New tool allows researchers to reproduce conditions of embryonic development in lab
An interdisciplinary team of developmental biologists and engineers at the Francis Crick Institute and the University of Maine have...
Triplet and Higher-Order Births in US Down 41%
The rate of triplet and higher-order births rose rapidly during the 1980s and 1990s, but that trend has ended. According to a new report...
From frozen ovaries to lab-grown babies: the future of childbirth
It is almost 40 years since the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, was born. While this amazing breakthrough was highly controversial at the...
Study: For Obese Women Trying to Conceive, Infertility Treatment Is Best - Weight loss failed to hel
A lifestyle intervention for obese women struggling with infertility did not improve their chances of getting pregnant compared with a...
Fertility Information Lacking for Young Women Who Beat Cancer
Many young female cancer survivors say they don't receive enough information about preserving their fertility, a new study finds. These...
The ethically and legally fraught world of post-mortem sperm donation
There is a man waiting for the doctor and his time is running out. It is late evening, just over an hour after the doctor first groped...
Many Fertility Apps & Websites Get It Wrong -- Study finds only 4 of 53 online calculators accur
Websites and apps that promise to calculate a woman's most fertile days may often be off base, a new study suggests. When doctors put 53...
Vets Groups Rally Behind Bill to Let VA Provide In Vitro Fertilization
A dozen veterans groups and support organizations are rallying behind legislation that would enable the Veterans Affairs Department to...
