Five million "test tube babies" have now been born around the world,
according to research presented at a conference of fertility experts.
Delegates hailed it as a"remarkable milestone" forfertility treatments.
The first test tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in the UK in July
1978. Her mother Leslie Brown died last month.
However, delegates at the conference in Turkey warned couples not to
use fertility treatment as an"insurance policy" if they delayed
parenthood.
The International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive
Technologies (Icmart) presented its latest data onchildren born to
infertile parents at the European Society of Human Reproduction and
Embryology conference.
It said official figures up to 2008, plus three years of estimates,
put the total number of test tube babiesborn at five million.
Milestone
Icmart chairman Dr David Adamson said: "This technology has been
highlysuccessful in treating infertile patients. Millions of families
with children have been created, therebyreducing the burden of
infertility.
IVF success rates (based on figures for 2008)
33.1% for women under 35
27.2% for women aged 35-37
19.3% for women aged 38-39
12.5% for women aged 40-42
BBC Health: IVF in depth
"The technology has improved greatly over the years to increase
pregnancy rates."
About 1.5 million cycles of IVF, and similar techniques, are performed
every year, resulting in 350,000 babies, Icmart said.
Stuart Lavery, a consultant gynaecologist and director of IVF at
Hammersmith Hospital, said: "IVF is now part of the mainstream, it is
no longer something couples are ashamed of."
However, he cautioned that the great success of assisted reproduction
techniques should not lull people into thinking they could wait to
have children.
"The subtext is that if people delay childbirth they may view IVF as
an insurance policy that they can access at any stage.
"Unfortunately the facts still suggest that IVF success rates in women
as they get older are not fantastic."
Dr Allan Pacey, senior lecturer in andrology at theUniversity of
Sheffield, said:"I think it's significant that we've got to five
million. It's far more socially acceptable than it has beenover the
last 10 or 20 years.
"One word of warning, we should make sure that couples understand that
IVF isn't a guaranteed solution and if they're in a position to have
their children earlier in life then they should try and do that.
"IVF really is something that should be preserved for those people who
reallyneed it."
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
The Miser and the Angel of Death
A miser had accumulated, by effort, trade and lending, three hunderd
thousand dinars. He had lands and buildings, and all kinds of wealth.
He then decided that he would spend a year in enjoyment, living
comfortably, and then decide as what his future should be.
But, almost as soon as he had stopped amassing money the Angel of
Death appeared before him, to take his life away.
The miser tried, by every argument which he could muster, to dissuade
the Angel, who seemed, however, adament. Then the man said: "Grant me
but three more days and I will give you one-third of my possessions."
The angel refused, and pulled again at the miser'slife, tugging to take it away.
Then the man said:
"If you only allow me two more days on earth, I will give you two
hundred thousand dinars from my store."
But the Angel would not listen to him. And the Angel even refused to
givethe man a solitary extra day for all his three hundred thousand
pieces.
The the miser said:
"Please, then, give me just time enough to write one little thing down."
This time the Angel allowed him this single concession, and the man
wrote, with his own blood:
"Man, make use of your life. I could not buy one hour for three
hundred thousand dinars. Make sure that you realize the value of your
time."
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thousand dinars. He had lands and buildings, and all kinds of wealth.
He then decided that he would spend a year in enjoyment, living
comfortably, and then decide as what his future should be.
But, almost as soon as he had stopped amassing money the Angel of
Death appeared before him, to take his life away.
The miser tried, by every argument which he could muster, to dissuade
the Angel, who seemed, however, adament. Then the man said: "Grant me
but three more days and I will give you one-third of my possessions."
The angel refused, and pulled again at the miser'slife, tugging to take it away.
Then the man said:
"If you only allow me two more days on earth, I will give you two
hundred thousand dinars from my store."
But the Angel would not listen to him. And the Angel even refused to
givethe man a solitary extra day for all his three hundred thousand
pieces.
The the miser said:
"Please, then, give me just time enough to write one little thing down."
This time the Angel allowed him this single concession, and the man
wrote, with his own blood:
"Man, make use of your life. I could not buy one hour for three
hundred thousand dinars. Make sure that you realize the value of your
time."
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A Young Man's Fear of Allah
One day, Malik bin Dinar (rahimaullah) was passing by a place when he
noticeda young man wearing old clothes and crying by the roadside. His
name was Uthbah. Sweat was dripping down his body even though the
temperature was very cold at that time. Malik bin Dinar became very
surprised at this scene and asked Uthbah, "Oh young man, why are you
crying? And why are you sweating during this cold temperature?"
Uthbah replied, "Once, I committed a sin at this place. Today, as I
was passing by this place, I remembered that sin."
Source: Obtained from the book "Tambihul Ghafileen" by Shaikh Abul
Laith Samarkandi.
Look how pious were the early Muslims. Today, we are committing
thousands of sins, yet, we are walkingaround with happiness andjoy as
if we have nothing to worry about.
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noticeda young man wearing old clothes and crying by the roadside. His
name was Uthbah. Sweat was dripping down his body even though the
temperature was very cold at that time. Malik bin Dinar became very
surprised at this scene and asked Uthbah, "Oh young man, why are you
crying? And why are you sweating during this cold temperature?"
Uthbah replied, "Once, I committed a sin at this place. Today, as I
was passing by this place, I remembered that sin."
Source: Obtained from the book "Tambihul Ghafileen" by Shaikh Abul
Laith Samarkandi.
Look how pious were the early Muslims. Today, we are committing
thousands of sins, yet, we are walkingaround with happiness andjoy as
if we have nothing to worry about.
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The King and the Poor Man
There was a king who decided to take a tour of his country. As he
passed by different places, everyone rushed to see him. However, while
passing by a certain place, he noticed a poor old manwho did not pay
any attention to the king's arrival and remained engaged in his own
activities. The king went up to this poor man and asked why he did not
join the people to see him. Thepoor man replied, "Before you, there
was another king who once passed by this place. Everyone gathered to
see him as well. But, few days later he died and was buried in a place
nearby. A poor man also died during that time and was buried near the
king's grave. After some time, a strong flood passed through that area
causing those graves to overturn. As a result, the bones of the poor
man became mixed up with those of the king's. We could not
differentiate between them any longer.After seeing this, it does not
matter to me anymoreas to who is a king and who is a beggar. In the
end, our home is the same."
Narrated by brother Ayyubfrom Toronto, Canada during one of his lectures.
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passed by different places, everyone rushed to see him. However, while
passing by a certain place, he noticed a poor old manwho did not pay
any attention to the king's arrival and remained engaged in his own
activities. The king went up to this poor man and asked why he did not
join the people to see him. Thepoor man replied, "Before you, there
was another king who once passed by this place. Everyone gathered to
see him as well. But, few days later he died and was buried in a place
nearby. A poor man also died during that time and was buried near the
king's grave. After some time, a strong flood passed through that area
causing those graves to overturn. As a result, the bones of the poor
man became mixed up with those of the king's. We could not
differentiate between them any longer.After seeing this, it does not
matter to me anymoreas to who is a king and who is a beggar. In the
end, our home is the same."
Narrated by brother Ayyubfrom Toronto, Canada during one of his lectures.
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