For the first time ever, scientists have successfully grown human eggs in a laboratory, from the earliest stages in ovarian tissue and all the way to complete maturity. This success could improve fertility treatments in…
A study carried out by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in the United States indicate that women with infertility due to PCOS have a significantly decreased chance of successful pregnancy if…
According to a new study on mice, dietary exposure to the phytoestrogen genistein prior to conception may impact female fertility and pregnancy outcomes. In a study carried out by researchers at the University of Illinois,…
Even a mildly dysfunctional thyroid can impair a woman’s ability to conceive – and this is true even when the thyroid’s ability is within what is currently considered the normal range. A thyroid gland functioning…
Using paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy has been linked to impaired future fertility of female offspring in rodents. In this article, which as been published in Endocrine Connections, Dr David Kristensen and his colleagues from Copenhagen…
According to a new study by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine, marijuana use – by either men or women – does not appear to lower a couple’s changes of getting pregnant. The…
