Earliest stages of sex determination explored in stem cell-derived models
Sertoli cells, which are crucial to sperm formation, have been recreated in the lab using pluripotent stem cells, to help study the earliest stages of sex determination...
Sertoli cells, which are crucial to sperm formation, have been recreated in the lab using pluripotent stem cells, to help study the earliest stages of sex determination...
A baby has been born in England for the first time to a mother who had tissue from her ovary removed before breast cancer treatment, and then had it regrafted back on again...
by Professor André Van Steirteghem
Thirty years on from the birth of the first baby using intracytoplasmic sperm injection, one of the pioneers of the technique, Professor André van Steirteghem looks back on how far they have come...
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...
by Emily Vine
A transgender woman whose child was born using sperm frozen prior to transitioning has been denied legal parenthood by a Japanese court... by Emily Vine
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has published a first draft guideline on improving care for trans and gender diverse people accessing health services...
Lecturer in medical ethics at Lancaster University, Dr John Appleby looks at the reasons why the 14-day rule for embryo research was imposed in the first place, and why it should be reconsidered...
Rat testicle stem cells that were frozen for 23 years and then grafted onto infertile mice, have been shown to produce viable sperm...
by Abbie Harper
Functional sperm have been developed in vitro from rat stem cells and used to fertilise eggs and produce healthy offspring for the first time...
Testicular tubules have been created using a 3D printing technique for the first time ever, which may provide hope for men with infertility...
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