Fertility problems News

Daily sex improves sperm quality

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

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

1st baby from cryopreserved eggs

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

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

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

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

Common chemicals impair fertility

A new study points a finger at perfluorinated chemicals as a cause of reduced fertility in women.

60-year-old has twins

A 60-year-old woman in the western Canadian city of Calgary has given birth to twins after going to India for fertility treatment.

Chemicals (PFCs) affect fertility

Chemicals used in food packaging, clothing, carpets and personal care products may be associated with infertility in women and may even affect men's sperm, research shows.

New fertility treatment promising

Doctors have for the first time successfully used a new "test tube" fertilisation technique that better predicts which of a woman's eggs will most likely result in pregnancy.