Meet this septuagenarian couple who become first-time parents via IVF!
After 46 years of her marriage and about 20 years after her menopause, 72-year-old Daljinder Kaur succesfully delivered a healthy baby boy, Arman Singh, on April 19, 2016.
May 10, 2016, 13:59 PM IST
What your parents eat can affect your health: Study
In a recent study researchers used mice that had become obese and had developed type 2 diabetes due to a high-fat diet and then obtained their offspring solely through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) from isolated oocytes and sperm, so that changes in the offspring could only be passed on via these cells.
Mar 15, 2016, 13:52 PM IST
India's first test tube baby now a mother!
As per Mid- Day reports, Dr Hinduja confirmed that both mother and child are in good condition.
Mar 07, 2016, 18:51 PM IST
Gangaram hospital first in India to perform IVF from parents with translocation defects
A translocation defect is a genetic defect in the structural arrangements of chromosomes, which interferes in the production of normal eggs and sperms, leading to repeated abortions.
Feb 13, 2016, 20:56 PM IST
Eating soy may help women undergoing IVF
Researchers wanted to examine further this association between BPA exposure and IVF success, and what part diet may play in a link between the two.
Feb 01, 2016, 10:12 AM IST
Next-gen IVF treatment can help older women conceive
The technique, called Augment, is not however yet allowed in the US because it has been defined as a novel drug in need of extensive testing by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Jan 25, 2016, 14:23 PM IST
New Mumbai IVF centre to cut infertility treatment cost
The treatment costs of various assisted reproduction techniques is very high and many times out of reach of a common man.
Jan 18, 2016, 23:22 PM IST
Grandmother gives birth to granddaughter in US
In a carefully planned surrogacy, a 54-year-old grandmother in the US has given birth to her daughter's baby, honouring a vow to her sibling who suffered three heartbreaking miscarriages.
Jan 10, 2016, 14:49 PM IST
When it comes to IVF, persistence pays off
A new study has revealed that two-thirds of couples undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment need up to six attempts to have a successful pregnancy.
Dec 25, 2015, 22:29 PM IST
Forget IVF, another way to have a baby soon
A researcher from George Washington University is exploring the possibility of using a new technique for human reproduction and its ethical and practical implications.
Dec 18, 2015, 16:01 PM IST
Paraplegic becomes father, offers hope to others
Usually caused by damage to the spinal cord, paraplegic patients generally experience complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs.
Dec 15, 2015, 22:55 PM IST
World’s first test-tube puppies born in US
US researchers announced on Wednesday that world’s first ever test-tube puppies have been born.
Dec 10, 2015, 10:51 AM IST
Tails say go left but sperm distort bodies to turn right!
Sperms need to crane their necks to turn right to counteract a left-turning drive caused by the rotation of their tails, says new research, adding that the discovery can lead to better in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other fertility treatments
Dec 08, 2015, 13:12 PM IST
China struggles with IVF demand as one-child policy ends
The Nanfang clinic in China`s southern Guangdong province says it offers Chinese patients seeking in-vitro fertilization (IVF) the chance to choose the gender of their child, avoid stringent approval checks and snarling queues.
Dec 01, 2015, 02:46 AM IST
Splitting embryos to produce twins for IVF not viable
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Code of Practice makes it clear that clinics should not produce embryos for in vitro fertilisation treatment by embryo splitting.
Oct 26, 2015, 16:31 PM IST
