No one ever plans to struggle with infertility. But, for those having trouble conceiving, it's a good idea to talk to a doctor about next steps. That may include undergoing assisted reproductive ...

UCLA graduate student Jeffrey Riffell and UCLA biology professor Richard Zimmer report the first experimental test on the role of small-scale physics as it influences the interactions between sperm ...

Alabama lawmakers, reacting to public outcry over the state Supreme Court's decision that embryos created by in vitro fertilization are legally the same as children, passed a law on March 7 designed ...

Re “When are the souls handed out?” Opinion, July 18 David Barash provides convincing scientific details that reveal there is no one moment of conception. Conception is a process. So maybe the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The possible loss of frozen eggs and embryos stored at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center is potentially devastating for the affected patients. If their eggs and embryos are ...

Jessica Ivry has been struggling for the past four years with a decision: the fate of her final frozen embryo — the last remnant of the in vitro fertilization process that led to the birth of Ivry’s 3 ...

I've been trying, unsuccessfully, to have a baby all year. In the past, it's taken me about six to nine months to get pregnant. Even without an official infertility diagnosis, a long conception ...