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Fetus
The unborn offspring of a mammal. In humans, this stage of development lasts from nine weeks after fertilisation until birth.
Spina bifida surgery carried out in uterus using stem cells from placenta
Multipotent stem cells obtained from the placenta have been used to successfully treat spina bifida during fetal surgery...
Exposure to 'forever chemicals' during first trimester could lower sons' sperm count
Lower sperm count, quality and motility in young men may be associated with their mothers' exposure to 'forever chemicals' in the first trimester of pregnancy...
Israeli woman carrying unrelated fetus following IVF mix-up
Treatment has been suspended at a fertility clinic in Israel after it was discovered a woman pregnant following treatment there, is carrying a fetus neither she or her partner is genetically related to...
The impact of overturning Roe v Wade on fertility treatment is yet to be seen
When the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade earlier this year, there was outcry and confusion. Here, Professor Sonia Suter explains what we know, and don't know, about the impact of the Dobbs decision on fertility treatment in the USA...
Same-day karyotyping test unveiled
A new rapid test can detect missing or extra chromosomes as part of prenatal and fertility care...
Light shed on epigenetic maintenance of ovarian reserve
Egg cells are kept in a form of stasis from when they are first formed in the fetus until they mature in adulthood, by a protein which regulates transcription, a new study in mice has shown...
Germ cell tumours arising in boys carry specific genetic signatures
The origins of germ cell tumours occurring in pre-pubescent males have been identified by researchers in a new study...