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Seen that? - Infertility Drugs Requires Beta Estrogen Receptor Gene
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 19, 2009
...e, called Dmc1, provides the code for a key protein involved in meiosis, the process that produces sperm and egg cells for reproduction. These sex cells contain only one set of chromosomes that combin...
Sperm banking boom
in Sox First, on August 7, 2009
...rder now for the banks to do business and make loans. But one type of banking business is booming. Sperm banks are doing a roaring business, according to this report . There's been a huge increa...
Happy Parents = Happy Children?
in Next Nine Months, on May 23, 2009
...and chemicals resulting from happiness, depression and other mental states can affect our eggs and sperm, resulting in lasting changes in our children at the time of their conception.
Brain chemicals...
A Case Of Uterus Didelphys
in Next Nine Months, on January 6, 2009
...sult a doctor for reproductive difficulties.
Imagine this: pregnancy has to depend on whether the sperm reaches the right uterus where there is a woman's egg waiting. Suffice to say that pregnan...
Pregnant Despite Uterus Didelphys
in Well Woman Blog, on January 6, 2009
...agina too.
With this condition pregnancy may be difficult as conception will depend on whether the sperm reaches the right uterus containing the woman's egg.
In London, a woman has been told sh...
Clincial Trials Confirm Accuracy of SpermCheck Vasectomy
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 1, 2008
...ing 144 post-vasectomy semen samples, researchers have confirmed the accuracy and reliability of SpermCheck Vasectomy , the first FDA approved at-home immunodiagnostic test for detecting low concen...
Embryonic-Like Stem Cells From Human Testes?
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 9, 2008
... with the use of embryonic stem cells : European researchers were able to figure out how to make sperm-producing testicular cells into producing embryonic-like stem cells.
Thomas Skutella of ...
Diabetes May Lead to Male Infertility
in Next Nine Months, on July 17, 2008
...k
In my previous entry, I mentioned a study indicating that obesity adversely affects men's sperm quality . Aside from obesity, diabetes also seem to reduce a man's chances of conceiving ...
Obesity in Men Contribute to Infertility
in Next Nine Months, on July 15, 2008
...e men in Group B, who had an optimal BMI (20-25, as classified by WHO), had higher levels of normal sperm than those in the other groups. They also had higher semen volume. There was no significant di...
Diabetes and Male Infertility
in Daily Diabetic, on July 9, 2008
...ffect on fertility. The condition as shown by their research findings can cause DNA damage in the sperm .
Said Dr. Con Mallidis of Queen's University in Belfast:
"The increase i...
This is Serious...Mobile Phones Can Decrease Sperm Count
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on February 7, 2008
...ility and Sterility journal, excessive use of mobile handsets may affect the quality of a man's sperm.
It can result to low sperm count or even higher percentage of abnormal sperm. The study con...
This Week's Virtual Console Round Up
in House of Nintendo, on October 22, 2007
...ja JaJaMaru-kun. But now, you can experience all the awful music, marshmallow ninjas and (apparent) sperm capturing you can handle.
Lunar Pool (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): OK, we'll buy th...
New Male Contraceptives Under Development
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 29, 2007
...native), developed by shepherd Medical Company. After 6 months of use, 92% of the men had no sperm or almost no sperm. The device blocks sperm in the vas deferens, the tube sperm swim through (...
Charlie Sheen Makes Bizarre Claim About His Sperm
in The Celebrities Weblog, on August 19, 2007
... a Hollywood type.
But now he has stated that former wife, denise richards , has requested a sperm donation, ewww, from him, so she can impregnate herself and deliver a third child.
Sheen ma...
PCOS? What's That?
in Well Woman Blog, on July 21, 2007
...ay be at risk. The scale of the problem was first recognised in 1991 when a Danish study found that sperm counts of Western men had fallen by about half in 50 years. Almost 15 years later, scientists ...
Can Diaphragm Prevent HIV in Women?
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 17, 2007
...the result of a clinical trial that involved 5,045 women in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Used with a spermicide cream or jelly, the diaphragm is a shallow, dome shaped cup with a flexible rim that fi...
New home fertility kit that tests men's fertility in minutes
in The Parenting Weblog, on June 5, 2007
...The male test, which takes 80 minutes to give results, measures "the concentration of moving sperm ", which is the primary indicator of sperm health.
The female test is similar to the...
Freezing Eggs
in Well Woman Blog, on May 20, 2007
Many women in today's society opt to delay having a baby until they are in their thirties. Could this be one of the reasons for infertility? Crystal Houser, quoted in CBC News , is sure of it:
"I don't have any doubts," said Crystal Houser, a 20-year-old student who said she i...
Diabetes Damages Sperm, May Affect Fertility
in Daily Diabetic, on May 3, 2007
... To all the male readers out there, hear ye, hear ye!
For the first time scientists found that sperm from diabetic men have greater levels of DNA damage than sperm from men who do not have the di...
Early-Stage Sperm Cells from Bone Marrow Stem Cells
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 16, 2007
... Scientists have been able to successfully culture early-stage sperm cells from mesenchymal stem cells isolated from the bone Marrow .
For the experiment, Prof Nayernia and his team took bo...
Gene Mutation Causing Infertility in Male Mice
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 12, 2007
..., called Dmc1 , provides the code for a key protein involved in meiosis, the process that produces sperm and egg cells for reproduction. These sex cells contain only one set of chromosomes that combi...
High Beef Diet at Pregnancy = Lower Sperm Counts in Sons?
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 1, 2007
...ochester found that a mother's high beef consumption while pregnant was associated with lower sperm counts in her son .
According to Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D., director of the Center for Reproducti...
Exposure to Hot Tubs/Baths = Male Infertility?
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 12, 2007
...osure (fever fevers or through applied external heat) has well been documented to cause of impaired sperm production in both animals and humans, this pilot study is the first published study to show t...
Ectopic Pregnancy
in Well Woman Blog, on February 6, 2007
...atural enough - eggs from ovaries to womb through the Fallopian tubes. Along the way, they meet the sperm and are fertilized. Englishbin.com tells the rest:
The fertilised egg continues on to the ...
The Birth Control Patch
in Well Woman Blog, on February 2, 2007
...n egg isn't released, a girl can't get pregnant because there's nothing for a guy's sperm to fertilize.
The hormones in the patch also thicken the mucus produced in the cervix (which ...
Test Tube Baby Gives Birth
in The Parenting Weblog, on January 16, 2007
... conceive naturally.
IVF or InVitro fertilization is the process of uniting the egg and the sperm in vitro (in the lab or on a glass, as others have put it). The embryos formed are then transf...
Year of the Dolphin
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 2, 2007
...cientists have developed an artificial insemination technique and ways of freezing and transporting sperm for captive dolphins.
The Year of the Dolphin will be part of the UN Decade on Education fo...
BRITNEY SPEARS STILL HAS STAR POWER
in The Celebrities Weblog, on November 9, 2006
...hen suddenly, the whole shebang went on hold.
The news that Britney Spears had dumped professional sperm donor Kevin Federline, for a few moments at least, displaced the entire electoral process of T...
Cell Phones: They're Still Bad For You
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 27, 2006
...ty for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) show that using cell phones over 4 hours a day caused a marked sperm count reduction in a group of men in Cleveland, Mumbai and New Orleans. The good news? The fin...
KEVIN FEDERLINE SAYS HE'S UNDERRATED
in The Celebrities Weblog, on October 27, 2006
...en then, hasn't he ever heard of the hands down leader in that category, George W. Bush?
Mr. sperm Donor has been appropriately termed a "legend in his own mind," in this articl...
Oh $#@&%!!! Mobile Phones Cause Sterility!!!
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 26, 2006
...e they yakked on a cell phone each day, the lower their fertility -- including a 40 percent drop in sperm production for those who talk on a cell phone more than four hours a day -- though just why is...
Men Have Biological Clocks Too
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 1, 2006
...h was written up in the Obstetrics and Gynecology journal.
Men are able to continue to produce sperm and father children as they grow older, but the quality and abundance of their sperm tends t...
Aging in Men Deteriorates Genetic Quality of Sperm
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2006
... As men get older, the genetic quality of sperm deteriorates thereby increasing a man's risk of being infertile, fathering unsuccessful pregnancies and passing along possible genetic diseases li...
Origen To Produce Therapeutics in Genetically Engineered Chickens
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 9, 2006
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The technology is based on genetically engineering primordial germ cells , the precursor cells to sperm and eggs, in chickens.
Aside from genetically engineering chickens to serve as a production p...
Detection of Sperm Protein P34H, New Male Fertility Test
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 16, 2006
...y published this month in Fertility & Sterility showed that the lack of protein P34H on the sperm can be used as a predictor of incidents of failed fertilization treatments.
Infertile...
Intra Vas Device (IVD), New Male Contraceptive That Targets Sperms Instead of Hormones
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 12, 2006
...th the 90-man study of the Intra Vas Device (IVD). IVD is a non-hormonal contraceptive that stops sperm in their tracks; a male contraceptive method that is reversible unlike vasectomy.
Men don'...
Male Hormonal Contraceptive is Reversible
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 28, 2006
...works similarly like the female hormonal contraception. While female treatments suppress ovulation, sperm production can be prevented by giving the male hormones androgen and progestagen.
The...
New Male Contraceptive, On Large Trial
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 5, 2006
... RISUG (Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance): a reversible, nonhormonal contraceptive that provides 10 or more years of protection after a 10-15 minute procedure, is the new male contracep...
A male fertility test
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 5, 2006
...t the man produces a sample, sets the device and within an hour will find out whether he has enough sperm to fertilise a female egg.
The test works by forcing sperm to swim through a barrier m...
Sperm Ships for Fertility Treatment
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 19, 2005
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Spurned by forbidden Fertility treatments in the UK, sperm bank company Cryos plans to launch "fertility ships" where people needing/wanting treatment can board and have it. Th...
Embryos Having Three Genetic Parents To Treat Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 11, 2005
...egg from a woman carrying mitochondrial defects will be fertilised in vitro using her partner's sperm. At the point of fertilisation, two "pronuclei" containing genetic material from the...
RFID Being Considered for In Vitro Fertilization
in The RFID Weblog, on April 3, 2005
...ere of mixed race, while both parents were white.
The IVF clinic had blundered, and used the wrong sperm to fertilise Mrs A's eggs . The child's biological father was Mr B, a man the co...