News tagged with 'Fertility'

A new study by U.S. researchers suggests babies conceived using in vitro fertilization are two to four times more likely to be born with certain birth defects compared to babies that are conceived naturally.

A 59-year-old woman, who sought fertility treatments in Vietnam, has given birth to healthy triplets, one girl and two boys. But the procedure raises ethical questions, not least among them, what do you do with unused eggs? And how old is too old?  

A new study by Harvard University researchers suggests men who regularly eat soy foods may have lower sperm counts compared to those men who don't consume soy foods. The findings are especially true of obese and overweight men.

Infertility for men can be as simple as swollen veins in the scrotum, known as varicoceles, a tangle of blood vessels in the scrotum preventing blood circulation through the veins in the testicles. A procedure, using a tiny catheter, blocked the excessive blood flow into the veins, allowing them to return to normal size. Pregnancy resulted in one-third of the partners of men studied.