assisted reproduction

Health news

Alabama hospital pauses IVF treatments due to ruling on frozen embryos

The US state of Alabama's Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law.

22/02/2024

Health news

Scientists believe these are the reasons for falling sperm counts

Researchers have looked at nearly 27,000 studies to identify the biggest factors causing sperm damage. This is what they found.

15/06/2023

Health news

‘Spermageddon’: Why men are at the centre of a global fertility crisis

A recent bombshell study found that sperm counts are plummeting faster than we thought. What is driving this trend, and can we reverse it?

26/05/2023

Health news

Spanish TV star has surrogate baby using her late son's frozen sperm

Ana Obregón, 68, said only parents who had lost a child have a right to express an opinion on the matter.

06/04/2023

Health news

1 in 6 people suffer from infertility, new WHO report finds

The World Health Organization is now calling for better access to fertility treatments.

04/04/2023

Health news

Sperm counts worldwide are falling even faster than we thought

Researchers warn of a global fertility crisis that "looks like a pandemic” as sperm counts drop sharply around the world.

15/11/2022

Nature

Freezing koala sperm could save species from extinction, says research

Scientists in Australia are collecting koala sperm, to improve the species' genetic diversity.

14/04/2022

Spain

Spain extends free IVF treatment to single women and LGBT+ community

Single women, as well as lesbians, bisexuals, and trans people will now have free access to medically assisted reproduction in Spain's public health system.

05/11/2021

Sweden

Sweden sees sperm deficit as COVID deters donors

Medical practitioners have sounded the alarm that Sweden's sperm shortage could drive up wait times for assisted pregnancies

15/04/2021

Earth News

Why bees aren’t having sex in the heat

This World Bee Day we look at how bee bonking is being used to understand the climate crisis.

20/05/2020

France

MAR: France grapples with who should benefit

French senators say medically assisted reproduction should only be free for single women or lesbian couples if they're infertile.

30/01/2020