One-off injection may provide lifetime contraception for female cats
6 June 2023
The long-pursued goal of a permanent, one-dose contraceptive may have been achieved in female cats and it should work in other species too
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Genetic map of cells linked to endometriosis could improve treatments
9 January 2023
Mapping the cells involved in endometriosis could improve our understanding of how genetics influences the risk of the condition and open the door to new drug targets
Sperm move in packs like cyclists to push through thick vaginal fluid
22 September 2022
In mock-ups of the female reproductive tract, bull sperm cluster in groups of two to four, which seems to help them swim upstream
Rat pups born from sperm artificially produced from stem cells
7 April 2022
Rat sperm cells derived from stem cells in the lab were used to fertilise eggs and produce healthy offspring for the first time in a procedure that could be used in conservation
Human eggs release chemicals that attract some sperm more than others
10 June 2020
A person’s eggs release chemicals after sex that preferentially attract sperm from certain people, which might help explain why some people have fertility problems
Sperm sorting method could prevent girls being born, scientists warn
13 August 2019
A new way of sorting sperm could lead to products that couples could use at home to make them less likely to conceive a girl, scientists have warned
IVF add-ons are a waste of money – fertility clinics should ban them
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
New Scientist 50 years ago: The first test-tube babies, sort of
31 October 2018
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
First attempt to get CRISPR gene editing working in sperm
3 July 2018
Researchers say they have managed to get the CRISPR machinery into mature human sperm, but we don’t know yet whether it can successfully edit sperm genes
Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to mother's health in pregnancy
29 June 2018
Women who are overweight or smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have daughters who develop polycystic ovary syndrome, a nationwide study has found.
