Sixty percent of miscarriages are caused by the failure of an embryo—the developmental stage before a fetus—to implant in the woman’s uterus. Part of the problem is that researchers have no idea how ...

Analyzing embryo movements in uteruslike environments could offer clues to improving the success rate of in vitro fertilization ...

Global fertility rates are declining. Experts warn of potential societal collapse. Reduced births could strain essential ...

Reproductive health, crucial for global human well-being, faces unique challenges. Normal individual reproductive development is a prerequisite for ...

Marijuana may damage oocytes — unfertilized eggs in female ovaries — in ways researchers worry may lead to infertility, ...

Pathogens are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. With the goal of developing new therapeutic approaches to ...

Scientists recorded in 3D and in real time the exact moment a human embryo implanted itself in an artificial uterus, opening new avenues for treating infertility.

There is something, however, that distinctly separates us humans from the vast majority of mammals: we live long past our ...

Scientists have captured a video showing the implantation of a human embryo for the first time, using a laboratory model of a ...

A confocal microscopy image of a nine-day-old human embryo. Different colors denote different proteins and cellular structures of the embryo, © Institute for ...

Catholic fertility treatment methods have caught the eye of the Trump administration. Here is an inside look at the practice.