News: fertility

Top specialist to lead women’s and children’s health research institute

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A world-renowned reproductive biomedical specialist whose research is helping to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies has been named as the new Director for the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute (RRI).

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Patients told to get pregnant to treat endometriosis

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Research shows patients with endometriosis are being told to plan a pregnancy to help manage or treat the condition, despite a lack of evidence to show it reduces symptoms. The controversial advice has prompted calls to improve medical education about endometriosis.

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New micro device injects a boost to IVF success

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A research team led by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, in partnership with medical technology company Fertilis, has delivered a ground-breaking new micro-device to streamline the only fertility treatment procedure available for men with low sperm counts.

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Natural insemination IVF is better for older women struggling with infertility

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Natural insemination (IVF), the process where thousands of sperm are added to an egg in a culture dish to achieve fertilisation, is more likely to lead to a successful pregnancy for older women with infertility than Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) a new study from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and Repromed has found.

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