The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, raising concerns about how the decision could affect in vitro fertilization, commonly known as ...

Endometriosis is associated with an increased risk for congenital anomalies, according to results of a recent study.

Background:Maternal chronic conditions are implicated as risk factors for congenital anomalies, but few studies have assessed ...

IVF is a type of assisted reproductive technology that involves combining eggs and sperm outside the body in a laboratory setting. This complex medical procedure can seem overwhelming, but when broken ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Today, many hopeful couples dream of starting a family, but as many as one in seven are unable to conceive a child. Despite their hopes and efforts, infertility ...

A court decision in a wrongful-death case in Alabama last month drew a spotlight to in vitro fertilization, an increasingly popular method of conceiving babies for the infertile. In vitro — Latin for ...

WHEN TANG RONGXIN began practising in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in Beijing in 2006, she says that fertility clinics felt otherworldly. The procedure seemed “extremely mysterious”, she recalls. Two ...

Children of parents with infertility had a slightly higher rate of autism spectrum disorder, a population-based cohort study of over 1.3 million children found. Compared with children born from ...

Meet Cody Robb, an IVF baby who became an embryologist to help others build families. Read his inspiring story and learn about IVF advancements.