Flame retardants may hinder infertility treatments, study suggests
Researchers have linked higher exposure to a type of flame retardant to a greater likelihood that in vitro fertilization (IVF) won't...
World's Largest Gathering of Twins
If you unwittingly pass through this Midwestern town on the first weekend in August, you might think you’ve stumbled into a mirrored...
Single Chinese women want to freeze their eggs and enjoy life
The rise of "singledom" is a worldwide trend and China is no exception. China replaced its one-child policy with a universal two-child...
IVF babies tend to be lighter than others but end up heavier
Since the first “test tube” baby arrived 39 years ago, an estimated 6.5 million children have been born thanks to IVF and similar...
First embryo gene-repair holds promise for inherited disease
Altering human heredity? In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best...
First Human Embryos Successfully Edited in the US
The first known attempt at creating genetically modified human embryos in the United States has been carried out by a team of researchers...
A Million Babies Have Been Born in the US With IVF
At least a million babies have been born in the U.S. using lab-assisted techniques, a new report finds. The latest report on in-vitro...
Myths about IVF, surrogacy and adoption
As fertility options advance, myths about their methods increase. Couples and singles unable to conceive naturally have a variety of...
