Category Archives: Embryology

BBC News Women graduates 'desperately' freeze eggs over 'lack of men' BBC News "Rather, they were desperately preserving their fertility beyond the natural end of their reproductive lives, because they were single without partners to marry." Speaking at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology conference in ... 'Oversupply' of educated women freezing eggs thanks to 'deficit' of equally qualified menNational Post Career women 'freeze eggs as they wait for successful man' - studyIndependent Online Women are freezing their eggs as they can't find a man | Daily Mail ...Daily Mail Telegraph.co.uk all 12 news articles » See the rest here: Women graduates 'desperately' freeze eggs over 'lack of men' - BBC News … Continue reading →

Josh Disbrow, Chief Executive Officer of Aytu BioScience, stated, "These latest research findings continue to add to the clinical and scientific evidence supporting use of our MiOXSYS System, which we've already demonstrated to be a useful clinical tool for assessing oxidative stress levels in semen as it relates to male infertility. These seven presentations at ESHRE, presented by leading andrologists and urologists from infertility centers around the world, demonstrate the broad interest and significant potential for clinical use of the MiOXSYS System as an aid in the diagnosis of male factor infertility." The poster presentations were as follows: Title: ORP: A Reliable and Reproducible Method of Evaluating Oxidative Stress - A Multicenter Study Poster Number: G17-0526 Session: 36 Presenter: Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D., Director of the Andrology Center and Director of the American Center for Reproductive Medicine at the Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH Conclusion: Although other semen parameters showed significant differences between the two centers, sORP remained consistent in both data sets individually or in combined data. This proves its reproducibility and reliability. sORP is a measure of semen quality which adds more weight to semen testing in identifying fertile from infertile semen samples. Title: Effect … Continue reading →

Scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help predict which embryos will result in IVF success. In a new study, AI was found to be more accurate than embryologists at pinpointing which embryos had the potential to result in the birth of a healthy baby. Experts from Sao Paulo State University in Brazil teamed up with Boston Place Clinic in London to develop the technology in collaboration with Dr Cristina Hickman, scientific adviser to the British Fertility Society. They believe the inexpensive technique has the potential to transform care for patients and help women achieve pregnancy sooner. During the process, AI was "trained" in what a good embryo looks like from a series of images. AI is able to recognise and quantify 24 image characteristics of embryos that are invisible to the human eye. These include the size of the embryo, texture of the image and biological characteristics such as the number and homogeneity of cells. During the study, which used cattle embryos, 48 images were evaluated three times each by embryologists and by the AI system. The embryologists could not agree on their findings across the three images, but AI led to complete agreement. Stuart Lavery, director of the … Continue reading →

UNDERGOING fertility treatment does not increase a couple's risk of getting divorced, according to a new study. The findings dispel the belief that the stress of undergoing treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) can put intolerable strain on relationships. The study, presented to the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual meeting in Geneva, drew on findings from a registry of women having assisted reproduction treatment in Denmark between 1994 and 2009. Researchers examined data on 42,845 patients including their marital status and compared it to a control group from the general population. During the 16 years of follow-up the majority of couples had children - 56 per cent from the general population and 65 per cent of those undergoing fertility treatment. And around one-fifth from each group ended up separated or divorced - 20 per cent of those who had fertility treatments compared to 22 per cent of the general population. Although initial findings did reveal a lower risk of break-up among the couples who had assisted reproduction treatment, when subsequent children were added to the model, and after adjusting for both partners' age, education and partnership status, no difference in the risk of marriage or partnership … Continue reading →

The Chicken Champions are visiting farms and households with poultry on July 9 to pick up eggs for donation to food banks in Jefferson County. The community-service project led by Peninsula Poultry 4-H Club (a.k.a. Chicken Champions) invites anyone with egg-laying poultry to share their bounty and help the hungry. Eggs are to be brought to the food banks on Wednesday, July 12. They approached me with the idea, and I told them that eggs were like liquid gold at the food bank, said Shirley Moss, director of the Port Townsend Food Bank. An egg can be used for breakfast, lunch or dinner; it keeps well its just an amazing food source, she said. 4-H club members came up with the idea of collecting the eggs as a way to give back to the community. One of the elements of 4-H that we try to cultivate is to grow the kids as generous people to help them experience what it means to be generous in the community, said Tanya Barnett, 4-H youth coordinator and Chicken Champion parent. The project is called the Great Egg Liberation, and, in the spirit of Independence Day, club members see the project as a liberation … Continue reading →

Women who survived cancer were 38 percent less likely to become pregnant as compared to their healthy counterparts, says a new study. The research findings also emphasised on the need for better access to fertility preservation in girls and young women. The detrimental effect on fertility was evident in almost all types of cancer diagnosed, the study showed. The findings showed that for women who had not been pregnant before their cancer diagnosis, 20.6 percent of the cancer survivors achieved a first pregnancy after diagnosis, compared with 38.7 percent in the control group. Thus, women with cancer were about half as likely to achieve a first pregnancy. "This analysis provides evidence of the effect of cancer and its treatment on subsequent pregnancy across the full reproductive age range," said Richard Anderson, Professor at the University of Edinburgh. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy - treatments for cancers - are known to affect fertility as some can cause damage to the ovary, uterus and potentially affect those brain centres which control the reproductive axis. The results were presented at the Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in Geneva. For the study, the team included 23 201 female cancer survivors … Continue reading →

EXPERT ADVICE ON CAREER CHOICES I am a science student interested in biology. I want to opt for embryology. What are the entrance exams and which is the best college for this course? - FARHEEN SIDDIQUI Embryology is a science of test-tube babies and in vitro fertilization is a specialised fi eld. Postgraduate courses in clinical embryology are available in a few reputed universities and institutes, and they have their own entrance procedure. To be eligible for this course, one should either have a Masters degree in life sciences, zoology, biochemistry, microbiology, applied microbiology, biotechnology, genetics or molecular biology, or an MBBS, BDS or BVSc degree. Potential employers include fertility clinics, universities, hospitals, laboratories, biotechnology fi rms, government organisations and commercial industries. What career paths can I choose after completing my bachelors in computer science? - AMIT KULKARNI If you prepare well for entrance exams like CAT /SNAP/ CMAT and get a good score, you can pursue an MBA from premier institutes. You can also do a postgraduate degree or diploma in mass communication after appearing for the entrance exams. Or, you can go for a three-year law course after graduation, for which you will have to pass the Maharashtra … Continue reading →

When I first visited a fertility doctor because of pregnancy problems, I had no idea that the in vitro fertilization, or IVF, he was suggesting to help me was actually the "test-tube baby" technique that I'd heard about, an approach that had sounded scary, like something out of science fiction. After I educated myself and started treatment, the concerns continued: Would the hormone-stimulating drugs have adverse effects on me? What would the drugs do to the fetus? And more important, would conceiving a child outside the womb (not actually in a test tube but in an embryology lab) have any long-term effects? Most important, would my child - if I would be lucky enough to give birth to one - be as physically and mentally healthy as naturally conceived children? Articles and blogs fed into my worries - not to mention the online "mommy boards" at pregnancy and fertility websites where women trade rumors, innuendoes and fears, often based on nothing more than a friend's experience. Since the first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in England in 1978, about 6.5 million children have been born worldwide with the help of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as IVF. So there … Continue reading →

Erick Gill, YourNews contributor 9:42 p.m. ET June 9, 2017 The Oxbow Eco-Center will partner with BioEYES this summer to kick-off the premier BioEYES summer camp on the Treasure Coast. This camp takes place 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 12-16 and is open to ages 7-14.(Photo: Erick Gill) PORT ST. LUCIE The Oxbow Eco-Center will partner with BioEYES this summer to kick-off the premier BioEYES summer camp on the Treasure Coast. This camp takes place from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. June 12-16 and is open to ages 7-14. Participants get the exciting opportunity to participate in real science. The BioEYES program is a hands-on science project that transforms a static classroom into a scientific lab. In the camp, children are appointed as junior scientists, then set off to explore live zebrafish and their life cycles. Campers will breed the fish and raise the resulting embryos until they hatch out as clear, free-swimming larvae with beating hearts that can be seen under our provided microscopes. The camp also features activities, hikes and games that facilitate an understanding of fish habitats, watersheds and water quality and the life cycles of other species. This BioEYES camp offers children an opportunity to … Continue reading →

Day 1: The Journey Begins The Egg Yolk An infertile and a fertile egg. Can you tell the difference? The white chalazae is much more prominent in the infertile egg. However there is no correlation between fertility and the size of the chalazae. The chalazae is composed of mucin fibers; mucin is a special kind of structural protein. The chalazae holds the yolk in place within the egg. In the infertile egg, on the left, the nucleus is merely a light spot on the yolk. The egg on the right is fertilized. In the fertilized egg the ovum has fused with a sperm to begin forming an embryo. By the time the fertilized egg is laid, many cells are divided on the surface of the yolk and formed a blastoderm. Can you see the difference between the nucleus of the infertile egg and the blastoderm of the fertilized egg? Both are indicated by the blue arrow. - Page 3 of 12 - Read more: Chickscope 1.5: Explore: Embryology: Day 1 - The Journey ... … Continue reading →