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Fertility Physicians Of Northern California Researchers Test New Forms Of Progesterone Medication For Luteal Support During IVF
Women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) require progesterone medication to help support early pregnancy, but the intramuscular injections for some forms of this medication can be painful for patients. Formulations of progesterone medication which can be administered by subcutaneous injection or vaginal suppository may offer similar results with better patient tolerance.

Building Work Starts On The Largest IVF Facility In The NHS, UK
A £3.3m plan to reorganise Reproductive Medicine services in Leeds, bringing them together for the first time in a single purpose-designed facility which will improve care for fertility patients, is getting underway. Building work will begin in the first week in January on the scheme, which will allow the two current fertility services in Leeds to be centralised on the Seacroft Hospital site into one unit.

Schering-Plough Announces European Submission Of Fertility Medicine Corifollitropin Alfa
Schering-Plough Corp., (NYSE: SGP), a leading provider of fertility treatments, announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has validated (accepted for review) its Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for corifollitropin alfa, the company's experimental, sustained follicle stimulant (SFS). This application will follow the Centralized Procedure.

Sperm Morphology And Sperm Velocity In Passerine Birds
When sperm from more than one male mix within the female reproductive tract and compete for access to the same egg(s), the faster swimming sperm often have a higher chance of fertilization. Our data from 40 species of passerine birds show that sperm velocity increases with the size of those sperm components that generate sperm movement itself or produce the energy for it.

Pre-Eclampsia Risk Increased By Miscarriage And Infertility Treatment
Repeated miscarriages and hormone treatment for infertility give an increased risk of pre-eclampsia among pregnant women. This comes from a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. More than 20 000 first-time mothers from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) were included in the study. Normal risk First-time mothers who had not miscarried or had problems getting pregnant had a 5.2 % risk of pre-eclampsia.

Hormonal Strategies For Fertility Preservation In Patients Receiving Cyclophosphamide To Treat Glomerulonephritis
UroToday.com - Cyclophosphamide is the immunosuppressant drug of choice for the treatment of severe systemic lupus erythematosus, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitides, glomerulonephritis and is widely used for the treatment of various immune-mediated rheumatic, renal, neurologic, and hematologic diseases or their complications. However, the impact of this therapy on fertility is an important consideration for many patients.

Catholic Bioethics Document Not A 'Battle Plan Of Resistance' To Obama Administration, NYT Opinion Piece Says
A Roman Catholic document on bioethics released last week "ratchets up the church's condemnations of embryonic stem cell research, in vitro fertilization, the 'morning-after pill' and a host of other techniques it regards as violations of human dignity," John Allen, senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, writes in a

Egg Donation: Most Women Report Satisfaction; Some Claim Problems
Two-thirds of women who donated eggs to fertility clinics reported satisfaction with the process, but 16 percent complained of subsequent physical symptoms and 20 percent reported lasting psychological effects, according to the first study to examine the long-term effects of donation.

Baby Girl Free Of Breast Cancer Gene Due To Be Born Soon
The first British baby girl free of the faulty BRCA 1 gene, which significantly raises a woman's chances of developing breast cancer, is due to be born soon. The girl has been genetically selected to be free of the faulty gene. As an embryo, she was screened to make sure she did not have the faulty gene. The BRCA 1 gene passes the risk of breast cancer down generations. Experts say a woman who carries this gene runs a 50% to 85% risk of developing breast cancer.

Attitudes Towards Assisted Reproduction And Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
According to an international survey by the BBVA Foundation conducted this year, citizens in advanced societies view assisted reproduction techniques in general and in vitro fertilization in particular as firmly acceptable alternatives for people with fertility problems (over 7 points on an acceptance scale from 0 to 10 in twelve of the fifteen survey countries).

Neurobiological Technologies Announces Viprinex(TM) Does Not Pass Interim Futility Analysis
Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. (NTI(R)) (Nasdaq: NTII) announced that an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) has determined that the current clinical trials of Viprinex(TM) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke are unlikely to show benefit. As a result, the company has terminated further enrollment in the trials. NTI will obtain and analyze the data before evaluating the potential for any future development of Viprinex.

Economic Crisis Could Lead To Decline In Birth Rate, Los Angeles Times Reports
Some economists predict that the U.S. birth rate could decline as a result of the economic crisis, as many couples decide to postpone or not have children because of financial difficulties, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the Times, declines in the U.S. fertility rate have followed economic recessions for about 75 years.

Newspapers Examine Catholic Documents That Equate IVF, Pre-Implantation Diagnosis With Abortion
Two newspapers on Saturday examined a new Roman Catholic Church document, released Friday, that condemns efforts by infertile couples to adopt or implant frozen embryos, saying that such methods are as immoral as destroying embryos for stem cell research. The document, titled "

Miracle Christmas Birth, Leicester Royal Infirmary, England
Tina Smith and her husband Adam had been trying for a baby for three years before being told they were unlikely to have children. But this Christmas their dreams have come true with the expected birth of their first child, thanks to fertility specialists at Leicester's hospitals. The couple, from Hinckley, underwent a specialist form of IVF in March where a single sperm is injected into the egg. The baby is now due on December 18.

Blogs Comment On HHS Conscience Rule, Frozen Embryos, 'Mexico City' Policy
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Repeal the Global Gag Rule," Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.