Today’s episode covers a topic that many parents-to-be have struggled with: fertility. In vitro fertilization offers a path to pregnancy for people fortunate enough to be able to access it. But predicting the success of an implanted embryo is hard. Now researchers are developing a test that could make it easier.
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Jun 8
World Cup health monitoring ramps up as Mars mission ends and AI rules shift
In this episode of Science Quickly, we look at how World Cup host cities are tracking potential disease outbreaks with wastewater surveillance, discuss the loss of NASA’s long-running MAVEN orbiter at Mars, unpack a new order pushing AI companies to share models with the governme ... Show More
9m 15s
Jun 5
What’s in a name? When it comes to PCOS, a lot
In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman interviews physician Anuja Dokras about the long road to changing the name of the condition PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome, to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS. The conversation covers why “PCOS” was mis ... Show More
15m 58s
Oct 2022
IVF Has Come A Long Way, But Many Don't Have Access
Since the first successful in vitro fertilization pregnancy and live birth in 1978, nearly half a million babies have been born using IVF in the United States. Assisted reproductive technology has made it possible for more people to become parents, but it's not accessible to ever ... Show More
13 m
Aug 2022
Can ovaries make new eggs?
There's an old story scientists tell about human ovaries: that they are ticking clocks that only lose eggs, never gain them. Now that story might be changing, opening the door to new treatments for infertility and menopause.
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Jul 2014
How In Vitro Fertlization Works
<p>In the U.S. alone, more than 6 million people are affected by infertility and science has taken up the mantle of helping them to conceive. Learn about the clever, though intuitive, methods of assisting infertile couples to have a child.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-cho ... Show More
36m 44s
May 2024
Your Guide to Picking an Egg Donor, Sperm Donor, and Gestational Carrier, The Egg Whisperer Way
<div>Read the full show notes: <a href= "https://www.draimee.org/your-guide-to-picking-an-egg-donor-sperm-donor-and-gestational-carrier"> https://www.draimee.org/your-guide-to-picking-an-egg-donor-sperm-donor-and-gestational-carrier</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Dr. Aimee shares ho ... Show More
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<p>FSH, AMH, LH…so many acronyms, so many tests!<b> </b>Join Dr. Carrie Bedient from <a href='https://fertilitycenterlv.com/'>The Fertility Center of Las Vegas</a>, Dr. Abby Eblen from <a href='https://www.nashvillefertility.com/'>Nashville Fertility Center</a> and Dr. Susan Huds ... Show More
