The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting a rise in sexually transmitted infections across the United States. For the fifth year in a row, there is a rise in gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis cases across the country.
“Combined they total 2.4 million infections that were diagnosed and reported just in the last year alone,” said Elizabeth Torrone, an …
A new study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, found that one in six women who had failed in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment were able to conceive on their own.
The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Aberdeen. They studied data from 2,133 women who underwent IVF treatment between 1998 and 2011 at a fertility clinic …
Millions of women use fertility apps to predict timing of ovulation, but unfortunately, most apps do not reliably predict the fertile window.
A review of 73 fertility apps, published in Current Medical Research and Opinion, in May 2018 found that even the best app only had 21 percent accuracy in predicting a woman’s day of ovulation. Another study presented …
As pride month comes to an end, it’s nice to hear that more companies are expanding fertility benefits to their LGBTQ employees. These changes help LGBTQ employees access reproductive benefits that were previously only tailored to straight couples.
In the past, many companies and insurance providers limited access to fertility benefits to those employees that met a strict definition of …
A new study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, found that men whose mothers experience stressful events early in pregnancy are more likely to have reduced sperm counts and lower testosterone levels when they become adults.
The study, by researchers at the University of Western Australia, surveyed 2,804 women during different stages in their pregnancies between May 1989 and …
A new study, published in the journal Maturitas, indicates that older men have decreased fertility and may put their partners at increased risk for pregnancy complications. Their children may also be at higher risk for developing certain medical conditions later in life.
Researchers at Rutgers University reviewed 40 years of research on the effect of paternal age on fertility, …
A new medical breakthrough may provide future fertility hope for young boys diagnosed with cancer. Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh reported the birth of the first monkey born from freezing immature testicular tissue.
When children are diagnosed with cancer before puberty, they do not have the same fertility preservation options as young adults diagnosed with cancer. Adults have the …
A new study published in the journal Human Reproduction indicates that women who struggle with infertility may be at higher risk having cancer later in life. The study found that compared to women without fertility problems, women with infertility are 18 percent more likely to develop cancer, particularly uterine and ovarian cancers.
Researchers from Stanford University tracked 64,000 women who …
A new study, published in the journal Science Advances, found that the female reproductive tract may trap slower moving sperm, allowing only the fastest moving sperm to reach the egg.
Researchers from Cornell University used several models and computer stimulations to try to better understand how sperm travel through the cervix, into the uterus, and then into the fallopian tubes …
Endometriosis is a gynecologic condition that affects approximately one in ten women of reproductive age and for some of these women, it can lead to infertility. According to some studies, approximately 30-50 percent of women with endometriosis have impaired fertility.
Endometriosis occurs when the tissue that makes up the inner lining of the uterus implants in other areas of the …
