Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Buyer beware: The AMH test is not a fertility fortune teller
Testing of anti-Müllerian hormone levels has its place, but should not be used to predict fertility...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Low AMH levels linked to reduced chance of conception
Low levels of anti-Müllerian hormone decrease the chances of becoming pregnant, independently of age or duration of time spent trying to conceive...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
PTSD and anxiety affect fertility of women firefighters
Women firefighters who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety have lower levels of a hormone associated with the number of healthy eggs in the ovaries, a new study has found...
AI could identify optimal follicle size for IVF success
Preparing follicles for egg retrieval may be most effective when they are sized between 13 and 18mm, a new study has found...
Egg maturation supported by stem cells results in first live birth
The first live human birth using a novel technology that uses induced pluripotent stem cells to support egg maturation outside the body has been reported...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Premature ovarian insufficiency – are the latest guidelines enough?
The updated premature ovarian insufficiency guidelines offer a standardised approach to treatment, but without appropriate specialist training, delays in diagnosis may persist...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Radio Review: Miracle Baby – Womb transplant
This BBC Radio 5 Live News Special features the story of Prue Craven, Australia's third recipient of a uterus transplant. Burleen Chhatwa was eager to learn more about this surgery and its implications...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Ovarian ageing studied using molecular atlas
Genetic and molecular changes occurring during ovarian ageing have been mapped to single-cell resolution...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
