A mature female reproductive cell (egg cell), which contains half the genetic information needed to make a new human.
Chronic inflammation and premature ageing of the ovaries have been associated with the loss of a specific gene in mice...
The Dutch Embryo Act has governed the handling of oocytes, sperm cells and embryos since 2002. However, the rapid emergence of stem-cell-based embryo models and scientific interest in early human development are now driving debate around multiple provisions of the Act...
News from ESHRE – uterine ageing affects the chances of pregnancy independently of egg quality…
How can clinical trials aiming to improve IVF respect the intense emotional and physical reality of the patient experience?...
The fifth session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – brought together clinical, scientific and ethical perspectives on the relationship between genomics and donor conception...
An embryo that originally had three pronuclei resulted in a healthy baby after one pronucleus was microsurgically removed...
A 1999 set of stamps ranked IVF alongside vaccination, penicillin and nursing care as some of the greatest achievments in medicine. Dr Kamal Ahuja and Kaj Rydman reflect on IVF's place in 'the pantheon of public good'...
Knocking out a single gene on the Y chromosome has been found to cause infertility in male mice...
American Horror Story season 12 misses the mark with a reimagining of Rosemary's Baby, writes Dr Jenny Lange…
Human eggs appear to be protected from the age-related accumulation of genetic mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)...
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