Sentences with phrase «egg harvesting»

"Egg harvesting" refers to a medical procedure where eggs from a woman's ovaries are collected for various purposes, such as fertility treatments or research. Full definition
Because of my cancer's aggressive nature, my oncologist advised that I begin chemotherapy within three weeks, which left barely enough time to try one round of egg harvesting in the hopes of preserving my fertility.
To support such services, there is a market in human eggs (women are paid several thousand dollars for eggs harvested from one cycle) and in wombs rented from surrogate mothers.
Frighteningly, the Costa Rican population of these turtles has dipped by 40 % in just 8 years and 90 % in the last two decades, due mainly to illegal egg harvesting.
This colony disappeared nearly a century ago, likely because of egg harvesting, but now their southern range is re-established.
Rob is on to something when he says we'll soon be living in a world where women will «have some of their eggs harvested and frozen in their twenties, spend a couple of decades building a career, and then use the eggs to become pregnant in their forties or fifties.»
In July, a group of doctors in Montreal presented a paper announcing a live birth resulting from an egg harvested before maturity, then matured in the lab, frozen, thawed, fertilized, and implanted.
This program consists of 4 hypnosis tracks that help your mind and body through each step of the IVF process — from preparation, egg harvesting, embryo transfer and the two week wait.
They are extremely endangered due to pollution, egg harvesting, and accidental bycatch.
Historically, common murres nested on Prince Island, but this colony disappeared nearly a century ago, likely a result of human disturbance and egg harvesting.
This colony disappeared nearly a century ago, likely as a result of human disturbance and egg harvesting.
More than 95 percent of monitored nests showed signs of egg harvesting and researchers estimate that more than 160 adult female turtles have been harvested in recent years.
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