Dr. Chenette

Caorie restriciont protects against age-related fertility problems (in mice, at least!) http://bit.ly/ocTdGA

Embryos have a repair kit Embryos make mistakes in their first few days of life, mistakes that, left unchecked, could result in an early loss. Some of these mistakes can be fixed, allowing an otherwise abnormal embryo to grow to viability. http://www.fertstert.org//S0015-0282%2811%2902184/abstract

This rhythm of the egg seems a predictor of its health. We are looking forward to the day that we can assure pregnancy with one egg, one sperm and one embryo. After all, fertility treatment is all about helping couples grow a healthy family, one child at a time. http://www.nature.com/nco/journal//n8/full/ncomms1424.html

Meet SLeX, the sperm binding molecule. http://www.sciencemag.org//2011/08/17/science.1207438.abst The ZP protein latches sperm onto the egg before fertilization. We now know how it works. SLeX is a sugar molecule that provides a binding site for sperm. If SLeX is blocked, sperm can't fertilize the egg.... SLex will open new ways to treat infertility.