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How 'sticky' eggs capture sperm

Scientists have uncovered exactly how a human egg captures an incoming sperm to begin the process of fertilization. Read More

Aspirin won't benefit IVF

Women undergoing IVF are often told that a daily aspirin will help boost the odds of success, but recent research doesn't agree. Read More

5 facts about sperm

Want to know which insect has the longest sperm cells? Or are you curious about what's in your own sperm? Here are the crazy facts. Read More

The fight against unsafe abortions

An estimated 5.5 million unsafe abortions occur in Africa every year. With 40% of those women dying, something needs to be done. Read More

Do fertility ovulation monitors work?

This TTC hopeful takes a fertility ovulation monitor for a test run and shares her experiences. Read More

Choosing a baby’s gender

By testing and selecting embryos, couples can be sure of having the baby of their gender choice. Here’s how. Read More

Obese? Fertility treatment is less successful

Obese women undergoing IVF may be half as likely as their normal-weight counterparts to have a baby. Read More

Celiac disease and early menopause

Women with untreated celiac disease may hit menopause earlier, and have a higher risk of some pregnancy complications. Read More

IUDs after abortion

Implanting an intrauterine device (IUD) in the womb immediately after an abortion poses few risks. Read More

Menopause: It's in your genes

The age at which women go through menopause depends a lot on when their relatives did. Read More

Do poor women have more abortions?

Abortion rates have gone down in most groups of US women, but not among poor women. Read More

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Q Hi, I had a blood test done and its positive. Will be 6 weeks by the end of the week (using 1st day of last menstrual cycle to calculate). I want to be happy but I see no symptoms. Is this normal for some people? I might have breast tenderness but I think I'm imagining it. :) Just worried I will find nothing at my next scan.
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Messing with the gender balance

Certain types of assisted fertilisation result in more male than female babies being born.

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