The first baby born through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) was Louise Brown in 1978, when the term “test tube baby” was coined. Today one in seven couples may have difficulty conceiving and the numbers ...

Now, scientists at McGill University may have found a way to ease that burden. They’ve developed a light-activated ...

Around 1.7% of women ages 15 to 49 years old have tried a procedure called artificial or intrauterine insemination to start a family, the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

In vitro fertilization (IVF) can be a painful process requiring weeks of injections in preparation of harvesting eggs, even though it offers a path to pregnancy for women with low fertility, single ...

Infertility is a challenge that many couples face and it can affect both men and women. There are various reasons for infertility, such as hormonal imbalances, low sperm count, blocked fallopian tubes ...

This excerpt is adapted and reprinted with permission from The IVF Blueprint: Everything You Need to Know about In Vitro Fertilization, Egg Freezing, and Embryo Transfer by Abby Eblen, MD, MSHS; ...

A McGill University research team has developed a painless, automated way to deliver in vitro fertilization (IVF) hormones ...

In vitro fertilization is a medical procedure that has been in the headlines since the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos were, in essence, children, and protected under the Wrongful ...

First come the blood tests: cold, clinical and revealing. Fertility treatment starts with these measurements to determine whether a person’s egg reserves are viable enough to proceed. If the threshold ...