Assisted Reproductive Technology / Egg and Sperm Donors / Egg donation news / Fertility Services / IFLG / Intended Parents / Mitochondrial Disease / Mitochondrial Donation Therapy / Reproductive Laws / Scientific Discovery / Trends in Reproductive Health

Baby Born via Mitochondrial Donation Gives Hope to Families with Genetic Mitochondrial Disorders

Mitochondrial Donation Therapy offers hope to families by preventing the passing of genetic disorders from parent to child. Mitochondrial DNA is passed down from mother to child, and genetically mutated mitochondria can carry an array of incurable disorders such as muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, neurological problems, seizures, vision and hearing loss, muscle weakness, cognitive and developmental delays, and early death.

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September 13, 2023

Artificial Intelligence / Assisted Reproductive Technology / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / IVF / Scientific Discovery

AI Poised to Revolutionize the Future of IVF

Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands to change the fertility world by revolutionizing outdated systems which may influence IVF success rates, the accuracy of cataloging frozen gametes, and lessen the overall cost of fertility treatments.

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March 14, 2023

Cryopreservation / Embryo Donation / Fertility Preservation / Frozen Embryos / IFLG / Intended Parents / Male Infertility / Rich Vaughn / Scientific Discovery

Cryopreservation-a Message of Hope

Cryopreservation continues to help with new innovations giving cancer patients, embryo donation recipients, and war veterans fertility hope.

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January 24, 2023

Coronavirus / Scientific Discovery / Surrogacy Latest News

Baby Born with Coronavirus Antibodies Passed from Vaccinated Mom

On the roller coaster ride that is the good news/bad news of the COVID-19 pandemic on any given day, this high point came in the news today: The birth of…

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March 18, 2021

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Treatment / New York / Reproductive Laws / Scientific Discovery / Surrogacy Agreement / Surrogacy Latest News

Uterus Transplant Donors Motivated to Give Gift of Motherhood

Pennsylvania researchers celebrated recently the birth of a healthy baby boy to a woman who received a uterus transplant from a deceased donor—only the second successful procedure and birth of…

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January 15, 2020

Fertility Treatment / Infertility / Rich Vaughn / Scientific Discovery

1st U.S. Birth Via Uterine Transplant Offers New infertility Treatment Option

U.S. fertility specialists and reproductive advocates are celebrating the June birth of the first healthy baby delivered in the United States following a successful uterine transplant from a deceased donor.…

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July 22, 2019

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Cryopreservation / In Vitro Fertilization / Scientific Discovery

Cryopreservation Technology Offers Hope to Girls Undergoing Chemotherapy

For this season of hope, here’s a story of hope. As reported by the BBC, a 24-year-old woman, who was rendered infertile after chemotherapy for a life-threatening childhood blood disease,…

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December 24, 2016

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Treatment / LGBT News / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn / Scientific Discovery

Cell Fertilization Without Sperm Promises to Revolutionize Human Reproduction

We first wrote in 2012 about the work of Japanese scientists who had produced viable eggs from the skin cells of mice, as cited in this Sky News report. This…

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September 20, 2016

Gay Fathers / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Same Sex Parents / Scientific Discovery

Lifting of Ban on ‘Gay Blood’ Donation Mirrors Progress for HIV+ Intended Parents

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this week that it is lifting its three-decade-old rule prohibiting gay and bisexual from donating blood. However, the agency said it will…

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December 23, 2015

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Services / Intended Parents / Rich Vaughn / Scientific Discovery

Spermbots and Nanoparticles Offer High-Tech Infertility Solutions

An exciting new technology offers the promise of diagnosing mysterious and rare causes of infertility by using nanoparticles to penetrate sperm.

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March 11, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / In Vitro Fertilization / Rich Vaughn / Scientific Discovery

ART Promises Freedom from Biological Limitations

All those will be increasingly available to men and women as advances in assisted reproductive technology continue to make creating babies via ART easier, more reliable and less expensive.

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January 15, 2013

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Rich Vaughn / Scientific Discovery

Ability to Create Eggs from Skin Cells Offers Future New Options for Infertility Treatment

Japanese scientists produced viable eggs from the skin cells of mice and earlier successfully created sperm from the embryonic stem cells of mice, opening up a world of future possibilities for assisted reproductive technology.

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November 16, 2012