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Fertility

# fertility - Thursday 23 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Fertility

New IVF treatment could result in couples having successful pregnancies

The ‘time-lapse’ technology can pinpoint the abnormalities in human embryos that cause IVF failure or miscarriage and raises live birth rates by 56 per cent.

# fertility - Wednesday 22 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Quality Of Life

Which county has the lowest disposable income per person?

New CSO figures also indicate that 15 per cent of all accommodation was vacant in 2011.

# fertility - Saturday 22 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Prime Numbers

Instagram, Gangnam and partridges in pear trees: The week in numbers

How long does a Presidential website last? And how much does it pay to Assemble the Avengers?

# fertility - Thursday 20 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Birth Rate

Ireland retains highest birth rate of any EU country

An ESRI study shows a larger proportion of the Irish population having children than any other EU member state.

# fertility - Friday 16 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 5 At 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

From TheJournal.ie New Arrivals

Birth rate falls, but Irish women remain Europe’s most fertile

The average Irish woman will have 2.06 children in her childbearing years – more than anyone else in the European Union.

# fertility - Friday 9 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Screening

Cystic Fibrosis Association welcomes granting of licences for embryo testing

Clinics will now offer tests to screen for diseases like cystic fibrosis as well as abnormalities that can cause miscarriages and IVF failure.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Nine things to know on this rainy Friday morning…

# fertility - Thursday 8 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Fertility

New cutting-edge fertility treatment offered at Beacon Medical Campus

For the first time in Ireland couples will be able to access treatments like Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis and Chromosome Screening Array.

# fertility - Wednesday 5 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Fertility

Frozen – over fresh – embryos may improve IVF success

Senior clinical embryologist at Beacon Court in Dublin welcomes the new research stating embryo freezing and waiting for a better conditioned womb linings may be the way forward.

# fertility - Wednesday 29 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Fertility

Scientists grow sperm cells from skin

Researchers say this discovery means it may one day be possible to treat male infertility.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

Good morning! Here’s what you need to know this morning.

# fertility - Thursday 16 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Walnuts

Walnuts ‘improve sperm health’ in men, say researchers

A study on men consuming a ‘Western-style’ diet showed that eating 75gm of walnuts a day improved sperm vitality.

# fertility - Sunday 12 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Having children doesn’t define men, so why should it define women?

Maeve Binchy’s books would have been different if she’d had children, according to one newspaper. Abigail Rieley asks: Why do we put this pressure on women?

# fertility - Monday 18 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Good News

Clinic announces first Irish pregnancy from new fertility technique

The new method, called vitrification, involves the ultra-rapid freezing of embryos and oocytes (eggs).

# fertility - Thursday 31 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

From TheJournal.ie Stats

Baby boom: More babies born than in any year since 1891

The CSO has released new figures about births, deaths and marriages in Ireland – including how the average age of brides and grooms is now at a record high.

# fertility - Thursday 29 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Census 2011

Census shows family sizes are still declining – but at a slower pace

New data shows the average number of children in an Irish family is today 1.38.

# fertility - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Health

New research shows fatty foods impact quality of sperm, fertility

Bad news: eating junk food may well reduce a man’s sperm count. Good news: Fish and plant oils can improve semen quality.

# fertility - Monday 27 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Catholic Church

Pope says marriage is only place ‘worthy’ of conception

Pope Benedict also said that infertile couples should shun artificial procreation.

From TheJournal.ie Fertility

Study finds young women have egg-producing stem cells after all

Doctors had believed women were born with all of the eggs they would ever have, but new research suggests young women could produce new eggs.

# fertility - Tuesday 30 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Column: ‘Deep down, I am still angry at the unfairness of it all’

Helen Browne describes her experience of infertility, and asks for people to be more sensitive to this painful condition.

# fertility - Monday 18 July, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Sexual Health

Sexual healthcare now considered a ‘luxury’?

The Dublin Well Woman Centre has seen a significant drop in the number of people attending for STI screening.

# fertility - Tuesday 5 July, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Fertility

Women told to ‘floss for fertility’

As if you didn’t need more reasons to floss: poor dental hygiene has been linked to a delay in a woman’s ability to conceive – and a host of other health problems.

# fertility - Wednesday 1 June, 2011

US medical authorities revoke licence of ‘Octomom’ doctor

Officials revoked the licence after an investigation found Dr Michael Kamrava had implanted six times the normal number of embryos into Nadya Suleman.

# fertility - Friday 25 March, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Fertility

Scientists grow sperm in laboratory

Japanese researchers have cultivated sperm from the testes of baby mice.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Nine things you need to know by 9am: British police may investigate Neil Prendeville; how Barack Obama was locked out of the White House and the cheating scandal that’s rocking the chess world.

# fertility - Saturday 6 November, 2010

Laptops linked to toasty testicles

Men who used a computer perched on their lap are increasing the temperature of their testicles, according to a new study.