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Viagra may affect fertility
Researchers from Belfast reveal today that men who take Viagra when they are hoping to start a family could be affecting their fertility. A group lead by Dr Sheena Lewis at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Queen's University Belfast have shown that while Viagra enhances sperm motility it also seems to speed up the 'acrosome... view more... (2004-03-31)

Largest study of fertility patients shows concerns about embryo disposition
Fertility patients who are done having children feel responsible for the stored, frozen embryos left over from their treatment, yet more than half are against implanting the embryos in anyone else, according to a new study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.   view more (2008-12-04)

Predicting the species diversity of large herbivores in nature reserves
The number of species of large herbivores that can live in a nature reserve can be easily calculated using just rainfall and soil fertility data. The Wageningen ecologist Dr Han Olff can use this to indicate on a worldwide basis where nature reserves that protect large mammals are needed. On a map of the world, the researcher from Wageningen... view more... (2002-02-19)

High-Quality Family Planning Services Stabilise Abortion Rate in Bangladesh (p 1051)
Results of a Bangladesh population study in this week's issue of The Lancet highlight how the provision of high-quality family planning services can decrease population growth without an accompanying increase in rates of abortion. Fertility decline is often associated with an increase in contraception and abortion, but the causal relations are... view more... (2001-09-26)

New tool guides doctors to save cancer patients' fertility
The powerful chemotherapy and radiation used to save cancer patients' lives can also destroy their fertility.    view more (2009-02-27)

Low sperm count linked to organic solvents
Men repeatedly exposed to organic solvents are over twice as likely to have a low sperm count, reports a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The higher the level of exposure the greater was the risk, with professional printers and painters and decorators most at risk, the study shows. The research team focused on over 1200 manual... view more... (2001-09-07)

Fetal study highlights impact of stress on male fertility
Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests.   view more (2009-10-22)

Researchers & bakers combine to plug mineral gap in UK soil linked to fertility & cancer
A consortium of researchers, farmers and a major baker are working together to fill future supermarket shelves with loaves of bread that will arrest the plummeting levels in the UK diet of a mineral that plays a significant role in male fertility and the prevention of some cancers.   view more (2004-09-23)

New research shows women's fertility starts declining from late 20s and men's from late 30s
A woman's fertility starts declining as early as her late 20s - not in her 30s as was previously thought, according to a study published today (Tuesday 30 April) in Human Reproduction*, Europe's leading journal of reproductive medicine. The finding comes from a US-Italian study of 782 healthy couples who were using natural family planning methods... view more... (2002-04-27)

Is there a risk of transmitting genetic disorders to babies conceived by fertility procedures?
As medical technology continues to advance, fertility procedures such as in-vitro fertilization and donor insemination are becoming more commonplace.   view more (2006-05-22)

Heat stress influences low conception of dairy herds
Reproductive efficiency has suffered a dramatic decrease since the mid 1980s despite rapid worldwide progress in genetics and management of high producing dairy herds.   view more (2007-09-07)

University of Leicester to be Part of International 'Network of Excellence' in Fertility Research
A University of Leicester scientist has been awarded almost EUR200 000 (about £130,000) by the EU to help establish an international consortium for fertility research.   view more (2005-03-16)

New research challenges advice that men should abstain from sex before fertility treatment
Madrid, Spain: New research by Israeli fertility experts has challenged current medical opinion, which holds that refraining from sex for up to a week at least is beneficial for men prior to undergoing some types of fertility treatment. Doctors and scientists from Soroka University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, tested over... view more... (2003-06-27)

IVF does not increase risk of developmental disorders in children
Couples who need IVF in order to become pregnant can be reassured that this will not lead to developmental problems in early infancy.   view more (2008-07-08)

Decapitation and rebirth
Images of disembodied heads are widespread in the art of Nasca, a culture based on the southern coast of Peru from AD 1 to AD 750. But despite this evidence and large numbers of trophy heads in the region's archaeological record, only eight headless bodies have been recovered with evidence of decapitation, explains Christina A. Conlee (Texas State... view more... (2007-05-30)

Diverse Family Forms Across Europe
"British men in their mid-twenties are nearly five times as likely as Italian men to be living with a partner." New ESRC research highlights the diversity of family forms across the European Union. The study, specially commissioned for the ESRC's sixth national social science conference, was prepared by Professor Richard Berthoud and Dr... view more... (2002-11-20)

IVF women more fertile in lighter months
Researchers have found that pregnancy from IVF is more likely between May and September, probably due to biological programming that we have inherited from our primate origins. The British Fertility Society hear today how investigators from IVF clinics in Liverpool and Chester discovered that not only were significantly less drugs required to... view more... (2004-03-31)

Damage to sperm DNA affects older men's chances of fathering children
Damage to DNA in sperm is significantly higher in older men than in those who are younger, according to research presented today (Tuesday 21 June 2005) at the 21st annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.   view more (2005-06-21)

Demographic trends and family support for older people - no need to panic yet
A new study carried out by the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has revealed that the future crisis in family support for older people so feared by policy pundits and commentators will not make any real impact until 2030, when today's late 20- and 30-somethings hit retirement age. Concerns have... view more... (2003-06-26)

Fertility experts urge clinics to consider 'natural cycle' IVF instead of routine use of ovarian stimulants
A team of UK fertility experts wants IVF clinics to consider taking advantage of a woman's natural cycle during infertility treatment instead of routinely using drugs to stimulate ovaries into producing extra eggs. A study published today (Wednesday 31 January) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction*, has found that... view more... (2001-01-28)
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