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Older woman and baby

Menopausal woman gives birth after blood plasma injection in ovaries

11 August 2020

Five out of 60 women who were menopausal or transiting into the menopause became pregnant after having their own blood plasma injected into their ovaries, according to results of a pilot study


Delaying IVF by three months doesn't seem to affect success rates

Delaying IVF by three months doesn't seem to affect success rates

29 June 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has put fertility treatments on hold for many, but an analysis of pre-pandemic data suggests a short delay won't affect eventual success rates


Women who are pregnant tend to get less sleep

Boosting circadian rhythms can help relieve perinatal depression

14 September 2019

The activity of circadian genes appears to be altered in women with perinatal depression. Using light to reset the body clock may improve symptoms


folic acid supplements

Folic acid seems to be essential for fathers-to-be as well as mothers

2 August 2019

With evidence building that folic acid is vital for healthy sperm, is it time to recommend that fathers-to-be supplement their diet with the vitamin?


speculum

Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years

9 May 2018

These don't look like the kinds of things you might want inserted in your body – but these instruments have been gynaecological staples for hundreds of years


baby

Dad power: The surprising new science of fatherhood

21 March 2018

When Anna Machin realised science was skewed towards mums, she set out to change that - and discovered fatherhood comes with a raft of changes to the mind and body


A pregnant woman with a glass of water in one hand and a pill in the other

Pregnant women have to navigate a minefield of painkiller advice

2 February 2018

I'm pregnant and sick of confusing advice about whether painkillers can harm developing fetuses - what should women like me do?


family

Fertility clinics are fudging IVF stats to look more successful

29 November 2017

Would-be parents seeking IVF treatment use published success rates to choose a clinic – but the stats don't reflect the real chance of getting pregnant


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