In the weeks since the Alabama Supreme Court held that embryos are “unborn children” under one state law, most attention has been focused on in vitro fertilization – whether the decision imperils ...

Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

Mild cramping and spotting after an embryo transfer are common and don't always mean positive or negative outcomes. Stress doesn't impact IVF success, so it's okay to feel anxious during this waiting ...

As you age, your fertility slowly declines. By freezing eggs or embryos when you’re young (usually under the age of 40), you can preserve your eggs’ health and, through in vitro fertilization (IVF), ...

A proposed international legal and ethical definition could address current challenges, with implications for improving IVF success rates. The ethical and legal challenges posed by embryology research ...

Non-invasive embryo genetic testing (niPGT) is a trending procedure that checks for chromosomal abnormalities without a cell ...

To the editor: It’s disturbing when people pass laws on issues they don’t understand. With fertility treatment in particular, there is so much you can’t know unless you experience it. (“‘What is this, ...

As the debate over the ethics of human embryonic stem cell research has caught fire over the last year, there's been enormous discussion about whether scientists should be allowed to destroy human ...

An embryologist uses a microscope to view an embryo, visible on a monitor. AP Photo/Richard Drew, File Katherine Drabiak, University of South Florida In the weeks since the Alabama Supreme Court held ...

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