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My test tube baby is 10, here’s our journey so far

Mandi Pitzer was considering IUI and IVF but knew it would likely cost her thousands of dollars. Then, she discovered at-home artificial insemination.

Once a secret, taboo process for couples struggling with infertility, sperm donation has become an openly discussed and accepted means for many women and non-traditional families.

A new review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) is aimed at helping clinicians diagnose and manage polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), an endocrine disorder that affects about 10% of females.

Dr. Jennifer Hintzsche of Illinois developed the PherDal at-home insemination kit after struggles with her own infertility. Hintzsche and fertility specialist Dr. Remm Sabouni shared insights.

An online celebrity in China who has 12 million followers on social media and makes US$15 million a year as an influencer has made a plea to adopt an abandoned baby girl she saw on a news report because she already has three sons.

The fertility treatment coverage expansion would nix the requirement that recipients be married and permit the use of donor eggs or sperm.

Women exposed to toxic metals may experience earlier aging of their ovaries .Study links metal exposure to lower egg count in women approaching menopause.

Middle-aged women who are exposed to toxic metals may have fewer eggs in their ovaries as they approach menopause, according to new research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Men usually wear only a loincloth known as a fundoshi and a pair of white socks called tabi during the festivities.