Category Archives: Embryology

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 9-Sep-2014 Contact: Emma Mason wordmason@mac.com European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology http://www.twitter.com/ESHRE Women who have difficulty accepting the fact that they can't have children following unsuccessful fertility treatment have worse long-term mental health than women who are able to let go of their desire for children, according to new research. The study published online today (Wednesday) in Human Reproduction [1], one of the world's leading reproductive medicine journals, is the first to look at a large group of women (over 7,000) to try to disentangle the different factors that may affect women's mental health over a decade after unsuccessful fertility treatment. These factors include whether or not they have children, whether they still want children, their diagnosis and their medical treatment. Dr Sofia Gameiro, the lead author, said: "It was already known that people who have infertility treatment and remain childless have worse mental health than those who do manage to conceive with treatment. However, most previous research assumed that this was due exclusively to having children or not, and did not consider the role of other factors." The researchers say that their findings show only that there is a link between an unfulfilled wish for … Continue reading →

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 09, 2014 Leading fertility center, IVF New Jersey, today announced its clinical pregnancy rate for the first seven months of 2014, January thru July, for egg donor recipients: a remarkable 93% overall success, or 53 pregnancies in 57 embryo transfers. Two of the biggest concerns for egg recipients are success rates and the time it takes to be matched with an appropriate donor. IVF New Jerseys egg donor program not only is one of the countrys best, but it also boasts one of the shortest wait times for donor matchingan average of 2 monthscompared to many competitors average 10-12 month wait. Cindy Elling Comito, who has served as IVF New Jerseys Embryology Director for 23 years, calls the numbers for January thru July remarkable. Of all fertility treatments, donor eggs offer the highest pregnancy and delivery success. Our rates have been high since we began in 1991, but they are extraordinarily high this year for such a long period of time, Comito said. Egg donor pregnancy rates are a strong indicator of how a practice is performing overall, the quality of the laboratory and abilities of the doctors. IVF New Jersey also recently rolled out … Continue reading →

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AP MPs and members of the public have been voicing their concerns about the proposed creation of 'three parent' embryos, which the Government is said to want to push through parliament this autumn. Earlier this year the Government published proposals to move ahead with 'three parent' embryos, despite the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority stating that more research is required before steps are taken. Campaigners are concerned that the effects of the procedures on the babies produced are being ignored, as well as the fact that the proposed legislation will be in a format that will have weaker scrutiny than usual. In a debate this week, Conservative MP Fiona Bruce told the House of Commons that there was scientific evidence of chromosomal abnormalities in embryos produced by this technique, and that the UK Government should not approve it until further research had been carried out. The issue relates to the transfer of DNA into an embryo from a different person's mitochondria, the energy factories of human cells. "Two peer-reviewed articles in Nature have suggested that mitochondrial transfer is inherently risky, one of them citing a figure of 52 per cent of embryos created through MST having chromosomal abnormalities," she told … Continue reading →

First published in News Last updated by Robert Merrick, Parliamentary Correspondent PROTESTS by a group of MPs have failed to derail plans for a controversial gene therapy, to stop incurable diseases passing to the next generations. Ministers vowed to plough ahead with preparations for the DNA-altering procedure, which is being pioneered by a team at Newcastle University. However, the department of health declined to say when the issue would be put to a vote in Parliament, despite suggestions that it could be before the end of the year. The treatment involves replacing faulty mitochondria responsible for inherited diseases, including muscle wasting, heart problems, vision loss, organ failure and epilepsy. Embryos are given healthy DNA from donor eggs, meaning a baby has the DNA of three people from two parents, plus less than one per cent from the donor. Professor Doug Turnbull, who leads the Newcastle team, has urged the Government to draw up legislation as soon as possible, because of the number of patients waiting for treatment. But, in the Commons, MPs brought forward a motion demanding further research and for new regulations to be delayed in light of public safety concerns. Fiona Bruce, a Conservative backbencher, claimed the Human … Continue reading →

First published in News Last updated by Robert Merrick, Parliamentary Correspondent PROTESTS by a group of MPs have failed to derail plans for a controversial gene therapy, to stop incurable diseases passing to the next generations. Ministers vowed to plough ahead with preparations for the DNA-altering procedure, which is being pioneered by a team at Newcastle University. However, the department of health declined to say when the issue would be put to a vote in Parliament, despite suggestions that it could be before the end of the year. The treatment involves replacing faulty mitochondria responsible for inherited diseases, including muscle wasting, heart problems, vision loss, organ failure and epilepsy. Embryos are given healthy DNA from donor eggs, meaning a baby has the DNA of three people from two parents, plus less than one per cent from the donor. Professor Doug Turnbull, who leads the Newcastle team, has urged the Government to draw up legislation as soon as possible, because of the number of patients waiting for treatment. But, in the Commons, MPs brought forward a motion demanding further research and for new regulations to be delayed in light of public safety concerns. Fiona Bruce, a Conservative backbencher, claimed the Human … Continue reading →

Today, Nebraskas physicians are all schooled in Omaha, but at the time the Nebraska Territory formed, a few local doctors existed in name only, and many, like attorneys, simply studied under practicing professionals. As time progressed, doctors simply had to pass state exams to establish practices. By statehood in 1867, cities, often little more than villages, felt the need to establish colleges, and a few considered medical colleges as proof that they were indeed successful. Lincoln, and even Bethany, Nebraska, were not immune to that lofty goal. In 1883, the Nebraska Legislature authorized creation of three medical departments in the University of Nebraska. Unfortunately, Lincolns size, which could not provide adequate specimens or potential learning patients, led to the medical schools closure in 1887, ultimately to be reborn in Omaha. Eclectic medicine of the day could be compared loosely to alternative medicine today and was often practiced in conjunction with regular medicine. Proponents employed common curatives, were opposed to bloodletting and did not employ mercury, arsenic or other chemicals they considered poisons. Several Lincoln eclectic physicians saw the potential demise of the universitys medical school. Doctors Latta, Bently, Van Camp, Grimes and others approached Nebraska Christian University in Bethany, Nebraska, … Continue reading →

Frog embryology unit at the NASA Ames Visitor Center 2014-08-26 10:20. By: David Strube … Continue reading →

Teach me medicine : Embryology Embryology by One of the Special Students from Med13 at Teach me medicine Event. By: Kau Med14 … Continue reading →

MCAT embryology Based on Kaplan's notes for MCAT biology and Jason Mraz's song. Lyrics are as follows: First is a zygote, then an embryo, then a blastula with a blastocoel Trophoblast outside the inner cell... By: y3l2n … Continue reading →