1 January 2023
Laboratory-grown sperm, placentas and embryos in animals will help us gauge why some pregnancies don't reach full term, but whether these procedures could one day be safe or even ethical in humans is unclear
11 October 2021
Women with concussion are less likely to conceive in the two years after their head injury than women who injured another part of their body
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
5 August 2020
Many women blame themselves after pregnancy loss and some societies point the finger too, but fertility medicine is busting such miscarriage myths
5 August 2020
New research reveals that miscarriage serves a critical role in human evolution – and in some instances, may even be associated with optimal fertility
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
14 February 2020
In the northern hemisphere, babies are most likely to be conceived in winter and least likely to be conceived in spring, according to an analysis of 14,000 women
7 August 2019
IVF has brought joy for millions of childless people, but additional procedures touted to boost success rates add to nothing but the price, says Clare Wilson
25 June 2019
The success rates for two common fertility treatments have peaked, with only one in four cycles of IVF or ICSI getting pregnant
30 January 2019
Meeting your sperm donor offers a more personal experience, but the medical and legal complications might outweigh the benefits
