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Fertility treatment success is not prevented by stress

Emotional distress does not affect the success of IVF or other assisted reproductive techniques, according to a study. The report, published in the British Medical Journal aims to dispel the myth that stress prevents women from becoming pregnant. Researchers from Cardiff University reviewed 14 previous studies involving 3,583 women. Patient charity Infertility Network said the report was encouraging. The report reviewed previous research studies into the efficacy of assisted reproduction therapy. In the 14 studies examined, women had had their stress levels assessed before beginning treatment and then underwent a single cycle of assisted reproductive therapy. Stress levels were measured using recognised psychological techniques and included traits such as anxiety, tension and depression. Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote There are a lot of myths around how people get pregnant” End Quote Professor Jacky Boivin Cardiff University In each study the researchers looked at whether women who were stressed before the start of their treatment were any more or less likely to become pregnant. The results showed that stress had no impact on whether a woman became pregnant or not, with women who were stressed becoming pregnant at the same rates as those who were not.

US envoy visits Italy for Libya talks

ROME — Italy and the US share "deep concern about the humanitarian situation in Libya," the US embassy in Rome said on Friday, as a top State Department official visited the Italian capital on a European tour. William Burns -- the number three ranked State Department official -- met with senior government officials in Italy, which has close diplomatic and economic ties to Moamer Kadhafi's regime and is Libya's former colonial ruler. "The United States and Italy share deep concern about the humanitarian situation in Libya and the urgent need to end violence there," the US embassy said in a statement as Burns continued his tour of other European capitals. Burns earlier thanked Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa for cooperation shown in helping with the evacuation of US nationals from the country. A US-chartered ship with 300 evacuees left on Friday for the island of Malta. President Barack Obama on Thursday called British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, to seek ways to ensure "accountability" for the Libyan government. Obama discussed the need for "effective" ways for the world to respond "immediately" to violence that had violated all international norms, the White House said in a statement

4 killed in Pakistan attacks targeting tankers carrying fuel for NATO

-- Four people were killed in northwest Pakistan Friday when more than two dozen armed attackers blew up oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan, police said. Militants wielding automatic weapons first killed two guards at the main gate of a terminal on the outskirts of Peshawar city, where 18 tankers were parked, senior police official Imtiaz Shah said. The attackers then planted explosive devices under a dozen tankers, he said, and killed two drivers who were sleeping in the terminal. About 15 tankers were damaged after catching fire in the blasts, which occurred around 2 a.m. Friday, Shah said. Two other drivers in the terminal were injured, Shah said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but militants in the region have frequently targeted Pakistani security forces and supply trucks headed for Afghanistan in an effort to undermine U.S. and NATO efforts there. More than half of the supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan travels through Pakistan.