First baby to be born in US after uterus transplant
A baby born at a Texas hospital is the first in the US to be birthed from a mother who had received a uterus transplant, according to the...
Vitamin D Linked to Fertility Outcomes in IVF Treatment
Adequate levels of vitamin D were associated with better fertility outcomes in women undergoing assisted reproduction treatment (ART), a...
Pesticides in produce linked to infertility
New US study suggests women are less likely to get pregnant with IVF if they eat more fruit and vegetables high in residues. Women who...
IVF at 40. Louise Brown: My life as the world’s first ‘test tube baby’
On 10 November 1977, almost 40 years ago, the world’s first embryologist Jean Purdy observed that an embryo in a petri dish had divided...
Women who consume more than one sugary drink a day while undergoing IVF cut their chances of conceiv
Women who consume sugary drinks while having IVF cut their chances of conceiving, new research reveals. Drinking more than one sugary...
UK scientists edit DNA of human embryos
The blueprint for life - DNA - has been altered in human embryos for the first time in the UK. The team at the Francis Crick Institute...
A New Way to Reproduce
Scientists are trying to manufacture eggs and sperm in the laboratory. Will it end reproduction as we know it? Let’s call him B.D.,...
Prospect of Synthetic Embryos Sparks New Bioethics Debate
An “embryoid” created from stem cells shares key features with a real human embryo, like an amniotic sac, but lacks other elements. Yue...
