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Spain's FA backs fertility treatment for players and referees

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Working from home is linked to higher fertility, new study finds

The research, covering 38 countries including those in Europe, finds that realised and planned fertility increases by 0.32 children per woman when both partners work from home at least one day per week compared with those who work at employer or client sites.

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How often men ejaculate could be key to sperm fertility, study finds

The study suggests that regular ejaculation could give male fertility "a small but meaningful boost" - and that even a few days’ delay could matter for IVF success.

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Europe’s fertility keeps falling: Which country has the highest rate?

Euronews Health takes a closer look at declining fertility rates across Europe. Experts point to multifaceted reasons behind the decline, and Europe is not alone in facing this trend.

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Rising temperatures result in fewer boys being born, study finds

As temperatures rise due to climate change, heat above 20°C leads to fewer male births, according to a new study.

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Declining fertility in Europe: Why Turkey is leading the drop

Turkey’s total fertility rate fell from 2.11 to 1.51 between 2013 and 2023. Beyond long-term structural and cultural changes, experts point to economic instability and institutional constraints as key factors behind the recent sharp decline.

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Sperm swim faster in summer, new study finds

The findings could matter for couples trying to conceive and for fertility clinics interpreting test results.

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Georgia village revives Berikaoba, an ancient pagan spring festival

Each spring, Georgia’s village of Didi Chailuri revives Berikaoba, a pagan rite with masked berikas, music and wrestling, hoping for fertility and good harvest.

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What happens to frozen eggs and embryos no longer needed?

As fertility treatments are on the rise, patchy legislation across Europe leaves thousands of eggs and embryos in limbo.

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Sex in space: Reproduction must be urgently addressed, experts say

A new international study warns that reproductive health in space is no longer a theoretical concern and that questions about fertility and pregnancy should be pressing concerns.

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Which country in Europe waits the longest to have children?

On average, women in the European Union have their first children shortly before their 30th birthdays, data shows.

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China's new 'condom tax' prompts scepticism, fear over health risks

Experts are concerned over potential increases in unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases due to higher costs for contraceptives.

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Infertility is an ‘overlooked’ public health problem, WHO says

An estimated one in six people worldwide experience infertility at some point in their lives.

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Deaths in pregnancy and childbirth have plummeted. Here’s why

There were about 260,000 maternal deaths in 2023, down 41 per cent from the turn of the century.

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Scientists turned human skin cells into eggs. It didn’t go smoothly

The eggs created in the experiment are not ready to be used to help people conceive.

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Fact check: Is the contraceptive pill dangerous?

Negative side effects and social media misinformation are making young women distrustful of the contraceptive pill. But are the natural methods they’re turning to any safer?

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Cannabis use could affect women’s fertility, new study finds

The research followed women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to try to get pregnant.