Women over 49 have lower chance of live birth, even with donor eggs
News from ESHRE – uterine ageing affects the chances of pregnancy independently of egg quality…
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Endometrium
The endometrium in the inner-most layer of the uterus, and is the site of implantation for an embryo. It contains a layer of stem cells to regenerate the layer that thickens and is shed during the menstrual cycle.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Expanding use of Singapore's CPF MediSave for IVF will yield diminishing returns
Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chin advises against using medical savings intended for old age to fund more fertility treatments...
Most IVF add-ons ineffective or lack evidence
Most common IVF add-ons lack strong evidence of proven benefits for patients, an extensive meta-analysis of trusted studies has shown...
Natural cycle seems as effective as hormones for frozen embryo transfers
Using women's natural ovulation cycles for IVF frozen embryo transfers is as effective as a hormonally medicated cycle, and may reduce pregnancy complications, research suggests...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Algorithm developed to identify vulnerable tumours
An algorithm called PRRDetect has been developed to identify immunotherapy-susceptible cancers...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Human Endometrial Cell Atlas published
Researchers have developed a comprehensive cell map of the human endometrium, and identified new cell types and interactions between them...
New drug increases biochemical pregnancy rate following IVF
Women undergoing IVF using donor eggs had a higher biochemical pregnancy rate after using a new drug designed to act directly on the endometrium in the uterus...
Image by K Hardy via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human embryo at the blastocyst stage (about six days after fertilisation) 'hatching' out of the zona pellucida.
'Mini-placentas' to help in understanding reproductive disorders
A placenta model, developed at the University of Cambridge, is enabling scientists to better understand the underlying cause of reproductive disorders...
Where Do We Go Next? The Case for Change
The second session of the PET 2023 Annual Conference asked 'Where do we go next?' following Professor Peter Braude's superb coverage of the history of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act...