Fertility
# fertility - Thursday 23 May, 2013
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
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
Instagram, Gangnam and partridges in pear trees: The week in numbers
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# fertility - Thursday 20 December, 2012
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
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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
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.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things to know on this rainy Friday morning…
# fertility - Thursday 8 November, 2012
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
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
Scientists grow sperm cells from skin
Researchers say this discovery means it may one day be possible to treat male infertility.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know this morning.
# fertility - Thursday 16 August, 2012
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
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
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
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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
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
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
Pope says marriage is only place ‘worthy’ of conception
Pope Benedict also said that infertile couples should shun artificial procreation.
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
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
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
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
# fertility - Friday 25 March, 2011
Scientists grow sperm in laboratory
Japanese researchers have cultivated sperm from the testes of baby mice.
The 9 at 9: Friday
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# 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.










































