Fertility

A University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) partnership resulted in adoption of long-acting reversible contraception five-times greater than the US overallCredit: Scott Hesel A new study published in the American Journal of…

HERSHEY, Pa. -- Women who deliver their first child by cesarean section (C-section) are less likely to conceive a second child than those who deliver vaginally, despite being just as likely to plan a subsequent pregnancy, according to…

Newly produced spermatozoa within the testis are not fully functional until they mature in the epididymis, a duct that helps to transport and store sperm. Male infertility may arise from lack of communication between the testis and the…

Study suggests the possibility that the trace mineral manganese may protect women from preeclampsia An analysis of data from more than 1,300 women followed prospectively through pregnancy found that women with lower levels of the essential…

Increasing the levels of a chemical found in all human cells could boost a woman's fertility and help select the best eggs for IVF, according to University of Queensland research. In the world's most in-depth study of the final steps of…

Risk rate now comparable with that of natural conceptions following decline in multiple embryo transfers 7 July 2020: Fifteen years ago a large population study from Denmark found a significantly increased risk of cerebral palsy in…

Outcomes from the longest reported follow-up of fertility preservation in cancer patients This press release is in support of a presentation by Dr Dalia Khalife presented online at the 36th Annual Meeting of ESHRE. 6 July 2020: The…

AMH measurements detected from hair correlate with those from blood sample This press release is in support of a poster presentation from Mr Sarthak Sawarkar and colleagues presented online at the 36th Annual Meeting of ESHRE. 6 July…

LEFT: Mouse sperm collected by a conventional cell sorter. Motility cannot be maintained and sperm cannot advance. Motile sperm are difficult to collect with a conventional cell sorter because they are vulnerable to physical…

Fertility preservation counselling should be considered for young women before treatment with the drug, say researchers Credit: Human Reproduction Australian researchers have shown for the first time that a new drug used…

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) scientists have found that combining the targeted drug trastuzumab with chemotherapy significantly improves survival rates for women with a rare, aggressive form of endometrial cancer. These results may…

New study suggests benefits of combined oral contraceptives in preserving bone mineral density in women with premature ovarian insufficiency CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 24, 2020)--Women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) become estrogen…

UC Davis Health researchers took a critical step in defining the possible paths for the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing COVID-19 to get transmitted from the mother to her newborn baby. The mother to…

KKH-led research evaluated and demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of the novel clinical protocol to benefit women with threatened miscarriages 19 June 2020, Singapore - A study conducted by clinicians from KK Women's and Children's…

Differences in the rate that genetic mutations accumulate in healthy young adults could help predict remaining lifespan in both sexes and the remaining years of fertility in women, according to University of Utah Health scientists. Their…

Credit: American Chemical Society If you're a cat owner, you might have heard of Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan that sometimes infects humans through contact with contaminated feces in litterboxes. Although harmless to most people,…

Transmission of COVID-19 from mother to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, and the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vaginally, breastfed or allowed contact with the mother, according to a new study. The research also…

The children of mothers with long-term depression have been found to be at higher risk of behavioural problems and poor development. University of Queensland researchers analysed depression levels in 892 mothers and the development and…

Credit: Naomi Moris Scientists from the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Hubrecht Institute in The Netherlands, have developed a new model to study an early stage of human development, using human embryonic stem cells.…

Credit: Anup Challa Using electronic health record (EHR) data to simulate drug trials for pregnant patients could one day offer a solution to the current practice of delivering babies pre-term if an expectant mother contracts…