The release of TV program The Handmaid’s Tale and a study on male sperm numbers have left some worried about the future of human fertility.
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A study in mice shows it is possible to delete extra chromosomes in a range of conditions that are associated with infertility, including Down’s syndrome.
The baby bonus did its job, encouraging people to have more children at a time when fertility rates were low.
A better understanding of sperm could help develop new fertility treatments and contraceptives for men.
Numerous studies suggest that spirulina could help safeguard fertility.
Australia will be left behind without adequate planning and preparation on fertility issues.
If this trend continues, most men will be infertile by 2060.
Women will now be better informed when it comes to deciding whether it’s worth undergoing another round of IVF.
Women have been getting their fallopian tubes flushed for 100 years to help them conceive. Studies show it works, all the better if you use an oil-based liquid.
From today, more people conceived with donor sperm or eggs in Victoria will have the legal right to know details about their donor – even if the donation was made anonymously.
Thinking of having a baby? It’s not all down to women to get healthy in preparation.
An active sex life can promote love and togetherness, drive creativity and build better health.
Did your holiday gift list include radiation-shielding undies to protect your privates from cellphone radio waves? A radiation expert explains they’re unnecessary – your phone won’t affect your fertility.
Our recent audit of success rates provided on the websites of IVF clinics’ in Australia and New Zealand identified some common traps in the way these figures are presented.
While most people might think age only affects female fertility, there is growing evidence sperm quality decreases as men age.
In pregnancy, immune cells help the uterus tolerate and nurture the embryo despite it carrying foreign genes from the father. In most women, suppressing immunity will likely cause more harm than good.
Why research into male contraception keeps hitting the buffers.
If you’re an Australian teenager or young adult diagnosed with cancer, there’s good news: overall survival rates are good and getting better. But what can you expect from life after cancer treatment?
You would need to drink over a thousand bottles of red wine per day to get the amount of resveratrol - the compound said to have many health benefits - needed to even have an effect.
Fertility treatment in older age might be tougher, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done.
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Karin Hammarberg is a Friend of The Conversation.Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, De Montfort University
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Monash University
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Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina
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Adjunct clinical professor, Monash University
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Professor and Director, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor,, The University of Melbourne
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Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite au Muséum national d’histoire naturelle et conseiller de la direction de l'INED, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Associate Professor of Social Science and Public Policy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Associate Professor of Environmental Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Director Nurture Fertility, The Fertility Parnership and Reader/Associate Professor in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, University of Nottingham, University of Nottingham
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Emeritus Professor of Reproductive and Periconceptual Medicine, The Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Reproductive Medicine, Queen's University Belfast
