Scientists from Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany have used sperm grown from embryonic stem cells to produce mice. BBC News reports that the research, led by Professor Karim Nayernia, may help identify infertility treatments:
Professor Nayernia, who now works at Newcastle University in the UK, said: “For the first time we have created life using artificial [...]
Ten percent of men who get a vasectomy will ultimately seek a vasectomy reversal, according to Dr. Larry Lipshultz, a professor of urology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He went on to say:
"This is most commonly because of remarriage…Vasectomy reversals are also requested by couples who have merely ‘changed their minds,' as well [...]
There's an alarming story in the news today about chromosone abnormalities being prevalent in men who have had a vasectomy reversal. The research cited was done by Professor Nares Sukcharoen, of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. This may well be true, but a close reading says that this was a small study. The research was reported [...]
Immucon has announced that it is now offering the detection of protein P34H on the surface of the sperm through all fertility centers and andrology labs located in North America. A recent study involving three fertility centers and which results are being published this month in Fertility & Sterility, reveals that the lack of protein [...]
Researchers at John Hopkins have determined that sperm harvesting and cryoperservation during vasectomy reversal is not cost effective. Costs were compared to sperm harvesting at the time of IVF, where vasectomy reversal was unsuccessful. Median costs were as follows:
Sperm harvesting and cryopreservation at vasovasostomy – $1765
Sperm harvesting and cryopreservation at vasoepididymostomy – $1209
Sperm harvesting (percutaneous [...]
World Renowned Male Fertility Expert and Vasectomy Reversal Specialist Dr. Phillip Werthman, Director of the Center Of Male Reproduction Medicine in Los Angeles, has signed on to host the all new Men’s Health & Lifestyle Show on the Voice America Health and Wellness Network every Tuesday at 1pm Pacific Time. The shows are rebroadcast [...]
Newsday.com carried a story yesterday on vasectomy reversal, in which they gave some interesting statistics. They actually contradict themselves in one case where they give two different numbers. In one place they say 5% of men with vasectomies will ultimately undergo a reversal; in another place they say 7%. Part of the article deals [...]
