Safety of Medications Taken During Pregnancy
FDA, Health Organizations to Study Safety of Medications Taken During Pregnancy New collaborative research program to study effects on mothers…
Category: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Highlights of the annual reproductive meeting
Researchers from New York investigated the relationship between the BRCA1 gene mutation and diminished ovarian reserve. One hundred twenty five…
Accelerated fertility treatment leads to shortened time to pregnancy
Couples with unexplained infertility seeking treatment at Boston IVF or Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates were screened for eligibility to participate…
Asrm responds to 2009 cloning claims
We have read the press reports on a documentary to air tonight purporting to show attempts to transfer clonal human…
Updated fda action on plan b (levonorgestrel) tablets
On March 23, 2009, a federal court issued an order directing the FDA, within 30 days, to permit the Plan…
Highlights from fertility and sterility
The Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine has revised its report, “Donating spare embryos for stem cell…
Fda approved first dna test for human papillomavirus
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first DNA test that identifies the two types of human papillomavirus…
Obesity during pregnancy associated with birth defects
CHICAGO—For women who are obese during pregnancy there is an associated increased risk of certain birth defects, such as spina…
Limited choices and difficult decisions for patients with frozen embryos
In the largest, multisite study of fertility patients’ preferences for the future fate of their frozen embryos, researchers found that…
Society for assisted reproductive technology clinical outcomes
Washington, DC – The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) has announced that its 2006 Success Rate Reports are now…