London doctors are working to develop a “natural” form of IVF using a chemical known as the “kissing hormone” after tests suggested it is safer and more effective than conventional treatment. A total of 63 babies have been born to mothers involved in Imperial College trials that used kisspeptin to trigger their fertility cycle. The

Research presented today at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) by scientists from the University of Colorado and Duke University concludes that fresh donor eggs during in vitro fertilisation (IVF) provide a higher chance of implantation when compared with donor eggs that have been cryopreserved. In addition, the study lends credence to the practice

For women struggling with infertility, sometimes in vitro fertilization offers them the best chance at getting pregnant. If you ask any woman whose undergone IVF — myself included — they'll tell you all the myriad of complementary lifestyle changes they've made at the same time to optimize their chances for a successful IVF cycle: everything