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The Future of IVF: Genetic Infertility Testing Breakthroughs Hold the Promise of Higher IVF
Pregnancy Rates and Lower Multiple Birth Rates.  Several breakthroughs in the field of In Vitro
Fertilization (IVF), soon to be available in Texas exclusively at the Sher Institute for Reproductive
Medicine (SIRM(SM)-Dallas), could dramatically increase the odds of a woman getting pregnant
through IVF, while at the same time reducing the likelihood of multiple births.

Infertility Molecule May be Key to Implantation Success.  A molecule believed to play a role in embryo
implantation in the uterus at the earliest stage of pregnancy may have strong implications for infertility
in women, according to an international team of scientists. By John C. Martin.

Woman gives birth after Ovary Transplant.  Alabama Woman Gives Birth to Daughter After Ovary
Transplant From Her Identical Twin.  By Shelia Flynn

Screening improves IVF success rate for older women.  Screening embryos can increase the success
rate of older women having fertility treatment, a leading fertility expert said on Thursday.  By Patricia
Reaney (5/19/05)

Smoking lowers in vitro fertilization success rate.  Women who smoke or are overweight substantially
reduce their chances of getting pregnant by in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study finds. By Steven
Reinberg / HealthDay

Scientists find molecule linked to infertility.  An infertility molecule found in mice may help to improve
the success rate of millions of women who have fertility treatments each year, an international team of
scientists said on Wednesday.

A Cause of Female Infertility May Up Heart Risk - Researchers See Link Between PCOS and
Metabolic Syndrome. By Miranda Hitti - WebMD Medical News.  Reviewed By Brunilda  Nazario, MD
(4/6/05)

Hormone Could Help Women Suffering From Infertility - New research on fertility suggests a
hormone that regulates obesity may help women that are having trouble conceiving. A new study
shows this hormone can help regulate periods.  By Dr. Dean Edell at KGO-TV (4/1/05)

Australians find infertility gene - Researchers in Australia may have found a gene that causes male
infertility.  By Janelle Miles at The Courier-Mail.  (3/29/05)

Smoking or Obesity Imperils IVF Success - Infertile women who smoke may be cutting a decade off
their reproductive years and reducing their chances of having a successful pregnancy from in vitro
fertilization (IVF).  By Katrina Woznicki, MedPage Today Staff Writer.  Reviewed by Robert Jasmer,
MD; Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. (4/6/05)

New Study Links Stress to Miscarriage - By Dr. Mark P. Leondires, M.D. (4/5/05)

Infertility - discovery could mean new treatment - A team of Japanese scientists at Osaka University
led by Dr Masaru Okabe have discovered a protein essential for human sperm to fuse to an egg. The
findings could well lead to new methods of treating infertility and the development of new
contraceptive strategies. (3/9/05)