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Is There Really a Fertility ‘Cliff’ at 35?
Thirty-five can be seen as the age that fertility goes way downhill, but the BBC interviews experts who explain that like much of medicine, it’s a spectrum and the best data shows probabilities—not hard cut-offs.
Alabama Bill Avoiding ‘Extrauterine Children’ Question Heads to Governor
Alabama’s statehouse passed emergency IVF legislation Wednesday night, giving health care professionals protection from civil and criminal penalties for destroying embryos.
Op-Ed: IVF Weight Restrictions Are Discriminatory
A PhD student studying fertility care access, argues that it is discriminatory to keep women from getting IVF procedures because their BMI is “too high.”
First Lady Jill Biden and Actress Halle Berry Highlight Menopause Research
Biden and Berry visited the University of Illinois-Chicago as part of the White House’s initiative on women’s health research. The university research is specifically focused on hot flashes and sleep, and how estrogen affects the brain.
Researchers Think They May Have Noninvasive Way to Identify Best Embryos
Researchers at UC San Diego announced they were able to identify the best performing embryos using “exRNA” cellular material that is left behind in the petri dish.
Higher Stress Tied to Heart Risk During Pregnancy – Especially in High Income Women
A study finds women with higher self-reported stress levels during fertility treatments were more likely to have high blood sugar during pregnancy.
More Evidence on BMI and Fertility Treatments
Danish study of over 327,000 children found there was no association between BMI and children born using IVF or ovulation induction versus without any fertility treatments.
Illinois Outlaws ‘Fertility Fraud’
A new Illinois state law takes effect next year allowing residents to bring a fraud case against health care providers who used their own “human reproductive cells” during treatment without a patient’s consent.
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Way More Americans Know About Fertility Treatments in 2023
Knowledge of fertility treatments has jumped nine percentage points since 2018