More Companies Expanding Fertility Benefits to LGBTQ Employees

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 …

Stress in Pregnancy May Impact Son’s Fertility Later in Life

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 …

Men Have Biological Clocks Too

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, …

How to Know if You Are Ovulating

Approximately 20 percent of infertile couples struggle to conceive due to ovulation disorders, so it is important for a woman to be able to identify whether or not she is ovulating.  There are several methods a woman can use to monitor for ovulation, but some methods are more reliable than others.

Here are some of the most commonly used methods …

Low Oxygen Exposure May Cause Fertility Problems for Offspring

A new study, published in The FASEB Journal, suggests that fetuses who are exposed to low levels of oxygen during development may have advanced ovarian aging and a lower number of eggs available for future reproduction.

To examine the effects of low oxygen levels on developing fetuses, researchers from the Metabolic Research Laboratories at the University of Cambridge exposed …

Being Underweight May Impact Male Fertility

A new study, published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, shows that being underweight may have a detrimental impact on male fertility.

Several prior studies have shown that being overweight can impact male fertility, but this study shows that being underweight might be worse.  Men with a body mass index (BMI) …

Fertility Hope for Young Boys with Cancer

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 …

Infertility Associated with Increased Cancer Risk

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 …

Female Reproductive Tract May Reject Weak Sperm

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 and Fertility

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 …