IVF

Learn everything about in-vitro fertilization (IVF), from the cost of the procedure to keeping your spirits up if you're on the emotional rollercoaster.
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A Better Way to Predict IVF Success?
A computer-based analysis of age, changing levels of hormones, BMI, and endometrial thickness may improve the chances of getting pregnant ... Read More
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Air Pollution May Hinder Fertility Treatment Success
Breathing in polluted air may hurt more than your lungs. Pollution may also reduce your chances of becoming pregnant.
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Infertility: An Overview
Infertility fears strike many couples trying to conceive. Beyond advice to be patient, here's the basic work-up healthy couples can expect ... Read More
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Is Giuliana's Breast Cancer Linked to IVF?
A third attempt at in-vitro fertilization may have saved Guiliana Rancic's life—but did it also cause the problem?
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Maria Menounos: Why I'm Freezing My Eggs
Extra! Extra! Maria Menounos is spilling it about harvesting and freezing her eggs—but why now? We've got the scoop...
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The History of Infertility
For as long as men and women have been practicing the procreation dance there have been some who have suffered with infertility. Though ... Read More
Acupuncture Fails to Lift IVF Success Rates
The ancient Chinese treatment of acupuncture might not help couples undergoing IVF treatments conceive.
Babies Conceived via Assisted Reproduction: "Healthy and Normal"
More than 30 years after the birth of the first "test tube baby" in 1978, more than three million children have been born worldwide as a result of ... Read More
Baby Born from Embryo Frozen for 20 Years
A couple recently completed their family by using a 20-year-old frozen embryo. Read on to learn more about this IVF success story. ... Read More
Couple Conceives After 25 Years of IVF
After spending more than two decades and nearly $200,000 on unsuccessful fertility treatments, persistence finally paid off for a British ... Read More
Fertility Treatment Options—Is “Fertility Tourism” Safe?
Traveling to another country for infertility treatments may not be such a good idea.
Fertility Treatment Side Effects, Part II: The Out-of-Body Experience
Thinking of pursuing assisted reproductive technology in your efforts to get pregnant? It's good to know what it entails. Here's a view ... Read More
Getting Pregnant with Donor Gametes
For other couples, the alternatives available for potential success using their own gametes may be so expensive as to be prohibitive. For ... Read More
How Much Does IVF Cost, Anyway?
Have $24,000 to spare? That's the typical amount couples pay who pursue IVF treatments, according to a study on fertility assistance costs ... Read More
In-Vitro Fertilization Does Not Up General Risk for Cancer
An increased cancer risk is one less thing women undergoing in-vitro fertilization have to worry about.