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MONDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) — About 5 million babies have been born worldwide from assisted reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), since the birth of Louise Brown, the world’s first “test tube baby” in 1978, newly released figures show.
In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has given the world about five million new people since the first test tube baby was born in England 34 years ago, according to an estimate released on Monday.
A powerful health advisory agency says Britain should extend free fertility treatments to women up to age 42 as well as same-sex couples, recommendations likely to be followed by many of the U.K.’s medical centers.
| Following the report, other experts called for clinics to use ICSI only when there was no medical alternative, and demanded a national database of children born from IVF be set up urgently. Women who undergo the most popular IVF treatment in Britain … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Chinese Medicine achieved, on average, a 60% pregnancy rate over 4 months compared with 30% achieved with standard western drug treatment, or IVF over 12 months. Up to 50 % of infertile couples are turning to alternative therapies like Traditional … See all stories on this topic » |
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Reuters – Women who have an electro-acupuncture session as part of their infertility treatment may have a better chance of ultimately having a baby, a new clinical trial suggests.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) — There’s no strong evidence
that taking aspirin while undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) improves
a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant, researchers say.
Reuters – Obese women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be half as likely as their normal-weight counterparts to have a baby, a study at one U.S. medical center suggests.