Collecting sperm from Covid-19 patients
How does Covid-19 affect sperm and thus the next generation´s immune system? Norwegian researchers are collecting sperm to find the ...
Tag: Fertility
NIH awards $465K to George Mason to study fetal environmental exposures, racial disparities
Study will examine how gestational exposure to endocrine disruptors affects fetal outcomes for African Americans and white obstetrical populationsCredit: Michelle ...
Delivering proteins to testes could someday treat male infertility
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04936 According to the Mayo Clinic, about 15% of couples are infertile, and ...
How an egg cell’s “operating manual” sets the stage for fertility
Genetic instructions immature egg cells go through step by step as they mature into functionality revealed in unprecedented detailCredit: Figure ...
Chromosome defects seen from over-exchange of DNA in sperm and eggs
University of Oregon and Northwestern University biologists show that too many crossover events can increase infertilityCredit: Image courtesy of Diana ...
Buying emergency contraception is legal but not always easy at small, mom-and-pop pharmacies
Credit: West Virginia University About 22 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44 report having used emergency ...
Repeated pregnancy loss may be tied to the olfactory system
Understanding the connection could lead to a new search for the causes of unexplained spontaneous miscarriageCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science ...
Women could conceive after ovarian tumors
Credit: Anders Norderman Women receiving fertility-sparing surgery for treatment of borderline ovarian tumours were able to have children, a study ...
Higher dementia risk in women with prolonged fertility
Credit: Photo by Ragnhild Larsson and Johan Wingborg Women with a longer reproductive period had an elevated risk for dementia ...
Viruses play critical role in evolution and survival of the species
Study says endogenous retroviruses help promote genetic diversity and speciationCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - As the world scrambles to control ...
Sex cells have a sweet tooth, and they pass it on to the brain
Credit: Zita Santos & Carlos Ribeiro Our job seems easy when compared with that of our cells. While they are ...
New treatment possibilities for young women diagnosed with rare form of ovarian cancer
Credit: PHSA A recent finding by researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC) ...
Miscarriage risk increases each week alcohol is used in early pregnancy
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Each week a woman consumes alcohol during the first five to 10 weeks of pregnancy ...
Iowa State University scientists examine reproductive effects of glyphosate in mice
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - Exposure to the chemical glyphosate changed the level of some ovarian ...