In the beginning, no one really understood how babies were made. Thinkers puzzled for millennia about how life arose from one generation to the next. But not until the 17th century did scientists ...

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, an in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London. Tens of thousands of people undergo in vitro fertilization every ...

As commercial spaceflight draws ever closer and time spent in space continues to extend, the question of reproductive health ...

Scientists are getting closer to the possibility of making a new person from skin or blood cells – without the need for sex. This approach goes well beyond in vitro fertilization, which combines egg ...

Quote of the Day by Robert G. Edwards: Robert G. Edwards, Nobel laureate and pioneer of in vitro fertilization (IVF), dedicated his career to making parenthood a reality for millions. His ...

MHR publishes articles on the basic science of human reproductive physiology and pathology, endocrinology, andrology, gonadal function, gametogenesis, fertilization, embryo development, implantation, ...

Pregnancies are also lost after the first two weeks and currently published estimates of total embryo loss from fertilisation through to birth range from less than 50% to 90%. Embryo mortality of 90% ...