Fertility

Credit: Melissah Rowe It is an awkward idea, but a couple's ability to have kids may partly depend on who else is present. The reproductive tracts of males and females contain whole communities of micro-organisms. These…

Understanding their activity has implications for fertility and health of future generationsCredit: Photograph is courtesy of Marla Tharp and Navid Marvi Baltimore, MD-- A woman's supply of eggs is finite, so it is crucial that the…

AUSTIN, Texas--A new study by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) finds that approximately seven percent of patients seeking abortion at Texas clinics had tried to end their current pregnancy on their own before coming to the…

A drug designed to tackle diabetes could also be repurposed as the first treatment to prevent miscarriage by targeting the lining of the womb itself, according to a clinical trial led by the University of Warwick An existing drug can be…

Zinc and folic acid, a pair of dietary supplements long touted as an effective treatment for male infertility, failed to improve pregnancy rates, sperm counts, and sperm potency in a new study conducted at University of Utah Health and…

About twenty percent of confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage, most often in the first trimester, for reasons ranging from infection to chromosomal abnormality. But some women have recurrent miscarriages, a painful process that points…

Some religion-based hospitals deny certain reproductive care AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 2, 2020) - A small minority of Americans surveyed consider the religious affiliation of the hospitals that treat them, but a majority said they didn't want…

Credit: Lancaster University Infertility impinges on the human right to have a child, according to new research published today, which also calls for greater healthcare equity and more inclusive reproductive health surveillance. The…

First-of-its-kind study reveals consumers feel both empowered and confused by popular DTC fertility testing services PHILADELPHIA - Direct-to-consumer hormone-based "fertility testing" for women is viewed by consumers as both an…

Credit: Ulrik Svedin/LiU Sperm are influenced by diet, and the effects arise rapidly. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers at Linköping University, in which healthy young men were fed a diet rich in sugar. The…