DENVER -- After 2017 guidelines recommended single embryo transfer in most situations, the multiple birth rate dropped by 58%, according to a large national registry study. Moreover, single embryo ...

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, one of the largest fertility organizations in the United States, offers non-legally enforceable recommended guidelines encouraging fertility clinics to ...

In IVF treatment, embryos are traditionally transferred in the uterus three days after fertilization. Due to improvements in laboratory techniques, this is now also possible after five days. It was ...

One of the first documents patients sign when starting in vitro fertilization asks them to consider the very end of their treatment: What would they like to do with extra embryos, if they have any?

New research has demonstrated the effectiveness of a first-in-class oral, non-hormonal drug in increasing embryo implantation, pregnancy and live birth rates among infertile women who are undergoing ...

The government is pushing to revise guidelines for infertility treatment support programs for the first time in over a decade, accepting academic warnings that multiple births pose risks to both ...

In December 2020 in Alabama, a hospital patient gained unauthorised access to an adjoining IVF storage facility, which was not adequately secured. The patient is said to have removed several frozen ...