Oncology & Cancer

Impact of cancer treatment on fertility in women

In the United States, approximately 125,000 women of reproductive age (15–45 years old) were diagnosed with cancer in 2018, according to the National Cancer Institute Survival, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Thanks ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Thyroid conditions may affect ovaries' egg reserves

Thyroid hormones are important for ovarian health and fertility, but the effects of low thyroid hormone levels (hypothyroidism) and thyroid autoimmune diseases on the functioning of a woman's ovaries are not fully understood. ...

Genetics

Gene involved in male infertility discovered

A gene that controls the completion of meiosis in spermatogenesis has been discovered by researchers from Kumamoto University. Until now, details of the mechanism that inactivates the expression of genes involved in the meiotic ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

IVF success rates higher at clinics that provide more outcomes data

Success rates for in vitro fertilization are higher at clinics that voluntarily share more information than required by government regulators, according to new research by faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New COVID-19 guidelines disrupt infertility care

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in people putting so many aspects of their lives—from planned vacations to birthday parties to weddings—on hold.

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