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NEWS ABOUT: in vitro fertilization

in vitro fertilization stories: 48 news summaries

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 Celine Dion Not 
 Pregnant After All 

Husband reveals IVF didn't take, they will try again for second child

Nov 11, 09 10:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Céline Dion announced her pregnancy in August, but it turns out her IVF procedure didn’t actually take, husband René Angélil tells a Canadian paper. “We were shocked” to find out she wasn’t pregnant and tried again, but were still unsuccessful, People reports. Still, “Celine... More »

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entertainment • in vitro fertilization • celebrity • Celine Dion • celebrity pregnancy

Scientists Move Closer to Womb Transplant

Successful rabbit test means human test could be 2 years away

Oct 22, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - British doctors have performed successful uterus transplants in rabbits, meaning they could try the procedure on a human woman in as little as two years. Researchers say they’ve solved the blood supply problems that have until now bedeviled uterus transplants; a Saudi woman tried the procedure in 2000, but... More »

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in vitro fertilization • transplant • womb • animal testing • infertility • infertile • human trials • women's issues • womb transplant

(Newser) - Some couples are unable to conceive because the woman's eggs screen his sperm for DNA quality and give it a thumbs down, the Independent reports. Scientists in Britain and the US have spotted this "lock-and-key" mechanism in which eggs "read" sperm's DNA, most of which is... More »

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sperm • in vitro fertilization • DNA • eggs • conception • fertility treatment

(AP) - A Spanish woman believed to have become the world's oldest new mother when she gave birth at 66 has died at 69, leaving behind twin toddlers, Spanish newspapers reported today. Maria del Carmen Bousada gave birth in 2006 as a single mother after in vitro fertilization treatment. Her brother confirmed... More »

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Spain • in vitro fertilization • obituary • mother • Maria del Carmen Bousada

 Rowe Not Kids' Bio-Mom: TMZ 

She could still win custody as surrogate

Jun 30, 09 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not only was Michael Jackson not the biological father of any of his children, neither was Debbie Rowe, his ex-wife, their biological mother, TMZ reports. All three children were conceived in vitro, and Debbie acted as the surrogate for the eldest two—for a fee—sources tell TMZ. More »

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entertainment • in vitro fertilization • celebrity • death • custody • Michael Jackson • Debbie Rowe • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • Blanket Jackson

OPINION

 Better Health Care 
 Might Have Saved 
 Jon and Kate 

Were IVF coverage mandated, sextuplets may have been fewer

Jun 28, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Could better health care coverage have saved Jon and Kate? Maybe, writes Liza Mundy in the Washington Post, explaining that the Gosselins opted for a cheaper fertility treatment in their quest for one more baby after having twins—and got six kids. Had their health insurer been required to pay... More »

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health care • in vitro fertilization • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • sextuplets

(Newser) - Many Asian American parents' strong bias for sons is beginning to emerge in US birth statistics, reports the New York Times.  Chinese, Korean and Indian immigrant families are more likely to abort female embryos and use in-vitro fertilization to have a treasured boy, particularly after the first or second... More »

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gender • abortion • parenting • in vitro fertilization • girls • Koreans • gender gap • gender bias • Census data • Chinese Americans • Asian immigrants • Indians • sex selection • boys

(Newser) - A pregnant 66-year-old woman on track to become Britain's oldest mother is unapologetic about her decision, and insists she feels like a 39-year-old woman—some days, reports the Mirror. The successful factory owner claims that she's in better shape than many of her younger employees. "It’s not... More »

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pregnancy • motherhood • in vitro fertilization • old age • Elizabeth Munro

Healthy Baby Born 22 Years After Dad's Sperm Frozen

Former teen leukemia patient sets record

Apr 14, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A North Carolina man had his sperm frozen when he was 16, before leukemia treatment rendered him sterile. A record 22 years later, Chris Biblis and his wife conceived a daughter—and now she’s been born healthy, the Times of London reports. “From my life being saved to... More »

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sperm • in vitro fertilization • baby • sterilization • cryogenics

Docs Warn Would-Be Parents
of Higher IVF Risks

Test-tube babies at 30% greater risk for genetic health conditions

Mar 22, 09 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - British doctors will begin warning fertility patients about in vitro fertilization, which has been shown to increase the risk of genetic health problems in babies by 30%, the Independent reports. Experts say the “small risk” could be caused by weaker eggs in older women or fertilization medication that harms... More »

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fertility • in vitro fertilization • parents • genetic abnormalities • doctors

Ripley's Fertility Exhibit Warns Octu-Mom Away

Suleman, Dr Phil,
Allred are reportedly hatching 'rescue plan'

Mar 5, 09 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Nadya Suleman seems to be everywhere these days, but one place you probably won’t see her is the new fertility exhibit at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium, TMZ reports. Reps from the Hollywood museum are urging the mother of 14 to stay away from the statues, which... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • in vitro fertilization • Gloria Allred • Dr Phil • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

(Newser) - All the outrage over Nadya Suleman and her octuplets is a little disingenuous, Raina Kelley writes in Newsweek. “Because, in truth, we created Octomom. With our glorification of bizarre behavior, we dare the emotionally needy to shock and appall us,” Kelley writes. “And then we slam them.... More »

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television • Angelina Jolie • in vitro fertilization • welfare • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • media frenzy • public assistance

Georgia Bill Would Make Implanted Octuplets a Crime

Lawmakers seek to cap number of embryos

Mar 3, 09 5:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Lawmakers in Georgia have introduced a bill to ban some of the fertility procedures that gave Nadya Suleman her octuplets, reports the Wall Street Journal. The bill—partly drafted by a state pro-life group—would limit to three the number of embryos that can be implanted in women over 40,... More »

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in vitro fertilization • Georgia • fertility treatment • multiple births • bill • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • implanted embryos

Critics Blast 'Designer
Baby' Clinic

LA Doc offers defect-screening technique
to pick eye color

Mar 2, 09 1:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The founders of an embryo technology that identifies birth defects are furious that a leading Los Angeles fertility clinic is using their discovery to enable couples to choose baby traits like hair and eye color. The role of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis—which identifies thousands of characteristics in a three-day embryo—... More »

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medical breakthrough • in vitro fertilization • baby • embryo • genetic alteration

 Octu-Mom 
 Offered $1M 
 to Do Porno 

Plus, second Octu-Fam video released

Feb 25, 09 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Nadya Suleman may not be getting her own reality show, but she could make $1 million starring in a porno, TMZ reports. Porn distributor Vivid Entertainment also promised Suleman and her 14 kids medical and dental insurance if she makes more than one. The offer comes on the heels of... More »

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in vitro fertilization • pornography • online videos • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

 Octu-Mom, 
 Grandma 
 Face Off 
 in New Vid 

Mom rips daughter for irresponsibility

Feb 24, 09 9:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman and her own mother, Angela, have been sniping at each other in interviews—and now a video from Radar captures their first face-off. The bizarre sit-down includes an argument over how Nadya could have dealt with her frozen embryos and Angela’s apparent suggestion that she... More »

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in vitro fertilization • foreclosure • online videos • multiple births • mortgage delinquency • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

 Ellen, Portia 
 Turn to IVF 
 for Baby 



Couple hopes for a boy

Feb 20, 09 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are ready to start a family, Star reports. Though de Rossi once considered adoption, the pair, who wed in August, have settled on in-vitro fertilization—and are hoping for a boy. “Portia is prepared to go through it 10 times if she has... More »

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in vitro fertilization • celebrity • Ellen DeGeneres • fertility treatment • celebrity pregnancy • Portia de Rossi • celebrity parents • celebrity baby

(Newser) - The birth certificates of most of Nadya Suleman’s children list no father, TMZ reports, though all 14 kids have the surname Solomon. A "David Solomon"—who may be from Israel, based on a liberal interpretation of the documents—is listed as the father of four of Suleman’... More »

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California • in vitro fertilization • father • multiple births • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • birth certificate • David Solomon


 Birth Defects, 
 IVF Linked, but 
 How Linked? 

Study finds increased genetic issues among test tube babies

Feb 17, 09 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Though the octuplets have pushed in vitro fertilization into the spotlight, there's still one question that's going largely unasked, reports the New York Times: "What is the chance that an IVF baby will have a birth defect?" Though a November study provided preliminary evidence—of 9,584 babies... More »

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genetics • in vitro fertilization • medical research • genetic defects • multiple births • birth defect • octuplets

(Newser) - The octuplets mom now has two fewer people in her life: The husband-and-wife publicity team who represented her has quit because of death threats, the Los Angeles Times reports. "They hope I die, they hope my business goes under, they want to rip her uterus out," said JoAnn... More »

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in vitro fertilization • mothers • death threats • multiple births • octuplets • fertility drugs • Nadya Suleman

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