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Human eggs grown to maturity in lab, signals breakthrough in fertility treatment

February 15, 2018 Loknath Dasbreakthrough, eggs, fertility, grown, human, In, lab, maturity, Signals, to, Treatment

Scientists have grown human egg cells to full maturity in the lab in a potential breakthrough for fertility treatment, they announced in a study published on Friday. Researchers in New York and Edinburgh developed a new method to grow eggs from very early-stage cells obtained from ovary tissue, a team reported in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction. The eggs were grown to the point at which they could be fertilised. This had previously been achieved with mouse egg cells, while human eggs had been successfully cultivated starting from a much…

Dear yoga lovers, beware! Chemicals in yoga mats may affect your fertility

August 29, 2017 Loknath Dasaffect, beware!, Chemicals, Dear, fertility, In, Lovers, mats, May, Yoga, Your

Several surprising products may have an impact on your chances to be a parent, recent research has shown. If you are planning to undergo fertility treatment, you might want to avoid products like yoga mats. Products with flame retardant chemicals can disrupt in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), the study has claimed. The findings showed that women with higher urinary concentrations of a common type of flame retardant known as organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) – used in polyurethane foam in many products, including upholstered furniture, baby products and gym mats – had reduced likelihood of clinical…

3-D Printed Ovaries Can Help Restore Fertility in Female Cancer Survivors

May 18, 2017 Loknath Das3-D, Can, Cancer, Female, fertility, Help, In, Ovaries, Printed, restore, Survivors

In its one-of-a-kind discovery, experts at the Northwestern University in America were able to successfully implant 3-dimensional ovaries in female mice. These bioprosthetic ovaries housed immature eggs and were able to produce healthy offspring in mice. “Using bioengineering, instead of transplanting from a cadaver – to create organ structures that function and restore the health of that tissue for that person – is the holy grail of bioengineering for regenerative medicine,” noted Teresa K Woodruff, from Northwestern’s Women’s Health Research Institute in the US. The team created biological hydrogel…

Moderate drinking may not affect women’s fertility

September 30, 2016 Srijitaaffect, Drinking, fertility, May, Moderate, Not, women’s

(iStock) Although current U.S. guidelines encourage women to stop drinking while trying to get pregnant, a new Danish study suggests giving up alcohol may not be necessary for improving the chances of conceiving. Women in the study who drank up to 14 drinks per week were just as likely as those who didn’t drink at all to get pregnant in the first month of trying. “We tell women not to eat seafood, or consume too much caffeine when trying to conceive,” Dr. Christina Porucznik of the University of Utah in…

Chemotherapy may affect baby girls’ fertility in adulthood

August 12, 2016 SrijitaAdulthood, affect, baby, Chemotherapy, fertility, girls, In, May

Chemotherapy may affect baby girls’ fertility in adulthood (Harry Sieplinga/Getty Images) Chemotherapy treatment undertaken by women during their pregancy may negatively affect their unborn baby girls’ fertility in later adulthood, warns a study. The findings showed that a drug called etoposide can damage the development of mouse ovary tissue grown in the lab. Etoposide is used to treat several types of cancer and is considered safe for use in pregnancy because it has a low risk of miscarriage and birth defects. However, little is known about the longer terms…