BIZARRE: 9 - What They Never Told You

Scientists have created embryo models from stem cells – it could help us better understand infertility and miscarriage

Scientists recently announced that they have developed embryo models using just stem cells. No sperm or egg cells (oocytes) were involved.

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2023

High Levels Of Cholesterol Could Make Women Infertile: Study

One in every five women of childbearing age in the U.S. may be unable to get pregnant after trying for a year. 

Zenger · Jun 12, 2023

Dr. Edmond Confino, popular infertility doctor in Chicago, dead at 71

Dr. Confino helped thousands conceive, including U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 9, 2023

Coeliac disease warning as ‘overlooked symptoms’ could cause infertility issues

Coeliac UK warns that only 36% of people who live with the condition have been diagnosed. Here’s everything you need to know about the debilitating autoimmune condition

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023

Infertility: The clinic in Ivory Coast helping dozens of couples have children

Africa has some of the lowest rates of infertility in the world – at just over 13 percent, according to the latest WHO figures. But unlike in the West, couples who do struggle to conceive are often shut out of fertility treatments or have to bear the considerable cost themselves.…

France 24 · May 10, 2023

Infertility: How fewer babies might mean the end of the world

Neanderthals probably died when their fertility dropped. Modern humans are seeing a decline in babies being born. Is it the end of the world?

The New Daily · Apr 30, 2023

'Groundbreaking study finds endometriosis risk is rooted in genetics'

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares exciting research from Oxford University on a painful condition that also causes depression, anxiety and even infertility in 5-10% of women

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2023

Emotions around infertility can be raw. Let’s talk about them with solidarity

It’s important to acknowledge ‘fertility privilege’, but let’s not dismiss those whose privilege has been hard won, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

One in Six People Globally are Infertile, WHO Reports

Infertility affects one in six people globally, according to a report from the World Health Organization, which urged countries to do more to help people conceive, Bloomberg reported. Researchers found little difference between high, middle and low-income countries in the report published Tuesday. This crisis has left many people struggling…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2023

Infertility affects ‘staggering’ 1 in 6 people globally, WHO says

The organization also said high costs for fertility treatments were a “medical poverty trap.”

Fortune · Apr 4, 2023