Infertility - Page 23

Teens less likely to get pregnant if a friend has a baby

July 5, 2016

Teens less likely to get pregnant if a friend has a baby

Girls whose friends have experienced teen childbirth are less likely to get pregnant themselves, a new study suggests.

Olympics will come and go but Zika is here to stay, scientists say

June 30, 2016

Olympics will come and go but Zika is here to stay, scientists say

Battered by a presidential impeachment and the worst recession since the Great Depression, Brazil is getting a rare bit of relief as Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the Olympics: declining numbers of Zika infections.

5 surprising facts about egg freezing

June 27, 2016

5 surprising facts about egg freezing

A city in Japan has announced that it will pay a large part of the cost of egg freezing for women who live there, as part of a program aimed at raising the country's low birth rate.

When parents use egg donors, telling kids early may be best

June 23, 2016

When parents use egg donors, telling kids early may be best

When children learn at an early age that their parents used an egg donor, the disclosure process is easier than when the kids don't hear the facts until they're older, a recent study suggests.

Trying to conceive? Do this workout to strengthen sperm

June 22, 2016

Trying to conceive? Do this workout to strengthen sperm

Mental stress can torpedo your sperm quality.

US to help fund technology to eliminate Zika in blood supply

June 20, 2016

US to help fund technology to eliminate Zika in blood supply

The U.S. government said on Monday it has agreed to help fund two pathogen reduction technologies to help reduce the risk of Zika virus and other infections from being transmitted through the blood supply.

Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

June 20, 2016

Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas.

Apps perform poorly to find best time for conceiving

June 17, 2016

Apps perform poorly to find best time for conceiving

Women who turn to the internet and mobile apps to sort out the best time of the month to try getting pregnant may receive bad advice, a study suggests.

WHO says $122M needed for global response to Zika virus

June 17, 2016

WHO says $122M needed for global response to Zika virus

Almost $122 million is needed to prevent and manage the medical complications of the Zika virus spreading throughout the Americas and causing birth defects in babies, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Japanese city offering public funds to freeze women's eggs

June 16, 2016

Japanese city offering public funds to freeze women's eggs

A Tokyo suburb will help women cover the cost of freezing their eggs in a pilot program aimed at tackling the nation's declining birth rate.