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Video – Menstrual Cycle Basics

By on November 17, 2010 in Infertility, Videos

Here is a video  discussing the Menstrual Cycle Basics so that you understand the hormones and how they impact on testing and natural conception attempts. Go to my page for more details: Menstrual Cycle Basics The reviews and opinions expressed are mine alone and are personal to me and do not necessarily reflect or represent [...]

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Embryos are not human beings, rules court

By on June 27, 2010 in ART/IVF, Surgery

The Korean courts ruled that embryos less than 14 days from insemination are not human beings and therefore they have no legal rights. They are potential humans but they do not have independent humanity. Thus, the door is open to using the embryos for research such as stem cell investigation. original source web site down [...]

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Canada Seeks Legislation to Slash Multiple Birth Rate

By on June 9, 2010 in ART/IVF, Infertility, Outcomes, Surveys

This report comes from an invitation only meeting conducted in November 2009 and hosted by the federal agency, the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS) and the Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada. The agency has never reported on it publicly before. The debate highlights the dilemma faced by patients who desire a pregnancy [...]

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Would you transfer only a single embryo for IVF?

By on May 4, 2010 in ART/IVF, Outcomes, Surgery

I recently posted a study suggesting that women may be more tempted to transfer extra embryos to increase success rates given the economic decline. So, if you were faced (or have been faced) with the decision of whether to transfer a single embryo versus a double embryo, which would you choose? I understand that the [...]

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Fertility and aging: do reproductive-aged Canadian women know what they need to know?

By on May 2, 2010 in FertilityPreservation, Infertility, Outcomes

This study highlights the fact that many women (and, in my opinion, many physicians) do not realize the real decrease in fertility potential that accompanies female aging. We all know someone who had a baby late in life and we tend to think that we all are blessed with fertility whenever we are ready for [...]

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