News from IFFS/ASRM (16 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:

Tick-tock: Beware, your biological clock is racing (Times of India, 16 October 2013)

Researchers from Madrid have investigated whether Indian women’s ovaries aged earlier than those of Spanish women.

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Exploring fertility preservation in children suffering from other disease (Alpha Galileo, 15 October 2013)

Researchers are evaluating a new technique which may induce sperm development in testicular cultures gathered from prepubescent boys prior to chemotherapy treatment. Another group is also investigating fertility preservation techniques for 13-15 year old girls suffering from Turner’s syndrome, leukaemia or tumours.

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Exercise might boost men’s sperm counts, study finds (Medical Xpress, October 15, 2013)

A study investigated whether men who engaged in regular physical activity had higher levels of sperm concentration compared to men with a more sedentary lifestyle.

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