British researchers have developed an embryo-incubating system that they say improves odds of conception by 27%. But larger fertility clinics in the U.S. are already ahead of the game.
Fertility
I’ll Take a Sperm Test, to Go: First At-Home Male-Infertility Test Debuts
Why should women bear the brunt of infertility testing? A new at-home sperm-analysis test allows men to assess their babymaking abilities.
Gingrich Wants Scrutiny of IVF Clinics: Why That’s Not the Worst Idea
When IVF creates excess embryos, women are faced with a choice: store them indefinitely, donate them to others or offer them to research.
Are Wi-Fi-Enabled Laptops Really Frying Your Sperm?
On the whole, I’m assuming that studies in the academic journal Fertility and Sterility — which include chart-toppers like “Are varicoceles associated with increased deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation?” — don’t receive a …
Why Fathers Are Less Likely to Die of Heart Disease
Having children may drain a man’s testosterone, but a large family may also be an indicator of heart health, a new study finds.
A New Dating Site for People Who Can’t Have Sex
Sperm Gene May Explain Some Male Infertility
A mutation in a gene for a sperm-related protein found in 20% of men may be responsible for a significant proportion of unexplained male infertility, according to a new study.
Less-Educated Women Have More Children. Or Is It the Other Way Around?
It makes sense that education would impede childbearing. In nearly every country, women with more education tend to have fewer children than less-educated mothers. But new research suggests it may actually work the other way …
Is He Gay? Ovulating Women Can Tell
Ovulation is a really useful biological function. Not only does it facilitate pregnancy — though sperm are in no short supply, the ephemeral egg appears just once a month — but new research finds that it also helps a woman …
Vote for Me for President! I Have Many Kids
With the arrival of Jon Huntsman, father of seven, into the Republican presidential primary race, the field is beginning to resemble a Holiday Inn on Kids-Stay-Free Weekend. There are big families all over the joint. And it’s not …
Could Too Much Coffee Affect Chances of Pregnancy?
Caffeine may perk you up mentally, but it could have the opposite effect on your fallopian tubes, leading researchers to wonder whether women who drink coffee, tea and soda may have a harder time getting pregnant.
Mind-Body Programs Boost Pregnancy Rates for IVF Patients
Infertility treatment is stressful: everyone else seems to be getting pregnant; why can’t you? So what if there were an evidence-based method that could dramatically increase the success of in-vitro fertilization, or IVF?
Guys Are Right: Size Matters, When It Comes to Fertility
Men’s obsession with size in their nether region may be justified after all. New research indicates size — of a sort — does matter when it comes to male fertility.