Posts Tagged ‘IVF’

Assisted Reproduction Gives Us More Girls than Boys

Assisted Reproduction Gives Us More Girls than Boys
When babies come into the world naturally, we generally have 105 boys for every 100 girls. That goes to counterbalance the percentage of fatality that appears to be higher for male babies, both unborn and born. Full story

Celine Dion’s Pregnancy Refuted

Celine Dion’s Pregnancy Refuted
Although in August Celine Dion’s representative made known that the famous singer was pregnant, now it seems that the statement was a little premature. In Touch magazine has reported that Celine is not pregnant for the time being. Full story

Obese Woman Got Pregnant after Losing Weight for IVF

Obese Woman Got Pregnant after Losing Weight for IVF
35-year-old British woman, Rachel Denton, managed to get pregnant naturally after losing weight in order to have in vitro fertilization (IVF). She spent years trying to get pregnant, but had no success because of her weight. Doctors claimed, she was too fat for IVF. She used to weigh 264 lb (120 kg). Full story

The World’s Oldest Mother Dies of Cancer

The World's Oldest Mother Dies of Cancer
The twins born by 67-year-old María del Carmen Bousada de Lara from Spain are now left orphans, although they have not turned three yet. Christian and Pau were born in Barcelona in December 2006, just a day before their mom celebrated her 67th anniversary. And last Saturday 69-year-old Maria Carmen lost her fight with cancer and died in her house in south-west Spain. The disease was diagnosed months after having the children. Relatives and friends unanimously talked the pensioner against the pregnancy because of the costly treatment of the woman whose menopause had been 18-year-long by the time. Full story

In Vitro Fertilization – Hope for Infertile Couples

In Vitro Fertilization – Hope for Infertile Couples
Infertility has been a growing nightmare in the developed countries for some time, but medical researchers have finally made a technological breakthrough that will put an end to its reign. Introducing In Vitro Fertilization, or IVF, an idea first proposed in the 1960s by Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards, a psychologist from Cambridge; about ten years after the first IVF baby was born. Full story

American Woman Has 14 IVF-Children

American Woman Has 14 IVF-Children
Nadya Suleman from Los Angeles suburbs, who gave birth to eight babies recently, confesses that she always wanted to have many children. Besides the newborns, Nadya, 33, has six other children. All of the fourteen children were conceived with the help of in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The happy mother will have to bring up all 14 children alone. Full story
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