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New Scientist 50 years ago: The first test-tube babies, sort of

It was still 10 years before IVF would be used successfully in humans – and that wasn’t on our radar when we reported on the first lab conceptions using mice

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Life

No contraceptive is perfect, but can you trust apps to stop pregnancy?

Insight

Tight underwear really is linked to lower sperm counts in men

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Tight underwear really is linked to lower sperm counts in men

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Drug to treat endometriosis pain first to be approved in over a decade

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Drug to treat endometriosis pain first to be approved in over a decade

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Electron micrograph of sperm

Health

First attempt to get CRISPR gene editing working in sperm

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Artificial ovary could help women conceive after chemotherapy

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Artificial ovary could help women conceive after chemotherapy

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Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to mother's health in pregnancy

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Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to mother's health in pregnancy

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Eating less red meat protects against endometriosis

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Eating less red meat protects against endometriosis

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Oysters

Health

Seafood-lovers have more sex and take less time to get pregnant

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Electron micrograph of polycistic ovaries

Health

Cause of polycystic ovary syndrome discovered at last

Polycystic ovary syndrome, which affects one in five women, seems to be caused by a hormonal imbalance. An IVF drug may fix this, and will be trialled soon

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Life

Making babies: How to create human embryos with no egg or sperm

Features

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Malfunctioning fertility clinic tanks may put eggs at risk

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First UK three-parent babies could be born this year

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Mediterranean diet linked to higher chance of successful IVF

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