21st July 2014
Fertility researchers have discovered a new way to identify embryos that are more likely to implant in the womb, which could help to increase IVF success rates by up to 50%. A research team led by Dr. Elpida Fragouli at Oxford University in the UK, found that embryos with lower levels of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), […]
18th July 2014
Written by our medical expert Dr. Beth Taylor, co-founder and co-director of Olive Fertility Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia. You are smart to be thinking about your fertility now! Let me break your question down: 1. At what point should [you] start considering seeing a doctor about preserving fertility? Now. Yes, now. I know it might […]
16th July 2014
A growing number of women are using donor eggs to have a child when their egg quality has declined due to advanced age. A recent study conducted in France suggests that older women who have babies using donor eggs, could be at greater risk for hypertension (high blood pressure) and preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a pregnancy […]
14th July 2014
A new study conducted in the UK suggests that 9 out of 10 of women would consider freezing their eggs in order to pursue their careers or find the right partner, before becoming a parent. The study was led by Dr. Camille Lallemant, at Prince Anne Hospital in Southampton. The research team surveyed 973 women […]