In a record-breaking experiment, researchers from University of Oxford have been able to allow an embryo to develop up to 13 days, beating the previous record of nine days. Knowledge of the biochemical processes taking place will prove invaluable for developmental biologists and people struggling with infertility.
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A new study shows that a type of androgen-blocking drug, an aromatase inhibitor (marketed since 2005 to reduce the risk of breast cancer) is at least as effective against a common hormonal disorder as standard treatment.
For infertile couples who long to have a child of their own, in vitro fertilization, or IVF, can provide a path to fulfilling their dreams.
Women are now having children later in life, with the average age of first-time mothers rising from 21 years old in the 1970s to 26 years old now. Possibly because older women have a higher rate of