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Momentum

Debunking fertility myths

November 28, 2022 Contraception,  diet,  Fertility,  obstetrics and gynecology,  Pregnancy

When it comes to fertility, people who want to conceive often feel overwhelmed distinguishing between fact and fiction.

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Momentum

What is endometriosis?

March 21, 2022 endometriosis,  Fertility,  Menopause,  Menstrual cycle,  obstetrics and gynecology

Dr. Xiaoming Guan explains endometriosis, a condition that causes a painful lifestyle and other potential health and social issues.

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Policywise

Fertility and cancer survivors: Medicine’s growing pains

February 2, 2021 Childhood Cancer,  Fertility,  Oncofertility,  Pediatric Cancer,  Texas Children's Hospital,  Websites

Knowing that most pediatric patients will overcome cancer, it’s essential to discuss its implications on future fertility.

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From The Labs

Image of the Month: a young uterus

December 1, 2020 Fertility,  Image of the month,  Research,  uterus

The image shows a cross-section of a uterus from a 3-week-old mouse.

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Policywise

Embryo swap scandal reinforces role of genetic counselors

August 2, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Fertility,  Genetic counselors,  Sarah Huguenard

In what should have been the best moment of her life, a New York woman looked down at her newborn twins for the first time

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Policywise

The cost to reproduce: When finances affect medical and ethical choices

February 8, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Claire Horner,  Fertility,  Insurance,  IVF,  Pregnancy,  Reproduction

In the early days of assisted reproductive technology (ART), treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) were considered experimental and elective – those who could

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From The Labs

Follistatin: a key player in embryo implantation

August 9, 2017 assisted reproductive technologies,  decidualization,  embryo implantation,  female fertility,  Fertility,  Follistatin,  in vitro fertilization

The complex process of embryo implantation in the uterus has raised interest among researchers in the field in part because it fails in about half

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From The Labs

Changes in NLRP genes may be an answer to unexplained female infertility

April 28, 2017 Fertility,  in vitro fertilization,  infertility gene,  mouse model,  NLRP genes

Scientists estimate that as many as 15 percent of couples with infertility and 50 percent of women with recurrent pregnancy loss do not have a

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From The Labs

Mouse Gata2 gene can affect female fertility and uterine susceptibility to cancer

November 30, 2016 estrogen,  Fertility,  Gata2,  Genetics,  human fertility,  mouse fertility,  progesterone,  uterine cancer

Determining the cause of infertility can be a complex matter. Infertility may be the result of a problem in one or several of the multiple

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From The Labs

Narrowing down genes involved in male fertility

September 9, 2016 CRISPR/Cas9,  Fertility,  Genetics,  male infertility,  male pill

A couple’s fertility depends on both the female’s and male’s ability to reproduce, which relies on thousands of genes working properly. Around the world, infertility

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Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

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