Topic: United States

Fertility treatments eventually show 'diminishing returns'

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Couples' chances of becoming pregnant with various forms of fertility treatment may start to fall after two or three tries with the same tactic, a new study suggests. The findings, reported in the journal Fertility and Sterility, ...

Fertility treatment tied to risk of cerebral palsy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study confirms that children conceived via infertility treatment may have a higher-than-average risk of cerebral palsy -- explained largely by their higher rates of multiple births and preterm delivery. The study, of nearly 590,000 children ...

IVF kids as mentally healthy as others

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents who conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF) can rest easy - their children will be just as moody as other teenagers conceived "the old fashioned way" but no more so or less so. That's the conclusion ...
Google on Thursday improved health and family leave benefits for its US employees with same-sex domestic partners. The Internet titan began adjusting the pay of workers in such relationships to offset income tax paid on health insurance benefits extended to partners, according ...

Infertile women may have more sexual problems

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women undergoing treatment for infertility may be less satisfied with their sex lives and have a greater risk of sexual dysfunction than women with normal fertility, a small study suggests. Researchers found that among 119 women seen ...
American clinic sparks debate with raffle of human eggs for infertile winner in BritainAn American infertility clinic seeking business in Britain prompted fierce criticism by offering free eggs from a U.S. woman to one participant in a promotional seminar in London on ...
Researchers finding few medical differences between `test-tube' kids and other childrenMore than 30 years after the world greeted its first "test-tube" baby with a mixture of awe, elation and concern, researchers say they are finding only a few medical differences between these ...

Fertility treatment may produce fewer baby boys

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of baby boys conceived by a fertility treatment known as ICSI may be lower than what is produced by Mother Nature, a new study suggests. On average, there are 105 baby boys born for every ...

After artificial insemination, don't rush to get up

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having artificial insemination to get pregnant? You might want to lie on your back for 15 minutes following the procedure, according to a new study. In artificial insemination - doctors refer to it as intrauterine insemination, or ...
Doctors in California settle case for denying fertility treatment to lesbian coupleA California woman has settled a lawsuit against her former doctors who denied her artificial insemination based on her sexual orientation, attorneys for both sides said Tuesday. Guadalupe Benitez, 36, of ...
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