Reproductive Health News

DENVER — Modeling data suggest the decision to grant personhood status to embryos in Alabama was associated with hundreds fewer IVF cycles and live births and poorer quality of life, though there was less monetary cost to the health care system.

DENVER — IVF and older maternal age were both independently associated with increased risk for severe maternal morbidity, and the risk weakened for women who utilized IVF at older ages, researchers reported.

DENVER — In a survey of U.S. medical trainees, many respondents reported concerns about their or their partner’s future fertility and expressed interest in oocyte cryopreservation, but were unaware of available treatment options.

DENVER — Most oocyte donors remain positive about the decision to donate and report a willingness for future contact with the children born from donations, whereas some expressed health and fertility concerns after donating, data show.

DENVER — Providing mail-in testing for infertility workup improved time to completion of semen analysis compared with traditional testing in a fertility clinic, according to data presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

DENVER — Exposure to testosterone therapy did not impact outcomes related to egg freezing for transgender men who sought fertility preservation treatment, researchers reported.

DENVER — Obesity prevalence is increasing among reproductive-age people and unhealthy weight is associated with infertility in both sexes, yet the impact of weight reduction on fertility outcomes is complex, according to a speaker.

Infant mortality rose 7%, and infant deaths with congenital anomalies increased 10% in the year following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Daily snuff use throughout the third trimester of pregnancy was associated with reduced median gestational length by more days compared with daily cigarette use, according to findings published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

Most transgender and gender-diverse people assigned female at birth utilized contraception with nearly half using it for pregnancy prevention and some using testosterone as pregnancy prevention, researchers reported in Contraception.