In China, scientists have grown sperm in the laboratory. Male germ cells were created in the artificial conditions by means of which mice were subsequently inseminated. The experiment was successful and there was brought ultimately healthy offspring. Spermatids were managed to grow from the stem cell by research team, led by Xiao-Yang Zhao. They hoisted
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MRI of the cervix is more accurate than ultrasound at predicting if some women will have a preterm birth, according to a new study from Italy appearing in the online edition of Radiology. Early dilation of the cervix, a neck of tissue connecting the uterus with the vagina, during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery. Women in their second
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A stark difference in appearances of twins born to a couple in Vietnam led them to take the children for DNA testing, which confirmed the twins had different fathers. The unidentified twins were taken to a lab in Hanoi after the father’s suspicions grew leading him to confirm whether or not he was the children’s
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A study in the journal Fertility and Sterility has found that children born from assisted reproduction are as healthy and well-educated as their naturally conceived peers.
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The UK’s first womb transplant is set to take place next year as part of a clinical trial in which 10 women will get the chance to carry their own babies. Following the birth of a baby boy last year after a successful procedure in Sweden, the Health Research Authority has granted ethical approval for 10
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Boston researchers conducting a prospective cohort study found that women who already had children, who were older, current smokers, or had a higher BMI were less likely to report having a medical evaluation for infertility than younger, slimmer, non-smoking, childless women. Using data from the Nurses’ Health Study II, researchers at Harvard’s TH Chan School
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The husband and wife from the USA who became happy parents at once of two couple of twins in the last years don’t plan to have more children for obvious reasons in the nearest future. The remained embryos received after IVF procedure they decided to give away to one childless couple. Thanks to the extracorporal
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Quite unusual concert took place in Barcelona. In the IVF clinic over Institut Marques the singer Antonio Orosko played the guitar for embryos. At the same time approximately 380 listeners in incubators enjoyed the performance of Spanish musician. Orosko agreed to participate in this unusual project For the researches of the IVF clinic. The doctors
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