News from IFFS/ASRM (15 October 2013)

The following studies presented at the International Federation of Fertility Societies/American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s (IFFS/ASRM) conference so far this week have received media coverage:

Bacon lowers sperm count, fish improves it (SMH, 15 October 2013)

A Harvard study investigated the link between men’s eating habits and the size and shape of their sperm cells.

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New test may spot which embryos stand greatest chance of survival (Medical Xpress, 14 October 2013)

Researchers from Oxford University have investigated whether mitochondrial DNA levels can be used as an additional screening test to predict embryo implantation success rate.

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