SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first woman born by in-vitro fertilization (IVF) gave birth to a healthy baby through natural pregnancy. The Seoul National University Hospital said that the woman, who was born by IVF five minutes earlier than her twin brother in 1985, had a successful natural delivery in February 2019. Born [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — After Sayuri Fujita gave birth through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) without being married, there is growing dispute over whether it is possible to get pregnant and give birth without being married in South Korea. Sayuri, a Japanese TV personality based in South Korea, recently unveiled that she gave birth to a son [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The popularity of South Korean medical institutions in Russia is increasing day by day. A Russian media outlet recently reported on the popularity of South Korean medical institutions in an article titled “In vitro fertilization in South Korea.” According to a news report, about 800 infertile couples from Russia [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fertility clinics will have to disclose their treatment success rates starting this September. Under new health care reforms proposed by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, fertility clinics will be obliged to share their success rates with patients, a move designed to protect the rights of couples struggling [...]
HUDSON, N.Y., Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in genetically engineered mouse models and associated services, has launched ExpressMODEL™, an innovative and streamlined model generation service that reduces the timeline to first generation and experimental cohort by up to four months. This novel model generation method significantly reduces the time required [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The maximum number of embryos that can be transferred for in-vitro fertilization operations will be lowered to three from five to reduce risks of dystocia, as the transfer of higher numbers of embryos often results in multiple pregnancies, which can put mothers in danger. The National Bioethics Committee will [...]