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I’ve had two miscarriages. My husband and I decided to start trying to have a baby in June of 2018. I found out I was pregnant for the first time in December. We thought wow, this is fantastic. We were both really excited. In mid-January I found out I’d had a missed miscarriage—there was no […]
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Egg and sperm donors should consider waiving their anonymity because it can no longer be guaranteed, according to the UK fertility regulator. Donor-conceived children have been increasingly finding their biological parents through home DNA testing kits. Sperm donor Andy Waters has fathered up to 110 children, several of whom have tracked him down through ancestry […]
Lycopene – a nutrient found in tomatoes – may boost sperm quality, a study has suggested. Healthy men who took the equivalent of two tablespoons of (concentrated) tomato puree a day as a supplement were found to have better quality sperm. Male infertility affects up to half of couples who cannot conceive. Fertility experts said […]
You’ve probably heard the term “biological clock” used to describe the idea that, in people with ovaries, fertility potential is constantly ticking away as if it’s on a timer that will eventually reach zero. That ticking apparently gets louder and more urgent through your 20s and 30s, pushing you to get pregnant and have a […]
A wellness company has withdrawn a £250 IV “fertility drip” after experts said it could “exploit vulnerable women”. Get A Drip offers therapies including the “slim drip”, “anti-ageing drip” and “mood-boost drip” at locations such as Westfield shopping centre in London. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) said there was “no evidence” its treatment could […]
Scientists have uncovered an evolutionary paradox where men damage their ability to have children during efforts to make themselves look more attractive. Taking steroids to get a buff physique or anti-baldness pills to keep a full head of hair can damage fertility. It has been named the Mossman-Pacey paradox after the scientists who first described […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device More women in the UK are choosing to freeze their eggs than ever before, with treatment rates rising by 11% from 2016 to 2017, a report suggests. The fertility regulator’s figures show there were 1,463 egg freezing cycles in 2017 compared with 1,321 in 2016. The Human Fertilisation […]
Older women are being exploited by IVF clinics “trading on hope”, the fertility watchdog has warned. Sally Cheshire, chairwoman of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), told the Daily Telegraph some private clinics were using “selective success rates” to target older women. IVF is less likely to be successful as a woman gets older. […]
A Dutch fertility doctor accused of using his own sperm to inseminate patients without their consent has been confirmed as the father of 49 children. DNA tests revealed that Jan Karbaat, who died two years ago, impregnated their mothers at his clinic in Bijdorp, near Rotterdam. The results were confirmed on Friday after judges allowed […]
If you have endometriosis, you might have a host of concerns ranging from how to quell the notoriously agonizing pain to how this condition may impact your fertility. Though estimates vary, some figures suggest that between 30 and 50 percent of people with endometriosis have impaired fertility, according to the Mayo Clinic. But what does […]
By Mayara Costa Figueiredo and Yunan Chen Have you ever used a health app to track your personal data, such as diet, exercise or menstrual cycle? Did seeing the data make you feel excited and empowered? Or stressed and frustrated? With the popularity of self-tracking technologies like apps and wearables, many people are becoming more […]
There has been a remarkable, global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers. Their report found fertility rate falls meant nearly half of countries were now facing a “baby bust” – meaning there are insufficient children to maintain their population size. The researchers said the findings were a “huge surprise”. And […]
The success of IVF has caused a drop in the number of children being adopted, the boss of the organisation that represents children in care has said. In the last 40 years since the first “test-tube baby” was born, adoptions in England and Wales have fallen by 62%. Meanwhile, IVF success rates for women under […]
Birth control is a beautiful tool many women rely on for years or even decades before they decide it’s time to stop. Making the decision to go off your contraception ― especially in an effort to get pregnant ― may lead to a host of questions like “Will my periods be irregular?” (possibly) or “Do […]