infertility

Ask Us Anything About How Fertility Testing Is Like A Pandora's Box

9:30pm October 28, 2015

by Eliza Barclay

We're hosting a Reddit AMA tonight at 9 p.m. ET with Joann Galst, a psychologist who specializes in fertility issues. We'll be talking about the complex emotional issues surrounding fertility.

Women Find A Fertility Test Isn't As Reliable As They'd Like

10:35am October 07, 2015

by Eliza Barclay

It's hard to predict how quickly a woman's fertility will decline and if she'll be a good candidate for egg freezing. But doctors try to figure that out with something called an ovarian reserve test.

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Eggs may be more vulnerable to freezing than embryos, but that's just one factor that affects the odds of having a baby with frozen eggs.

Freezing Eggs May Reduce A Woman's Odds Of Success With IVF

5:05pm August 31, 2015

by Robin Marantz Henig

Women who used frozen donor eggs instead of fresh for IVF had lower odds of having a baby, a study finds. But doctors say frozen eggs remain a good option for many women.

In the technique known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection, a fertility specialist uses a tiny needle to inject sperm into an egg cell.

What's My Chance Of Having A Baby? A Better Predictor Of IVF Success

6:19pm April 08, 2015

by Katherine Hobson

Achieving pregnancy with in vitro fertilization depends largely on your age. But other factors contribute, too. A study compares two online tools aimed at giving couples a realistic sense of the odds.

Along with sperm, the in vitro procedure adds fresh mitochondria extracted from less mature cells in the same woman's ovaries. The hope is to revitalize older eggs with these extra "batteries." But the FDA still wants proof that the technique works and is

Fertility Clinic Courts Controversy With Treatment That Recharges Eggs

4:57pm March 06, 2015

by Rob Stein

The technique aims to rejuvenate a woman's eggs using mitochondria from cells extracted from her ovaries. A Toronto clinic's first births are due soon, and some doctors are worried about side effects.

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Women Increasingly Pick Brains Over Looks In Choosing Egg Donors

1:50pm November 03, 2014

by Robin Marantz Henig

As using egg donors becomes more common, women are more likely to choose donors based on smarts and athletic skill rather than trying to have a child who will look like just them.

A technician opens a vessel containing women's frozen egg cells in April 2011 in Amsterdam.

Silicon Valley Companies Add New Benefit For Women: Egg-Freezing

1:10pm October 21, 2014

by Laura Sydell

The addition of the benefit by Facebook and Apple comes as tech companies face mounting pressure to hire more women, but some warn it may increase pressure those employees feel to put off having kids.

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Sherman Silber, a surgeon at the Infertility Center of St. Louis, offers women a procedure that he claims will put their biological clocks on ice.

Health & Safety

Chance To Pause Biological Clock With Ovarian Transplant Stirs Debate

9:34pm December 24, 2012

by Rob Stein

The only women who have gotten pregnant with an ovarian transplant are cancer patients at great risk of losing their fertility. But a handful of doctors are now doing the procedure for patients trying to beat their biological clocks.

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