Men with no sperm in their ejaculate—a condition known as azoospermia—may no longer need invasive procedures to determine if they have sperm in their testes according to a new study published in Human Reproduction. Instead, the study found that MR Spectroscopy-a simple metabolic scan that combines t…

Obese women who undergo rapid weight loss to get pregnant may harm rather than improve their chances of having a healthy baby, a leading researcher suggested this week. Professor Richard Legro of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Penns…

Even though a new study from the United Kingdom suggests that nearly all of a woman's ovarian eggs are gone by the age of 30, there's no reason to panic says one doctor.The study, which was conducted by the Universities of Edinburgh and St. Andrews, was titled Human Ovarian Reserve from Conception t…

Common flame-retardant chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, appear to be linked to reduced fertility in women, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, the Los Angeles Times reports. The chemicals, which have been used for more th…

For women trying to conceive, waiting to find out if they are pregnant is exciting. . . but also stressful. Now a new test--the First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test--can let you know up to six days before your expected period whether or not you're pregnant.The new test uses patent pending tech…

The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has published a position statement on the impact of the lifestyle factors obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption on natural and medically assisted reproduction. In a literature study the ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law summarised…

The widespread use of so-called fertility drugs, not just high-tech laboratory procedures, likely plays a larger role than previously realized in the growing problem of premature births in the United States, because these drugs cause a high percentage of multiple births, the March of Dimes said toda…

It took 25 years, 17 attempts, and more than $160,000, but a British couple finally became parents to twin boys two weeks ago thanks to a successful in vitro fertilization attempt. Monique and Neil Ward began trying to conceive in 1985, but he had a low sperm count after a vasectomy reversal (he had…

Britain's National Health Service has come up with an ingenious way to help reverse a drop in sperm donations: target sports fans. According to Daniel Brison, professor of clinical embryology at the St. Mary's hospital department of reproductive medicine, sporting events are a good place to find men…

University of Florida urologists have used robot-assisted surgery to cut about 20 minutes off average surgery time for conventional vasectomy reversal using a microscope. Sperm count after surgery is comparable over a year for the two procedures, but the robotic procedure appears to result in a quic…