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Birth control skepticism, teen fertility education center stage at Trump’s women’s health summit

Surrounded by hot pink lights and cherry blossom pink drapes on a ballroom stage, family doctor Marguerite Duane offered a seemingly simple solution to infertility: Doctors should have conversations with young girls about whether they want to have children one day.

16 Mar 2026

Fertility treatments linked to small increases in some cancers

Findings indicate small increases in certain cancers linked to assisted reproduction, though overall cancer incidence aligns with the general female population.

13 Mar 2026

The new 5-minute screening tool for endometriosis detection

A simple 5-minute test addressing major endometriosis diagnostic delays and treatment has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.

10 Mar 2026

Repurposed kidney drug finerenone shows promise in treating premature ovarian insufficiency

Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a clinically significant cause of infertility that affects between 1 to 3% of women of childbearing age.

5 Mar 2026

Optically invisible culture dishes improve embryo imaging in IVF

Selecting the healthiest embryo is one of the most important steps in in‑vitro fertilization (IVF), yet it remains one of the most uncertain.

4 Feb 2026

IVF study finds shorter insemination protects embryo availability without harming success

Short-term sperm–oocyte co-incubation during IVF cycles with only one or two retrieved oocytes produced cumulative live birth rates comparable to conventional overnight insemination. It also improved fertilisation metrics and reduced cancellation or no-embryo cycles, suggesting practical laboratory advantages without improving overall live birth probability.

4 Feb 2026

Natural ovulation offers a safer path to IVF success

Researchers compare the effects of natural ovulation and external hormone replacement regimens for preparing the uterus before frozen embryo transfer.

4 Feb 2026

Natural ovulation matches hormone therapy success in frozen embryo transfer

Natural ovulation before frozen embryo transfer is as effective as hormone treatment for achieving a healthy baby by vitro fertilization (IVF), finds a clinical trial from China published by The BMJ today.

21 Jan 2026

How "old RNA" reshapes sperm metabolism

Increasing paternal age has been linked to elevated health risks for the next generation, including higher risks of obesity and stillbirth. But what drives this increased risk remains unknown.

20 Jan 2026

Can ketogenic diets help PCOS? New analysis points to weight and insulin gains

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 studies found that ketogenic diets were associated with short-term reductions in body weight, waist circumference, insulin resistance, and some reproductive hormones in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, primarily among those with overweight or obesity. However, substantial heterogeneity, low certainty of evidence, limited safety reporting, and short follow-up periods mean the clinical effectiveness and long-term sustainability of ketogenic diets in PCOS remain uncertain.

5 Jan 2026

Private equity firms increasingly dominate fertility clinics in the United States

The rise of private equity firms investing in health care facilities across the United States has been exploding in the last decade.

30 Dec 2025

Engineered womb lining model opens a window into embryo implantation

By engineering a system replicating the womb lining with high biological accuracy, researchers at the Babraham Institute and Stanford University have been able to study the implantation of human embryos, opening up this enigmatic process to investigation.

23 Dec 2025

Cells balance protein production and removal through passive adaptation

Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids but cannot simply accumulate inside the cell forever.

22 Dec 2025

FDA warns against fake treatments for infertility

You may know someone who has been unable to get pregnant due to infertility issues. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 12 percent of women aged 15 to 44 in the United States have difficulty becoming pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term.

19 Dec 2025

Trump wants Americans to make more babies. Critics say his policies won’t help raise them.

Maddy Olcott plans to start a career once she graduates from college. But the junior at the State University of New York-Purchase College is so far not planning to start a family — even with the Trump administration dangling inducements like thousand-dollar "baby bonuses" or cheaper infertility drugs.

3 Dec 2025

WHO releases first-ever global guideline for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility

The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable for all in its first-ever global guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility.

29 Nov 2025

Maternal age drives embryo arrest independently of chromosomal errors

A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 10 of Aging-US on October 10, 2025, titled "Developmental arrest rate of an embryo cohort correlates with advancing reproductive age, but not with the aneuploidy rate of the resulting blastocysts in good prognosis patients: a study of 25,974 embryos."

20 Nov 2025

Study finds increased rates of DNA mutations in mice pups conceived with IVF

Mice pups conceived with in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the lab have slightly increased rates of DNA errors, or mutations, compared to pups conceived naturally, a new study on artificial reproductive technologies suggests.

17 Nov 2025

Micro-RNA in sperm proves vital for human embryogenesis

The sperm is not a passive supplier of genetic material to the egg. A study from Linköping University, Sweden, shows that certain molecules that come with the sperm, so-called micro-RNA, contribute to the development of the embryo several days after conception. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, may in the long term contribute to better diagnosis and treatment of involuntary childlessness.

10 Nov 2025

Columbia researchers report first successful pregnancy using AI-guided sperm recovery method

Researchers at the Columbia University Fertility Center reported the first successful pregnancy using an AI-guided method they developed to recover sperm in men with azoospermia, in which ejaculate contains little or no sperm.

31 Oct 2025

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Birth control skepticism, teen fertility education center stage at Trump’s women’s health summit

Fertility treatments linked to small increases in some cancers

The new 5-minute screening tool for endometriosis detection

Repurposed kidney drug finerenone shows promise in treating premature ovarian insufficiency

Optically invisible culture dishes improve embryo imaging in IVF

IVF study finds shorter insemination protects embryo availability without harming success

Natural ovulation offers a safer path to IVF success

Natural ovulation matches hormone therapy success in frozen embryo transfer

How "old RNA" reshapes sperm metabolism

Can ketogenic diets help PCOS? New analysis points to weight and insulin gains

Private equity firms increasingly dominate fertility clinics in the United States

Engineered womb lining model opens a window into embryo implantation

Cells balance protein production and removal through passive adaptation

FDA warns against fake treatments for infertility

Trump wants Americans to make more babies. Critics say his policies won’t help raise them.

WHO releases first-ever global guideline for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility

Maternal age drives embryo arrest independently of chromosomal errors

Study finds increased rates of DNA mutations in mice pups conceived with IVF

Micro-RNA in sperm proves vital for human embryogenesis

Columbia researchers report first successful pregnancy using AI-guided sperm recovery method

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