Fertility
Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a person to contribute to conception. Infertility may also refer to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term. There are many biological causes of infertility, some which may be bypassed with medical intervention.
Fertility Stories
Women who suffer from a leading cause of infertility may increase their odds of conception if they exercise and lose weight, a U.S. study suggests.
IVF treatments are helping more women skip the sex to have a "virgin birth."
Negative experiences during a woman’s childhood can result in menstrual cycle irregularities, which may impact her fertility.
Mercy Medical Center, a Catholic hospital in California, has allowed a patient to undergo a permanent sterilization procedure despite the surgery going against church beliefs.
Exposure to artificial light at night can affect a woman’s fertility in middle age.
This forward-thinking transgender teenager is the first to freeze his eggs before gender reassignment surgery.
Dr. Kevin Smith suggests 18-year-olds freeze sperm now, if they're looking to be fathers later.
Researchers have found a protein vital in allowing the sperm to fuse to the egg, bringing us closer to possible male contraception.
Spermatozoa in the first fraction of ejaculate are of higher DNA quality, move more, and appear in greater numbers than those bringing up the rear.
An Atlanta sperm bank is being sued after sperm advertised as belonging to a healthy PhD student was traced back to a man with schizophrenia and a criminal background.
Men who eat fruits and vegetables high in pesticides have lower sperm counts and a smaller percentage of normally shaped sperm.
Certain nutrients given to embryos during IVF may favor one gender over another, but experts are concerned about other possible consequences.