Fertility problems News

Fury over human egg raffle

An American infertility clinic seeking business in Britain has prompted fierce criticism by offering free eggs from a US woman to a participant in a promotional London seminar.

Infertility: coordination OK

Despite some concerns to the contrary, parents' fertility problems may have little effect on their children's risk of coordination problems as they reach school age, a new study finds.

Check your sperm count at home

A new device that looks like home ovulation and pregnancy tests - but checks sperm count will soon be available, and is undergoing FDA review.

IVF stillbirth risk 4 times higher

Women who get pregnant through in vitro fertilisation or intracytoplasmic sperm injection have a higher risk of stillbirth, although the overall risk is still low.

New blood test shows egg levels

Women will soon be able to tell how many eggs they have in their ovaries in a simple hormone test that Australian researchers said.

Obesity tied to poor sperm quality

Adding to evidence that obesity may affect a man's sperm quality, a new study finds that obese men tend to have less-mobile sperm than their thinner counterparts.

Difficult conception risky

Women who take years to get pregnant are more likely to give birth to unhealthy babies, new research from Finland shows.

Fertility treatments = fewer boys

The number of baby boys conceived by a fertility treatment known as ICSI may be lower than what is produced by Mother Nature, a new study suggests.

Fertility drugs a cancer risk

Though the use of fertility drugs may not generally increase uterine cancer risk, a study identified small increases in risk from certain fertility drugs used for longer duration.

Assisted reproduction, birth defect

A new study has found a higher rate of birth defects among babies conceived by assisted reproduction compared to babies conceived naturally.

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