AI-driven research aims to improve IVF success rates

Legislators introduce IVF for Military Families Act

U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs. Photo by Chris Stone As reproductive and fertility issues take center stage in the Trump administration, Rep. Sara Jacobs joined Sen. Tammy Duckworth to introduce the IVF for Military Families Act, which would require TRICARE to cover infertility diagnosis and treatment. Rep. Rick Larsen and Sen. Patty Murray also introduced the bill, which would include coverage for active duty service members and their dependents, as wel…

AI-driven research aims to improve IVF success rates

The number of successful pregnancies through IVF treatment currently stands at 30 to 50 per cent globally. By analyzing the environmental conditions in the clinics' laboratories using AI, researchers at Malmö University believe they can improve the chances of a successful outcome.

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(New York Times) – Orchid screens embryos’ DNA for hundreds of conditions, such as retinitis pigmentosa, which can be traced to a single genetic variant. But the company also goes further, offering what is known as polygenic screening, which gives parents what is essentially a risk profile on each embryo’s propensity for conditions such as heart disease, for which the genetic component is far more complex. Today it is an expensive procedure offe…

"IVF Returns to the Spotlight: Dobbs, Fetal Personhood, and Extra-Uterine Embryos" by Emma Kennedy - Canopy Forum

IVF Returns to the Spotlight: Dobbs, Fetal Personhood, and Extra-Uterine Embryos Emma Kennedy Baby at Play by Thomas Eakins (CC0 1.0) Critiques of President Trump’s recent executive order on in vitro fertilization (IVF) have emerged not only from opponents on the left, who see the order as a “glorified press release” that will not actually expand IVF access, but also from within his own base. These critics are not concerned about the empty promi…

IVF protection bill headed to Gov. Kemp - The True Citizen

Legislation guaranteeing Georgia women struggling to become pregnant the legal right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) gained final passage in the General Assembly March 24. The state House of Representatives voted unanimously to agree to minor changes Georgia senators had made to House Bill 428, sending the measure to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk for his signature. The bill was inspired by an Alabama Supreme Court decision last year that declared froze…

Legislation Aims to Expand IVF Access for Military Families

timesng.com: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Democrats are reviving efforts to increase access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) for military service members, introducing a bill that would mandate the Department of Defense’s health care program to provide funding for IVF treatments by April 1, 2025. The legislation is spearheaded by Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Sara […] This post Legislation Aims to Expand IVF Access for Military Fami…