Fertilised Embryos

Around 10 couples in the United States are suing an in vitro fertility (IVF) provider saying it implanted dead and toxic embryos despite knowing they were non-viable.

He Jiankui said that this experiment would involve abnormal fertilised egg cells that are typically considered unsuitable for implantation in women.

In a new study, a research team used the artificial womb to grow natural mouse embryos (fertilised from sperm and eggs), which lived for 11 days. The lab-created womb, or external uterus, was a breakthrough in itself as embryos could not survive in petri dishes. scientists started with collections of stem cells. The conditions created by the extern...

A long-established San Francisco fertility clinic had a liquid nitrogen failure in a storage tank in which thousands of eggs and embryos are kept frozen for future use, jeopardizing the tissue that hundreds of women have deposited there in hope of having children.

Women with higher concentrations had a 10 per cent reduced probability of successful fertilisation, 31 per cent reduced probability of implantation of the embryo, and a 41 per cent and 38 per cent decrease in clinical pregnancy. Read the full report here.

Back on Earth, embryos fertilised in vitro with the sperm produced healthy offspring, and grew into normal adults.

A 22-year-old woman successfully received a womb donated by her mother after doctors performed their first uterus transplant in China, giving hope to more women struggling with infertility but the rare 14-hour-long procedure drew mixed reactions from public.

Fancy snacking on fertilised duck eggs, roasted grasshoppers and coffee made from defecated beans? We look at some global 'treats' that may make you feel queasyKopi luwak: defecated coffeeSometimes known as "cat-poo coffee", this so-called delicacy comes...

The first test-tube baby to come from an embryo screened for genetic defects using a new, low-cost technique that could improve in-vitro fertilisation success rates was born last month and is a healthy boy.

Following the seizure of nitrogen containers bearing frozen embryos from couples from the US and South Africa at the Mumbai airport, a city doctor is now seeking audience with the Central Board of Excise and Customs to regularise embryo import.Dr Hrishikesh Pai, who is part of the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) team at Lilavati Hospital has cancelled...

While some studies have suggested that acupuncture might boost a woman's chances of becoming pregnant through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), new findings question whether there is a true benefit.

Children conceived using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have lower intelligence quotient (IQ) scores than children conceived naturally.

Around 10 couples in the United States are suing an in vitro fertility (IVF) provider saying it implanted dead and toxic embryos despite knowing they were non-viable.

He Jiankui said that this experiment would involve abnormal fertilised egg cells that are typically considered unsuitable for implantation in women.

In a new study, a research team used the artificial womb to grow natural mouse embryos (fertilised from sperm and eggs), which lived for 11 days. The lab-created womb, or external uterus, was a breakthrough in itself as embryos could not survive in petri dishes. scientists started with collections of stem cells. The conditions created by the extern...

A long-established San Francisco fertility clinic had a liquid nitrogen failure in a storage tank in which thousands of eggs and embryos are kept frozen for future use, jeopardizing the tissue that hundreds of women have deposited there in hope of having children.

Women with higher concentrations had a 10 per cent reduced probability of successful fertilisation, 31 per cent reduced probability of implantation of the embryo, and a 41 per cent and 38 per cent decrease in clinical pregnancy. Read the full report here.

Back on Earth, embryos fertilised in vitro with the sperm produced healthy offspring, and grew into normal adults.

A 22-year-old woman successfully received a womb donated by her mother after doctors performed their first uterus transplant in China, giving hope to more women struggling with infertility but the rare 14-hour-long procedure drew mixed reactions from public.

Fancy snacking on fertilised duck eggs, roasted grasshoppers and coffee made from defecated beans? We look at some global 'treats' that may make you feel queasyKopi luwak: defecated coffeeSometimes known as "cat-poo coffee", this so-called delicacy comes...

The first test-tube baby to come from an embryo screened for genetic defects using a new, low-cost technique that could improve in-vitro fertilisation success rates was born last month and is a healthy boy.

Following the seizure of nitrogen containers bearing frozen embryos from couples from the US and South Africa at the Mumbai airport, a city doctor is now seeking audience with the Central Board of Excise and Customs to regularise embryo import.Dr Hrishikesh Pai, who is part of the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) team at Lilavati Hospital has cancelled...

While some studies have suggested that acupuncture might boost a woman's chances of becoming pregnant through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), new findings question whether there is a true benefit.

Children conceived using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have lower intelligence quotient (IQ) scores than children conceived naturally.