By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study has found that children conceived by in vitro fertilization who do not know their biological fathers struggle with questions of identity and suffer from higher rates of depression, isolation, delinquency and substance abuse compared to children raised by two parents.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An Australian researcher is bragging that advances in artificial means of reproduction such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) may soon make the idea of having sex in order to produce children obsolete.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
New research has found that that women who conceive through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have a four-fold risk of stillbirth compared to women who conceive naturally.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Bishops Committee on Pro-Life Activities will present a new document on ethical infertility treatments for debate and a vote by the full body of the Conference during their Nov. 16-19 meeting in Baltimore.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A mix-up at a fertility clinic resulted in a woman becoming pregnant with a child who was not her own. Although these mistakes usually result in abortions, the couple decided to go through with the pregnancy and will give the baby to his biological parents.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
After receiving fertility treatments, a Tunisian woman is reportedly pregnant with 12 babies.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
For a mere $18,000, a Los Angeles fertility clinic run by an in vitro fertilization pioneer is offering the same technology used to detect inherited diseases in embryos to produce “designer babies” with specific traits such as hair and eye color. The first trait selection baby is expected to be born next year.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The birth of octuplets to a 33 year old single woman in Los Angeles on Jan. 26 is raising serious questions about the way in vitro fertilization (IVF) is being used. The mother, Nadya Suleman, already has six other children, all conceived through IVF.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
One of the largest studies ever conducted examining fertility patient’s attitude toward the disposition of their stored frozen embryos shows most couples are very conflicted about what to do with them.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The CDC has released a new study showing that infants conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) are two to four times more likely to have certain types of birth defects than children who were conceived naturally.
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