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Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a person to contribute to conception. Infertility may also refer to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term.

Merck receives marketing authorization for ELONVA

Merck & Co., Inc., which operates outside the U.S. and Canada as MSD, today announced the European Commission (EC) approval of ELONVA® (corifollitropin alfa injection). ELONVA is indicated for controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in combination with a GnRH antagonist for the development of multiple follicles in women participating in an assisted reproductive technology (ART) program.

28 Jan 2010

Women with higher blood levels of PBDEs take longer to become pregnant, say researchers

Women with higher blood levels of PBDEs, a type of flame retardant commonly found in household consumer products, took longer to become pregnant compared with women who have lower PBDE levels, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

27 Jan 2010

Erbitux improves survival of mCRC patients with KRAS wild-type tumors

Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced that Erbitux® (cetuximab) provided an improvement in overall survival (OS) when added to the standard 1st-line FOLFIRI chemotherapy regimen for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients with KRAS wild-type tumors in the CRYSTAL study.

24 Jan 2010

Infertility can lead to isolation and impact on couple’s relationships

Struggling to get pregnant can be a serious blow to the self-esteem of both women and men, according to a new national survey. Seven in 10 (71 percent) women said that infertility makes them feel flawed, while half of men (50 percent) say it makes them feel inadequate.

22 Jan 2010

Watson Pharmaceuticals provides detailed overview of its global operations at Investor Day meeting in NY

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today provided a detailed overview of its expanded global operations, enhanced supply chain capabilities and commercial and pipeline developments in its Brand and Generics businesses during an Investor Day meeting held in New York, NY.

22 Jan 2010

New Life Agency announces creation of nation's first IVF insurance program

New Life Agency, Inc. today announced that it has joined forces with New Jersey-based The Diamond Institute IVF Center and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy to create the nation's first IVF insurance program. The Assisted Reproduction Care (ARC) Insurance Program(SM) offers patients suffering from infertility feasible financial solutions for the ever-rising costs of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments, procedures and fertility medications.

20 Jan 2010

Gently rocking embryos during IVF may improve success rates

Gently rocking embryos while they grow during in vitro fertilization (IVF) improves pregnancy rates in mice by 22 percent, new University of Michigan research shows. The procedure could one day lead to significantly higher IVF success rates in humans.

20 Jan 2010

Impact of life style factors on natural and medically assisted reproduction

The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has published a position statement on the impact of the life style factors obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption on natural and medically assisted reproduction.

20 Jan 2010

Symposium to discuss strategies for prevention and treatment of infertility announced

ESHRE invites you to attend its campus symposium on 'Prevention and treatment of infertility in modern society'.

19 Jan 2010

Effects of obesity, smoking and drinking on natural and medically assisted reproduction

19 Jan 2010

New procedure could lead to higher IVF success rates in humans

19 Jan 2010

Bone marrow transplantation survivors can father children: new study says

Men who were previously deemed sterile due to aggressive cancer treatments may still be able to biologically father children according to a new study published in the journal, Bone Marrow Transplantation.

18 Jan 2010

Fertility drugs cause a high percentage of multiple births; contribute to growing crisis of prematurity

The widespread use of so-called fertility drugs, not just high-tech laboratory procedures, likely plays a larger role than previously realized in the growing problem of premature births in the United States, because these drugs cause a high percentage of multiple births, the March of Dimes said today.

18 Jan 2010

Sword Diagnostics launches Raman detection system for ultrasensitive immunoassays

Sword Diagnostics announced today the launch of its proprietary Raman detection system for ultrasensitive immunoassays. The system provides researchers with greater sensitivity which enables more accurate testing of low abundance markers.

18 Jan 2010

American Fertility Association to educate gay and lesbian community on gestational surrogacy

The American Fertility Association's Manicures & Martinis Family Building Program returns to Los Angeles this month, with a focus on gestational surrogacy, an option often used by men in same sex relationships.

13 Jan 2010

SIRIUS XM Radio to broadcast medical breakthroughs and milestones of the last ten years

SIRIUS XM Radio today announced that it will broadcast The Dean's List: A Decade in Medicine, an in-depth special exploring the medical breakthroughs and milestones of the last ten years hosted by Dr. Andrew Brotman, Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, NYU Langone Medical Center, on Doctor Radio, SIRIUS XM's 24/7 health and medical channel.

9 Jan 2010

Aneeve Nanotechnologies selected to work in the UCLA on-campus Technology Incubator Program

Aneeve Nanotechnologies LLC has been selected to work in the UCLA on-campus Technology Incubator Program at the California NanoSystems Institute. The startup company will conduct early-stage research for the development of a novel hormone sensor/meter for biomedical applications in the areas of infertility and menopause.

8 Jan 2010

Urologists use robot-assisted surgery to cut off average surgery time for vasectomy reversal

University of Florida urologists have used robot-assisted surgery to cut about 20 minutes off average surgery time for conventional vasectomy reversal using a microscope.

8 Jan 2010

Frequent chlamydia screening does not reduce infection in teenage girls

Frequent testing and treatment of infection does not reduce the prevalence of chlamydia in urban teenage girls, according to a long term study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers published in the January 1, 2010 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

8 Jan 2010

SEC declares Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by INVO Bioscience

INVO Bioscience, Inc., a medical device company focused on treatment options for patients diagnosed with infertility, announced today that the SEC declared its Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on December 21, 2009 effective on December 30, 2009.

7 Jan 2010

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Merck receives marketing authorization for ELONVA

Women with higher blood levels of PBDEs take longer to become pregnant, say researchers

Erbitux improves survival of mCRC patients with KRAS wild-type tumors

Infertility can lead to isolation and impact on couple’s relationships

Watson Pharmaceuticals provides detailed overview of its global operations at Investor Day meeting in NY

New Life Agency announces creation of nation's first IVF insurance program

Gently rocking embryos during IVF may improve success rates

Impact of life style factors on natural and medically assisted reproduction

Symposium to discuss strategies for prevention and treatment of infertility announced

Effects of obesity, smoking and drinking on natural and medically assisted reproduction

New procedure could lead to higher IVF success rates in humans

Bone marrow transplantation survivors can father children: new study says

Fertility drugs cause a high percentage of multiple births; contribute to growing crisis of prematurity

Sword Diagnostics launches Raman detection system for ultrasensitive immunoassays

American Fertility Association to educate gay and lesbian community on gestational surrogacy

SIRIUS XM Radio to broadcast medical breakthroughs and milestones of the last ten years

Aneeve Nanotechnologies selected to work in the UCLA on-campus Technology Incubator Program

Urologists use robot-assisted surgery to cut off average surgery time for vasectomy reversal

Frequent chlamydia screening does not reduce infection in teenage girls

SEC declares Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by INVO Bioscience

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