Disproportionate percentage of females with unexplained infertility have gene variants known to cause heart problems, cancer
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 17, 2023) – About 17% of women with unexplained infertility also have gene variants known to cause ...
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Researchers discover way to reverse infertility by reducing HDL cholesterol
Houston Methodist scientists reversed infertility in sterile mice by reducing high-circulating cholesterol with a bacterial protein, showing further evidence that ...
UMass Amherst scientist to study environmental factors in male infertility
A University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental and reproductive epidemiologist has won a three-year, career development award from the National Institutes of Health ...
Association between children conceived via infertility treatments and education and mental health outcomes
Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction (MAR) fare better at school but are slightly more likely to have mental health ...
Infertility and pregnancy loss may increase women’s risk of stroke later in life
Infertility and pregnancy loss are associated with an increased risk of non-fatal and fatal stroke in later life, finds an ...
US infertility rate plateaus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE During recent decades, the rate of infertility among women in the United States has remained largely the ...
Maintaining normal weight early in life may help prevent male infertility
New research suggests that more careful control of body weight in childhood and adolescence could help prevent male infertility later ...
Risk of breast cancer in males may be associated with male infertility
The risk of invasive breast cancer in men may be associated with self-reported infertility in the male partner finds a ...
Study finds infertility history linked with increased risk of heart failure
BOSTON – A new study finds that a history of infertility is associated with increased risk of heart failure. Published ...
Device directs sperm to ‘go against the flow’ to help infertility
The female genital tract can be a hostile environment for conception. Out of about 100 million sperm, only a few ...
New research sheds light on causes of reproductive disorders, infertility, miscarriage, birth defects
Researchers at Rutgers University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University, and Cornell University are teaming up to examine how ...
Anti-Müllerian hormone may contribute to infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome
High levels of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) have traditionally been thought of as merely a passive byproduct of polycystic ovary syndrome ...
Common infertility treatments may increase risks for pregnancy, vascular complications
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2022 — Women who conceive with assisted ...
COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause infertility or harm pregnancy chances, Boston University research shows
Having a COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t impact a couple’s chances of becoming pregnant—but skipping the shots and landing a coronavirus infection ...
BU study: COVID-19 vaccines do not cause infertility
New findings by Boston University School of Public Health investigators indicate that COVID-19 vaccination does not impair fertility—but males who ...
Breakthrough into the cause of male infertility
Scientists at Newcastle University have identified a new genetic mechanism that can cause severe forms of male infertility. Credit: Newcastle University, ...
Low birth weight among IVF children not linked to infertility treatments
Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction are more likely to be born premature and are at greater risk of being ...
Treating infertility with drug-delivering microspheres
For an embryo to survive, it must attach to the lining of the uterus within days of conception. However, if ...