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As the in-vitro fertilization industry evolves, some researchers are predicting that natural sexual reproduction could become obsolete, according to an article published in the medical journal of Reproductive BioMedicine .Australian veterinarian, John Yovich, told the Daily Mail that sex is “a fairly inefficient process,” that will soon become a purely recreational activity."Within the next five to 10 years, couples approaching 40 will assess the IVF industry first when they want to have a baby," said Yovich, a veterinary doctor from Murdoch University in Perth, Australia .Yovich also said he believes that in the next decade, in-vitro fertilization will have “a near 100 percent success rate.”Yovich’s research was based on in-vitro tests on cattle that were successful nearly every time.Currently, approximately 15 to 20 percent of women ages 38 to 40 are able to conceive using IVF, according to the American Pregnancy Association. That percentage drops to about 6 to 10 percent after age 4...
Robert Edwards of Britain won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for developing in-vitro fertilization, a controversial breakthrough that ignited sharp criti...
The doctor who helped Nadya Suleman conceive her octuplets and six other children through in vitro fertilization is facing allegations of negligence at a licensing h...
The heavier a woman is, the more trouble she may have getting pregnant and having a baby through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, suggests a large U.S. study.Research...
Transferring one embryo into women during in vitro fertilization (IVF) doesn't lower their chances of giving birth but it does mean fewer women give birth to twins, ...
Despite the label of being "infertile," some couples who have tried fertility treatments are later able to have a baby naturally, according to a new study from Franc...
Among women trying to get pregnant, moderate exercise is tied to more success, according to a new study. However, with exception of overweight and obese women, women...
Doctors recommend women using fertility treatments cut back on certain activities to increase their chances of having children, but a new study suggests they're not ...
Infertility is not usually a topic that is discussed publicly, but a new campaign is hoping to change that by erasing the stigma attached to it.EMD Serono, a biophar...
Kate* and her husband Greg of Greenville, N.C. struggled to conceive for a year-and-a-half before making an appointment with an infertility specialist. Although both...
Cameras were there taping her birth in 1981, and three days later she was the star of her first press conference, with her face on every newspaper and news station i...
Couples' chances of becoming pregnant with various forms of fertility treatment may start to fall after two or three tries with the same tactic, a new study suggests...
For all the miracle stories of tiny preemies who survive, the sad reality is that scientists know far too little about what triggers premature birth and how to preve...
Infants conceived through in vitro fertilization – a method of fertilizing an egg with a sperm outside the body – have an increased risk of being born with a birth d...
More tries aren't necessarily better when it comes to in vitro fertilization.New research found that about 1 in 3 women had a baby the first time they tried a test t...
A woman's chances of becoming pregnant through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can increase by more than a quarter with new technology that mimics the effects of the wo...
An Indiana teacher who says she was fired from a Roman Catholic school for using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant is suing in a case that could set up a...
Lost in the media storm surrounding Nadya Suleman , the mother of new octuplets born through in vitro fertilization, is the father of those babies.Incidentally, the ...
Drinking large amounts of coffee may hurt a woman's chances of becoming pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study from Denmark suggests.In the study...
Most U.S. doctors believe pregnancy starts when the sperm fertilizes the egg, a survey shows, contradicting the position of a key medical group with a view that coul...