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Gujarat: COVID-19 patient dies day after hospital collects his sperm as per HC order

The patient's wife had moved the high court on Tuesday, saying that she wanted to have his child through IVF/ART procedure

23 Jul 2021 12:05 PM

The researchers looked at the effect of low protein diets on both the sperm and seminal fluid of male mice. (Photo: ANI)

Men on crash diet may have poor seminal fluid quality

Studies reveal that aspiring fathers need not to go on crash diet.

21 Oct 2019 9:39 AM

When their 55-year-old neighbour became pregnant through IVF, Mangayamma and her husband, Rao, visited the nursing home. (Photo: Representational image)

Andhra: 74-year-old woman gives birth to twins through IVF, sets world record

The lady was kept under the supervision of the doctors during the course of her pregnancy in the nursing home.

05 Sep 2019 2:55 PM

To make their jobs easier, less time-consuming, and accurate, scientists at Cornell University training a Google deep-learning algorithm to identify IVF embryos as eight good, fair, or poor based on the likelihood each one would successfully implant. (Photo: ANI)

AI 'Stork' can help scan IVF embryos for faster implantation

Five different embryologists scored 394 embryos based on images taken from different labs.

05 Apr 2019 12:27 PM

The inception of IVF Technology has created an outrageous interest among people and medical professionals. (Photo: Pixabay)

IVF-Technology boom in the healthcare sector

The Indian IVF Services Market was valued at USD 256.0 million in 2016, and is estimated to reach USD 829.5 million by 2023.

19 Feb 2019 2:21 PM

In a widely seen and shared video, posted on the YouTube channel ‘Nihil Anand’, Samuel explains his stance. (Photo: YouTube screengrab)

For a cause: Mumbai man wants to sue his parents for giving birth without his consent

Samuel, an anti-natalist (a philosophy that argues that people should abstain from procreation) has been trending on social media.

07 Feb 2019 3:22 PM

At the time Amanda was diagnosed, little was known about early menopause. It was not until she was in her twenties that investigations discovered she could not produce eggs.

Woman who entered menopause at 11 surprises all with baby at 31

Amanda gave birth after getting pregnant via IVF using Tom’s sperm and a donor egg.

10 Sep 2018 12:52 PM

Dean, 32, then went on to have IVF and fertility doctors were able to perform the astonishing feat of guiding the embryo into what remained of her womb through a microscopic hole. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Cancer survivor gives birth after rare surgery to stitch cervix back together

The surgery took away so much of her cervix that it was impossible for her to become pregnant.

31 Aug 2018 4:33 PM

The fertility treatment could therefore be used as a screening tool for prostate cancer diagnoses, according to the researchers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Infertile men 3 times more likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer, says study

Researchers say undiagnosed prostate tumours may drive infertility, low testosterone levels could lead to development of both conditions.

03 Jul 2018 9:47 PM

A ranger takes care of Sudan, who was the world's last male northern white rhino, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia county in Kenya. A southern white rhino has become pregnant through artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — giving hope for efforts to save a subspecies of one of the world's most recognizable animals. (Photo: AP)

Doomed white rhino could save species from beyond grave

Scientists have made progress with rhino IVFs and in just few years have successfully harvested female eggs and fertilised them in labs.

26 May 2018 12:11 PM

Endometriosis affects an estimated 1 in 10 women during their reproductive years.

Here’s everything you need to know about endometriosis

Endometriosis is a medical condition which occurs when tissue that normally grows inside the uterus grows outside it.

29 Mar 2018 8:37 AM

The researchers are going to undertake a study on the ways in which ageing is conceptualised through In-Vitro Fertilisation. (Photo: Pixabay)

IIT students to conduct study on reframing biological clock

Project has been sanctioned funding of Rs 25 lakh under Wellcome UK Small Projects Grant.

27 Mar 2018 4:13 PM

According to researchers, women may be using donated sperm after failing to find their 'Mr Right'. (Photo: Pexels)

Number of women having IVF without a man rises by 35 per cent, says study

According to researchers, sometimes the bleeding is caused by an underlying health condition which may also result in fertility problems.

15 Mar 2018 5:29 PM

Previous research has already found that it doubles the chances of a woman conceiving with IVF. (Photo: Pixabay)

Acupuncture boosts chances of getting pregnant through IVF

New study reveals ancient Chinese medicine can boos chances of getting pregnant.

03 Feb 2018 6:01 PM

The results may help in making frozen embryos the main option for IVF treatments in years to come (Photo: AFP)

Frozen embryos may have the same success rate as fresh ones in IVF: study

Chances of children being born alive were 32 percent for fresh embryos while the frozen ones had a 34 percent chance of the same.

11 Jan 2018 11:46 AM

Traditional sperm-sorting methods used in IVF treatments select sperm that are the fastest swimmers. (Photo: Pixabay)

New sperm-sorting device could improve IVF success

Microfluidic device uses a field of three-dimensional posts that create an obstacle course for the swimming sperm cells.

04 Jan 2018 9:24 PM

Going on a low carb diet will increase your fertility. (Photo: Pixabay)

Go 'low carb' to increase fertility chances

Not many know that certain foods and diet changes can increase your chances of conceiving a baby.

24 Dec 2017 1:10 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Record baby: Woman gives birth to baby from embryo frozen for 24 years

This baby's story is incredible.

20 Dec 2017 11:49 AM

Study finds sugary drinks reduces women's success with IVF

Here is what researchers found.

12 Oct 2017 6:27 PM

Artificial insemination ups chance of successful pregnancy by 22%

It also raises a couple's likelihood of have a successful pregnancy if they have been trying to conceive for three months.

30 Jul 2017 1:11 PM

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