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Keep still and get pregnant

2/11/2009

Women who lie flat for 15 minutes after being artificially inseminated greatly boost their odds of becoming pregnant, new research suggests.

 
 
 

No more Octomoms

21/10/2009

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine has revised its recommendations on the number of embryos that should be transferred during in vitro fertilisation procedures.

 
 
 

Healthy sperm = longer life span

6/8/2009

Healthier sperm may mean longer life, according to a study that followed more than 40 000 Danish men for up to 40 years.

 
 
 

Human sperm created from stem cells

8/7/2009

Human sperm have been created using embryonic stem cells for the first time in a scientific development which will lead to a better understanding of the causes of infertility.

 
 
 

Daily sex improves sperm quality

30/6/2009

Men seeking to become a dad should have sex each day, or ejaculate daily, for a week before their partner ovulates in order to maximise sperm quality, according to a study.

 
 
 

Healthy diet boosts male fertility

9/6/2009

Men who eat healthier diets may also have healthier sperm, new research from Spain shows.

 
 
 

1st baby from cryopreserved eggs

20/3/2009

A way of preserving the chances of having a child for women and girls facing cancer treatment that will leave them infertile, has been demonstrated to work for the first time.

 
 
 

US women sell their eggs for cash

2/3/2009

Drawn by payments of up to R100 000, an increasing number of women are offering to sell their eggs at US fertility clinics as a way to make money amid the financial crisis.

 
 
 

Fertility, Parkinsons link

26/2/2009

Women with longer fertile life-spans have a lower risk of contracting Parkinson's disease, according to medical research in the United States.

 
 
 

Infertility tied to cancer risk

24/2/2009

Infertile men are nearly three times more likely than men in the general population to develop testicular cancer, new research suggests.

 
 
 
 

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