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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

BU: Stress Reduces Fertility in Women

October 2, 2018

In North America, 20 to 25 percent of women and 18 to 21 percent of men of reproductive age report daily psychological st...

Men May Contribute to Infertility through Newly Discovered Part of Sperm

June 7, 2018

The research identifies a new structure in human sperm that functions in the zygote and may provide new avenues for addressin...

Taurine Deficiency in Sperm Causes Male Infertility, Study Finds

May 11, 2018

Japan-US research collaboration finds sperm cells avoid fatal osmotic stress by absorbing taurine while passing through male ...

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