The deeper implications of falling fertility rates in South East Asia, particularly China and Japan, have been brought into sharp focus at a global conference on human reproduction in Hong Kong. A bleak outlook has been portrayed in social and economic terms if the population downturn trend continues. Speaking at the 9th Congress of [...]
Many couples feeling stressed about not being able to conceive naturally make radical lifestyle changes, including changing jobs or taking a holiday, in the hope that it will improve their chances of having a baby. But the quest for a more relaxed lifestyle may not actually deliver the conception and baby they so desperately [...]
More than eight million children have been born around the world as a result of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) since the first so-called test tube baby was delivered in England over 40 years ago. Scientist Robert Edwards and gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe – the pioneering "Fathers of IVF" – took ten years of intensive research, [...]
A global congress on fertility health in Hong Kong this week will hear of disturbing gaps in access to female contraception across the Asia Pacific region with the poor and young most vulnerable. Assistant Professor Susan Logan, a Singapore-based specialist in sexual and reproductive health, said public access to contraception and broader reproductive health [...]
A world authority on human reproductive health is calling for a global response to an alarming decline in male fertility with an estimated one in 20 young men today having sperm counts low enough to impede conception. Christopher Barratt, Professor of Reproductive Medicine at the University of Dundee in Scotland, said the world had [...]
A new study has provided further evidence that electromagnetic waves from WiFi devices can have a detrimental effect on human sperm. The outcome adds weight to concerns that the explosive spread of mobile telephones and other devices relying on WiFi connection may be contributing to declining fertility rates in developed countries. The Japanese study, [...]
Ovarian Club X and CoGEN in Asia will be held on 16 - 17 December 2017 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. Both Ovarian Club and CoGEN specially focus on themed scientific meetings instead of general programs and we present in-depth discussion concentrating on the science and how they can [...]
Here is an invitation to join us at the 4th ASPIRE Masterclass on Implantation to be held in The Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand on the 25 - 26 January 2018. Implantation remains the biggest hurdle to pregnancy in ART cycles and is the most difficult aspect of pregnancy to assess and treat. Furthermore, miscarriage after [...]
ASPIRE recently held a session on Advances in understanding oocyte structure and function at the 2017 ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The session was held on Monday, 30 October 2017 from 16:00 – 17:30. The session covers “Assessing Oocyte and Embryo Quality by Mitochondrial Function” by Prof Chii-Ruey Tzeng, [...]
Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) are increasing requested by couples who are undergoing infertility treatments. Knowledge of PGS and PGD is therefore integral to contemporary fertility care. The 3rd Aspire Masterclass was organised under the theme of “Preimplantation Genetic Testing: Screening and Diagnosis” and offered a platform and opportunity for [...]
