infertility

Scientists have identified a "fertility switch" protein which appears to increase infertility if levels are too high and fuel miscarriage if too low.

Researchers say they have discovered a genetic mutation that may explain a significant proportion of male infertility.

Scientists have found a new contributor to male infertility, a protein that's supposed to coat sperm to help them swim to an egg, unless that coating goes missing.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have found a new contributor to male infertility, a protein that's supposed to coat sperm to help them swim to an egg - unless that coating goes missing....

A growing number of women struggling to have a baby are going under the knife and getting weight-loss surgery to boost their fertility.

While some doctors are wary, one Manhattan surgeon says 15% of his female patients choose bariatric surgery because they're hoping to get pregnant.

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Infertility has been ruled out as a potential cause of cerebral palsy among children conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) or by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), according to a study.

(Karolinska Institutet) Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have been able to describe the 3-D structure of a complete egg receptor that binds sperm at the beginning of fertilization.

The results, published in the journal Cell, will lead to better understanding of infertility and may enable entirely new types of contraceptives.

A faulty gene could help explain some cases of unexplained male infertility, according to research.

A new study associates in vitro fertilization with children's cancer risk, but the authors believe the real cause may be a factor related to the parents' infertility, not the treatment itself