News from IFFS/ASRM (18 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:

Parents who used donor eggs often struggle over decision to tell kids (Medical Xpress, 18 October 2013)

Two separate studies have asked patients who received donated eggs about their plans of telling their children how they were conceived, as well as investigating when and why parents decide to have this conversation.

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Increase seen in donor eggs for in vitro fertilisation, with improved outcomes (EurekAlert, 17 October 2013)

A recently published study in JAMA has examined trends in use of donor oocytes in the United States and assessed perinatal outcomes.

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