Read more fertility stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/362/fertility.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:42:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69136/uc-settles-suits-in-embryo-thefts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe University of California Board of Regents has quietly paid $4.2 million to settle a dozen lawsuits linked to doctors who stole embryos in an Irvine fertility clinic, reports the Los Angeles Times . The physicians fled the US after it was discovered 14 years ago that they moved eggs...http://www.newser.com/story/69136/uc-settles-suits-in-embryo-thefts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 2:55:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63814/synthetic-sperm-grown-from-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish scientists announced they have created synthetic human sperm for the first time, the Guardian reports. The sperm—grown in a lab from stem cells—swim, have tails, and exhibit many of the same biological characteristics of real sperm, according to researchers. They believe the breakthrough could lead to a...http://www.newser.com/story/63814/synthetic-sperm-grown-from-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 1:52:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63179/more-sex-makes-stronger-sperm-cuts-infertility.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHaving sex every day improves sperm quality and can improve a couple's chances of conception, an Australian fertility specialist finds. Eight in 10 men with fertility problems showed less damaged DNA and more mobility in their sperm after 7 days, the BBC reports. The study recommended men "keep the river...http://www.newser.com/story/63179/more-sex-makes-stronger-sperm-cuts-infertility.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 9:04:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61833/wrong-woman-gets-couples-last-embryo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British fertility clinic implanted the wrong embryo into a woman who aborted it as soon as she found out, dashing another couple's hopes of having their second baby, reports the Telegraph. When a lab assistant informed the couple, they "held each other and sobbed," said the woman. “I remember...http://www.newser.com/story/61833/wrong-woman-gets-couples-last-embryo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Jun 2009 6:10:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58907/statue-of-busty-woman-may-be-worlds-oldest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGerman scientists have unearthed what may be the world’s oldest statue, a 35,000-year-old ivory carving of a busty woman. The 2.4 inch sculpture with extra-large breasts and an enlarged vulva was found in the same cave as a penis-shaped stone discovered in 2005, and may be an artistic...http://www.newser.com/story/58907/statue-of-busty-woman-may-be-worlds-oldest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 16:16:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58671/octo-mom-surgery-wont-stop-me-from-having-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDon’t worry, everyone—octuplet mom Nadya Suleman will be able to have more kids, she tells Radar . Though she recently said upcoming surgery would remove half her uterus and prevent her from becoming pregnant, the operation is actually just a “myomectomy,” which involves taking fibriods out of the uterus. It’ll...http://www.newser.com/story/58671/octo-mom-surgery-wont-stop-me-from-having-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 15:09:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56969/experts-blast-clone-docs-claims-credibility-ethics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA fertility doctor who claims to have implanted cloned human embryos into several women is being denounced as an unscrupulous publicity hound by leading figures in his field, the Independent reports. Panayiotis Zavos has failed to make his work available for review by his peers, the experts charge, and his...http://www.newser.com/story/56969/experts-blast-clone-docs-claims-credibility-ethics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 8:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56840/us-doc-boasts-he-implanted-11-human-clones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA controversial American fertility doctor is boasting that he cloned 14 human embryos and implanted 11 of them them into women, reports the Independent . None of the tranfers led to a viable pregnancy. A documentary filmmaker recorded the procedures involving four women who had hoped to become the first mothers...http://www.newser.com/story/56840/us-doc-boasts-he-implanted-11-human-clones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 5:22:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56010/stem-cells-zap-infertility-in-female-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChinese scientists say they have reversed infertility in female mice by creating new eggs from stem cells, the Independent reports. The research—which if it bears out could have heady implications for reproductive medicine, including reversing menopause—took stem cells from the ovaries of mice, cultivated them, and transplanted them...http://www.newser.com/story/56010/stem-cells-zap-infertility-in-female-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 6:05:53 CDT