Sex cells made from scratch could revolutionize human reproduction. But researchers are struggling to translate promising ...

For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game. Although ancient records are sparse, researchers estimate that, for most of human history, women most typically conceived their first ...

Scientists created the eggs using DNA from adult skin cells, a step that could someday potentially lead to new ways to treat ...

Scientists are working to create human eggs in a laboratory dish, but the process is proving to be more challenging than expected.

Human reproduction is influenced by a complex interplay of biology, genetics, and socioeconomic factors. Over the past few ...

A study based on a review of genetic and health information from more than 276,000 people finds strong support for a decades-old evolutionary theory that sought to explain aging and senescence. A ...

The new Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority has been set up today by Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll ...

A human embryo embeds itself into a fake uterus created by researchers. Screenshot from an Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia video Sixty percent of miscarriages are caused by the failure of an ...

Scientists have detected microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, the liquid that surrounds an egg in an ovarian follicle. "This is not an isolated finding –– it appears to be quite common," ...

Recently, scientists have reviewed the existing literature to understand how space travel, space radiation, and microgravity affect human reproductive functions. This review was published in Npj ...