CAPA-IVM a promising advance in assisted reproduction for women with PCOS
SINGAPORE: The first births and on-going well-being of babies born from an advanced assisted reproduction process called CAPA in-vitro oocyte maturation, or IVM, has highlighted the potential of the procedure for millions [...]
Exciting insights in how artificial intelligence will set new quality benchmarks in human fertility treatment
SINGAPORE: Since the first IVF baby was born in 1978, more than eight million babies have been delivered as a result of the assisted reproductive technique. In that time, there have been [...]
Improving access and affordability of fertility treatment in low to middle income countries
SINGAPORE: Mounting concerns about access to infertility treatment in low to middle income countries and measures to address the problem have come into sharp focus at the 10th Congress of the Asia [...]
New focus on COVID-19 infection and the future of human reproduction
Singapore, Saturday 1 May: A review of global research of the impact of the COVID-19 on human fertility suggests males are more susceptible than females to reproductive tract infection from the virus. [...]
New focus on male factors critical for success in human fertility treatment
SINGAPORE: The adverse impact of male factors in assisted reproductive treatments was brought into a clear and disturbing focus at the 10th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE) today. [...]
Vital input of Asia Pacific region in dealing with complex challenges of human infertility
The 10th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE) this month addressed latest advances in human fertility treatment in the region with outcomes that will help shape the future of [...]
Warning about potential impacts on humanity through embryo gene editing
SINGAPORE: A global conference on human fertility has been warned of huge societal and ethical challenges regulating advances in gene editing in assisted reproduction. Speaking at the 10th Congress of the Asian [...]
Warning of humanitarian crisis over fertility rates in advance of 2021 ASPIRE Congress
The scientific chairman of the 10th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE), starting on Friday, has issued a stark warning that plummeting fertility rates in the Asia Pacific region [...]
Major initiative to close information gaps on cross border reproduction in the Asia Pacific
A powerful task force of scientists and clinicians specialising in assisted conception have mounted a major campaign to close gaps in knowledge about cross border reproduction in the Asia Pacific region. Each [...]
Fifty countries represented at Hong Kong Congress in a powerful expression of scientific exchange in the field of assisted reproduction
More than 1,700 fertility specialists from 50 countries attended the 9th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE 2019) in Hong Kong to explore the latest advances in scientific research [...]
Couples turning to IVF can enhance their chances of success with simple lifestyle choices
About 15 per cent of adults around the world experience male or female infertility, and many of them turn to advanced assisted reproductive technologies, such as IVF, to help fulfil their dreams [...]
Focus on the bleak ramifications of falling fertility rates in South East Asian countries
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 [...]