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How IVF Works

In Vitro Fertilization
In 1978, Louise Brown became the world's first baby to be born by in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Her birth revolutionized the field of reproductive medicine. Given that approximately one in eight heterosexual couples has difficulty conceiving, and that homosexual couples and single parents often need clinical help to make a baby, the demand for IVF has been growing. IVF is so common, that more...
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Would You Consider A Uterus Transplant?

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While watching the news the other day I saw that a woman delivered the first baby in the United States via a transplanted uterus and it got me thinking: “would you consider a uterus transplant?" The NBC Nightly News reported that 1 in 500 women are infertile. However, a woman is considered infertile after trying to conceive for over a year without success. Uterine transplants offer women who were...
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