In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a treatment to fertilize eggs outside of a woman’s body in a laboratory. The goal is to produce embryos, then place the best available embryo back into a woman’s uterus ...

Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD Key Takeaways The female reproductive system includes organs that produce hormones ...

ABSTRACT: Reproductive phenology is a crucial life-history trait that is influenced by both environmental and frequency-dependent effects. The fitness benefits of any phenology strategy will depend ...

It is the most successful fertility treatment currently available, and while it has been celebrated for decades for creating families In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) has become a topic of debate in the ...

During mammalian reproduction, millions of sperm undertake a journey that only one will finish. This journey to fertilization has been commonly viewed as a race: a sea of sperm competing to get to the ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and signals that drive this process. The findings offer important insights into ...

Collaborating institutions in Taiwan report higher risks of atopic disease among children conceived via assisted reproductive ...

ANY biologically aware parent who has started talking about the birds and the bees will have realised halfway through that what they are really discussing is flowers. Bees carry pollen grains from one ...

Sperm cells have a unique shape that allows them to travel. During fertilization, sperm pass through several physiological environments while still maintaining their shape, using poorly understood ...