Some childless couples, especially those over the age of 40+, who are trying to become parents through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) meet with failure.Read more
New research has found that women who follow a “Mediterranean” diet in the six months before assisted reproductive treatment have a significantly better chance of becoming pregnant and giving birth to a live baby than women who did not.Read more
About 50 thousand foreigners visit Ukrainian health care institutions annually. Ukrainian medicine market is very attractive for foreigners – price is much lower than at home, and highly qualified specialists in the field of medicine are known worldwide by their great skills. Now when Ukrainian currency has depreciated it has become much cheaper to treatRead more
The movement of sperm can be explained by a relatively simple mathematical formula, according to new research.Read more
Research into a genetic mutation causing some men to be infertile shows that an important protein in the sperm that is a key component of the egg fertilization process, known as phospholipase C zeta (PLC-zeta), is ineffective in these individuals.Read more
Could sleeping next to a noisy street put our future at risk? Long-term exposure to a noisy environment, particularly at night, is linked to infertility in men, according toRead more
The male “androgen” hormone is an important element in the ovarian development of female chicken embryos, more so than in the development of male testes, scientists have discovered.Read more
Among couples being treated for infertility, depression in the male partner was linked to lower pregnancy chances, whileRead more
British mums: Older women using surrogates is a booming industry — but with payment banned in Britain SALLY WILLIAMS investigates the controversial new destination for infertile couples.Read more
Iodine deficiency during pregnancy is the most prominent, preventable cause of intellectual impairment in children around the world and is a key component of thyroid hormones that are crucial for brain development during early pregnancy.Read more
