Early lab work shows reprogrammed skin cells can yield embryos, hinting at future infertility solutions but raising safety ...

Human bodies have to be built from a single egg cell that's fertilized by a sperm cell. Many rounds of cell division occur as the body is developing, and it seems that there are plenty of chances for ...

The technique, still in its early stages, could eventually help people facing age, illness, or same-sex infertility become ...

A reproductive medicine professor described the work as an “exciting proof of concept” that may change approaches to ...

Multiple genetic changes can occur before or early after conception, a new study describes. The researchers looked at a type of genetic change called copy number variants, which refers to the number ...

When couples experience infertility, medical science presents possible solutions for a potentially successful conception of a baby. Infertility issues can be addressed with Human Chorionic ...

Sexuality is about a lot more than reproduction. For our species, by far the most sex happens in contexts where conception is impossible. Humans are not alone in having sex for many other reasons.