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Written by Sophie Goodchild

No significant differences found in rates of embryos suitable for transfer and live birth rates between conventional IVF and ICSI in non-male factor cycles undergoing PGT-A....

5 Feb, 2024

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Reproductive epidemiology Science

First comprehensive analysis of burden of pregnancy loss shows downward trend in incidence, maternal mortality and disability-adjusted life years globally. Sedentary behaviour, smoking and poor health may be ‘powerful indicators’ of an increased risk of pregnancy loss,...

Written by Fiona MacRae

11 Apr, 2024

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Written by Sophie Goodchild

Gamete banks Science
An opinion article suggests the measure would protect clinics from donors who give false details about themselves...

5 Apr, 2024

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Written by Sophie Goodchild

Global Fertility Rates Science
A consensus document by the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) highlights huge disparities in fertility care access, and makes a series of recommendations including more affordable treatment....

21 Mar, 2024

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Written by Fiona MacRae

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Large national registry-based study finds odds of overweight in adolescence are greater for boys born following FET than those born after fresh embryo transfer or natural conception. Boys born after frozen embryo transfer (FET) have higher odds of overwei...

5 Mar, 2024

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Reproductive endocrinologist Professor Richard Legro, whose research career has focused on the diagnosis, treatment and genetic/environmental causes of PCOS, talks to Focus on Reproduction about the wider implications of weight loss in women with PCOS and metabolic syn...

Interview with Professor Richard Legro

23 Aug, 2023

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Interview with David Adamson

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David Adamson talks to Focus on Reproduction about ICMART’s global ART monitoring report with its findings that ART cycles are increasing by 6.7% per year, that freezing continues to grow in importance, that China and Japan now dominate world ART and that, following a ...

17 Aug, 2023

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Interview with Danilo Cimadomo

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Rome embryologist Danilo Cimadomo on the present and likely place of AI in the fertility clinic, particularly the IVF lab. His view is that AI will always be ‘a tool’ to enhance procedures, to quantify and objectify processes which may otherwise be subject to human var...

17 Aug, 2023

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During a Campus meeting in March on environmental quality in the lab, Aleksej Stevanovic gave a presentation on temperature control. Here Dr Stevanovic, junior deputy coordinator SIG Safety and Quality in IVF, talks to Sophie Goodchild from Focus on Reproduction includ...

Interview with Dr Aleksej Stevanovic

21 Mar, 2024

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Interview with Professor Maria José De los Santos Molina

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Vitrification has been a game-changer in fertility preservation. However, there is still room for improvement with oocyte freezing. Professor Maria José De los Santos Molina, from IVIRMA Valencia, outlines methods to increase the survival rate including altering the la...

6 Dec, 2023

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