Recent Scientific Publications & News
Maternal menopause as a predictor of anti-Müllerian hormone level and antral follicle count in daughters during reproductive age
Is the ovarian reserve in a woman at a given age associated with her mother's age at menopause?
Should ovarian tissue freezing be considered experimental?
- Composed for IVF-Worldwide.com Blog by Dr. Sherman Silber, St Lukes Hospital, St Louis, Missouri
For fertility preservation, the ASRM has finally ruled that oocyte freezing for cancer patients, or even for social reasons is no longer to be considered experimental.
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When is a pregnancy non viable?
A new article Published in journal Fertillity and Sterility in November 2012 by Tom Bourne and Cecilia Bottomley entitled “When is a pregnancy nonviable and what criteria should be used to define miscarriage” According to the article new criteria should be applied to avoid considering as miscarriages pregnancies that are otherwise viable.
A new prenatal test for early non invasive detection of Down’s syndrome
Blood test introduced in german-speaking countries might reduce the number of amniocentesis for detection of Downs’ syndrome
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