Test-tube sperm may soon offer the chance for infertile men to father their own biological children. Scientists have discovered a way of growing sperm from testicular cells that can fertilise an egg.Testicular tissue was taken from mice and grown

Congratulations to Sky Sports presenter and mum-of-one, Sophie Blake, who has announced she’s pregnant with her second child. But this is no ordinary pregnancy, as Sophie was told she would not be able to conceive again after being left infertile

A report has claimed that as many as 1 in 5 healthy men between the ages of 18 and 25 have abnormal sperm counts. Scientists in Denmark last week described the issue of male infertility to be ‘as important as global warming’.And although

.“Clearly there are some infertility issues where the use of the device is unable to aid pregnancy, such as complete lack of sperm,” said Dr Shamus Husheer, who invented DuoFertility. “However, for a range of common causes such as moderate male factors, cycle irregularity

for fertility treatment altogether, research by the Infertility Network has discovered. And though national guidelines suggest that PCTs should offer three IVF cycles on the NHS, a Department of Health survey found in 2009 that only 30% of trusts offered all

Lack of iodine in modern UK diets may be to blame for infertility, new research suggests. More than two thirds of female participants in a recent study were found to be deficient in the mineral.Iodine is linked to the healthy functioning

The Saturdays star Rochelle Wiseman has revealed she feared she would never have children, after being diagnosed with a cyst on her ovary. Despite being super excited at being an ‘auntie’ to bandmate Una Healy’s baby, Rochelle, 22, admitted she was scared that she would never get...

A new test focusing on the quality of male sperm may provide a breakthrough for IVF cases where male infertility is the cause.Researchers in the US have developed a test that selects sperm with the highest DNA integrity, rather than assuming that a

MPs have criticised NHS Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) for offering widely different access to IVF treatment across the UK.The MPs, from an all-party group set up to investigate infertility treatment, claim that more than 70% of NHS trusts are ignoring

IVF success is not affected by a woman’s stress level, according to some surprising new research. Although past studies have claimed women’s emotions have a major impact on their chances of getting pregnant, new research at the University of Cardiff suggests being stressed doesn’...