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Dietary Supplement from Tomatoes Discovered to Boost Sperm Quality

October 11, 2019

New discovery could transform outlook for men with fertility problems

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific Introduces Vit Kit-NX, the Next Generation of Vitrification Media Solutions

September 24, 2019

The advanced formulas, which now include trehalose, are designed to vitrify and warm oocytes and embryos in a consistent, sta...

Successful Egg Harvest Breaks New Ground in Saving the Northern White Rhinoceros

August 29, 2019

An international consortium of scientists and conservationists just completed a procedure that could enable assisted reproduc...

Long Duration of Sperm Freezing Makes No Difference to Live Birth Rates in Large Sperm Bank Study

June 24, 2019

Sperm samples stored for up to 15 years analyzed

Artificial Intelligence Approach Optimizes Embryo Selection for IVF

April 5, 2019

Infertility is estimated to affect about eight percent of women of child-bearing age

Study Offers Clues for Why Birth Control May Fail

March 14, 2019

A genetic component in some women breaks down contraceptive hormones

First Semi-Identical Twins Identified in Pregnancy

March 1, 2019

If one egg is fertilized by two sperm it results in three sets of chromosomes, one from the mother and two from the father...

Layered Cocktails Inspire New Form of Male Birth Control

January 31, 2019

Researchers have developed a medium-term, reversible male contraceptive

Recurrent Miscarriage Linked to Faulty Sperm

January 4, 2019

The study team hope these findings may open new avenues to finding treatments to reduce the risk of miscarriage

Thoughts from a Medical Ethicist on Gene Editing Babies

January 2, 2019

Since it started making headlines five years ago, then gene-editing technology CRISPR has been controversial

First Baby Born via Uterus Transplant from a Deceased Donor

December 10, 2018

Currently, uterus donation is only available for women with family members who are willing to donate

New Genetic Causes Linked to Abnormal Pregnancies and Miscarriages

November 21, 2018

Study paves the way for genetic counseling to help women at risk of recurrent molar pregnancy

New Study Takes First Step Toward Treating Endometriosis

November 2, 2018

Study is the first step in bioengineering human uterus to treat endometrial diseases

New Test Measures Men's Fertility

October 25, 2018

This test marks a major improvement over semen analysis, the standard diagnostic tool for male infertility

Mouse Pups with Same-Sex Parents Born Using Stem Cells and Gene Editing

October 15, 2018

Researchers were able to produce healthy mice with two mothers that went on to have normal offspring of their own

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