Since Louise Joy Brown, first ‘test tube baby’, millions of babies have been born through IVF
Louise Joy Brown was born in England on July 25, 1978, and as the world’s first “test-tube baby,” her birth immediately attracted media attention. Brown was the first baby born through in vitro fertilization (IVF). According to History.com, her mother, Leslie, and father, Peter, struggled with infertility due to Leslie’s blocked fallopian tubes. In November […]
New 3D embryo imaging method may improve IVF outcomes: study
Researchers say they have developed a 3D imaging model of an early-stage embryo that could make it easier for women to become pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF). About 2.5% of U.S. births About 92,000 IVF embryos were created in 2022. When IVF patients create multiple embryos, it can be difficult to determine which one […]
Air pollution can decrease odds of live birth after IVF by 38%, study finds | Medical research
Exposure to air pollution may significantly reduce the chances of having a live baby after IVF treatment, a new study has found, raising further concerns about the health effects of toxic air on fertility. Pollution exposure has previously been linked to increased rates of miscarriage and premature birth, and tiny soot particles have been shown […]
Kelly, Giffords share IVF journey to highlight challenges to reproductive rights
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and his wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), opened up about their past struggles with fertility treatments and highlighted the importance of alternative reproductive options that they say are being undermined by politicians. in Personal essay In an article published in People magazine on Thursday, Kelly and Giffords described how a […]
NYC Council members urge city to provide IVF coverage for gay male employees
In response to the lawsuit, the New York City Council is calling on Mayor Eric Adams to take action and expand in vitro fertilization (IVF) coverage to gay male city employees. The Assembly’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus wrote Adams last week saying gay men are denied the benefits given to heterosexual couples and single women. They argue […]
Abortion, wigs for cancer patients, IVF: Health insurance coverage changes in Minnesota – CBS Minnesota
Minneapolis — This session, the Minnesota Legislature approved new coverage requirements for health insurance plans in an effort to reduce out-of-pocket medical costs. Provision of abortion, gender reassignment treatment, and the provision of prosthetic limbs and wigs for cancer patients are among the new requirements for the health insurance system. The approved changes will come […]
Former IVF doctor blows whistle on practice
Dr. Lauren LeBal is a specialist in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, focusing on fertility, recurrent miscarriage, the female cycle and menopause from an integrative perspective. Rather than relying on cutting-edge technology to solve women’s infertility problems, Lubal believes in finding the root causes of reproductive disorders. But it wasn’t always this way: Rubal started her […]
Klobuchar slams Republicans who voted against IVF legislation
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) blasted her Republican colleagues for voting Thursday to block a bill that would have made in vitro fertilization (IVF) a public right to treatment. In an interview with CNN’s “The Source,” Caitlin Collins asked Klobuchar what her message was to Senate Republicans who said they supported IVF but voted against the […]
Senate Republicans sink Democrats’ IVF bill, push their version
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic-led effort to advance legislation that would guarantee nationwide access to in vitro fertilization, instead backing a GOP alternative bill. Senate Republicans blocked the bill from moving forward on a procedural vote of 48-47, with only Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowska (R-Alaska) joining the Democrats. The bill […]
Democrat-backed IVF bill fails in Senate vote
A Democrat-backed bill that would expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services and provide a “nationwide right” failed to garner the votes needed to pass a key test vote on Thursday. The Senate passed the bill 48-47, falling short of the 60 votes needed to move the bill forward. The bill’s failure was not […]