emerged and concern has deepened over what’s causing the changes, whether it constitutes a crisis that will fundamentally change the demographic trajectory of the country — and what should …
More American women than ever are having twins, triplets, quadruplets and even quintuplets, and it’s not just because some are using fertility treatments, new research shows. Since the 1980s, the number of multiple births has jumped from roughly 20 sets per 1,000 live births to almost 35 sets per 1,000 live births, the study found. To determine whether this was …
In the previous article, Dr Amin points out that sperm counts are declining and she offers some dietary advice to help men maximize their potential. In this article I will look at the world view and the consequences of this decline.
Julia Belluz writes for Vox that recent research suggests sperm counts are falling, with a 2017 study published in …
Ever since fertility drugs were used to enhance egg production for IVF there have been rumors that they can increase the risk of ovarian cancer. The poster person for this concept was Gilda Radner who suffered from infertility and then tragically was discovered to have advanced ovarian cancer. Many blamed the fertility drugs she used in attempts to conceive with …
Noiw it’s time for a history lesson.
The first successful IVF birth occurred in 1978. The specialty has made remarkable advances since then helping to make IVF a very successful procedure. Ovarian stimulation to produce a number of eggs, ICSI to make it possible for men with the most severe male factor issues capable of creating a healthy pregnancy and …
There is a new fertility app coming out designed to help couples avoid their most fertile days; a take-off on the old rhythm method. But can these apps help people who are trying to conceive?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing for a smartphone app claiming to help prevent pregnancy. Stockholm-based Natural Cycles bills itself as a …
Traditionally the criteria for selecting a sperm donor generally were good looks, height, education, athletic ability and a whole host of others that an individual might desire. Modern technology like online registries and DNA tests have added a new criterion for some; how many children has this donor produced. Sperm donation in the U. S. is largely unregulated although there …
Bottom line: there is no best age. It depends on a lot of individual factors.
There are two new articles on some surprising facts about to whom egg freezing is being promoted and how “older” fertility preservers are using their eggs.
The biggest surprise is that these days the market for fertility preservation is skewing younger, the result in part …
