• The presence of stress in your life can negatively impact fertility
• The presence of stress overburdens the sympathetic nervous...[more]

To help promote health and to reduce the growing numbers of obese Americans, General Mills recently converted all of its breakfast cereals to whole...[more]

According to a study of 188 women conducted by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB), women...[more]

Women today who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) are having fewer twins and triplets than ever before thanks to improvements in the technique....[more]

A new machine may help infertility experts sort out “good” sperm from “bad” sperm to boost conception rates. Called the sperm sorter, the machine...[more]

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Connecticut Health Center and published in the journal Science found a receptor...[more]

When you’re eating for two, more calories are really better. According to a recent study conducted by researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine...[more]

A recent study published in the journal Fertility and Sterility found that patients whose borderline malignant ovarian tumors are caught...[more]

Men are just as depressed as women over infertility, according to a recent study conducted by doctors at the Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland...[more]

Researchers from the Gynecologic Clinic of the University of Milan, Italy have found that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables seems to protect women...[more]

A recent study published in the Journal of Fertility and Sterility found that delaying pregnancy lowers a woman’s risk of developing ovarian...[more]

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have found that low vitamin D intake has a small but important impact on insulin resistance,...[more]

Women who continually diet to lose weight may be wreaking long-term havoc on their immune systems, according to a recent study published in the Journal...[more]

Here’s a ray of hope for women who have been treated for breast cancer. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found...[more]

Finally good news for women who put off having children until age 35 or later. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Southern...[more]

Researchers from Stanford University recently found that a drug commonly prescribed to treat diabetes can also help improve symptoms of polycystic...[more]

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) usually does not worsen during pregnancy, according to results of a recent study conducted by researchers at Brigham...[more]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has disseminated new guidelines for flu shots. The CDCP urges all obstetricians and gynecologists...[more]

A recent study published in OB/GYN News conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School found that about 10 percent of patients with...[more]

It’s long been known that breast-feeding is best for both mother and child. But a new study confirms that there must be something powerfully therapeutic...[more]

A study by Dr. Susan Davis, Research Director of the Jean Hailes Foundation in Clayton, Australia, suggests that low serum dehydroepiandrosterone...[more]

According to the U.S. Dietary Survey, overweight people tend to underestimate the amount of calories they consume. The researchers found that women...[more]

According to an article published in the September 2004 issue of Endocrinology Today, levels for acceptable LDL cholesterol have been lowered....[more]

With increased success rates and improved assisted reproductive technologies (ART) at their disposal, fertility clinics delivered 16 percent more...[more]

Here’s another incentive for men to work out. According to a study conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, men who exercise...[more]

Just a gram of cinnamon per day can help those with type 2 diabetes experience up to a 30 percent reduction in blood levels of glucose, fats, and...[more]

A new study found that the more you watch television, the greater your risk of developing diabetes and becoming obese. The Nurses Health Study found...[more]

Researchers from the University of Surrey’s School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences in the United Kingdom found that pregnant women who do not...[more]

A recent study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh found that cognitive therapy could help women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea,...[more]

Couch potatoes beware. A group of researchers performed an obesity analysis using data obtained from the Nurses Health Study and found that time spent...[more]

According to a recent study conducted at the State University of New York at Buffalo Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, men who smoke pot frequently...[more]

A pilot study conducted at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that the focused waves of ultrasound can “burn away” uterine fibroids, without harming...[more]

The SPAWN Study of post-delivery weight retention in women found that women who were overweight before pregnancy did not have a higher risk of weight...[more]

A new study conducted by researchers at Hopital General Juif in Montreal gives hope to some women with endometrial cancer who hope to conceive.

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If you’re trying to conceive or newly pregnant, eating a healthy diet low in saturated fat is important to your health and your baby’s. New research...[more]

Research has already found that healthy eating during pregnancy will help ensure a healthy baby later by reducing his or her risk for certain health problems,...[more]

Researchers have long suspected that defective sperm may contribute to miscarriage, but a new study is the first to prove that it may occur.

Whether...[more]

Researchers have recently discovered why some nonobese women may develop Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), a common cause of infertility traced...[more]

Researchers have been investigating the link between emotional processes and female fertility for the past few years. Recently a study conducted...[more]

Much research has been conducted on the link between exercise and a healthy pregnancy. Now a new study published in the June 2003 issue of Hypertension...[more]

In a move that has raised concerns to some reproductive health experts in Canada and the U.S., the Canadian Parliament is likely to pass a bill...[more]

Researchers have long known that metabolic syndrome is associated with infertility. Now a Columbia University study reports that people with the...[more]

A male’s increasing age is a factor in the length of time it takes to conceive, according to a British study recently published in the June 2003...[more]

Here’s another reason not to take diet pills, shakes, vitamins, and other popular dietary supplements to lose weight. Chromium picolinate, a dietary...[more]

Researchers have known that polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) can have a devastating effect on a woman’s ability to conceive. Now a new study reports...[more]

One-third of anonymous egg donors are willing to donate again, according to a study recently published in Fertility and Sterility. Of the...[more]

According to research conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health, eating one tablespoon of peanut butter or 1 ounce of peanuts or other nuts...[more]

Overweight women with gestational diabetes are more likely to need insulin therapy, but they also may be able to control their blood sugar levels...[more]

An article published in a recent issue of the journal Pediatrics found that babies suffer nicotine withdrawal after birth even if their...[more]

According to researchers from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), weekly...[more]

ART has made it possible for thousands of couples to conceive and deliver babies of their own. But the effects of assisted reproductive technologies...[more]

It’s long been suspected that women with hydrosalpinges (fluid-filled fallopian tubes) do not fare as well as women without the problem when undergoing...[more]

More studies are needed to determine the true detrimental effects of environmental pollutants on sperm production and function. It’s long been known...[more]

A number of studies have already found that couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive techniques improve their...[more]

An unlikely nonsurgical treatment for uterine fibroids was recently discovered by a team of researchers at the University of Rochester in New York....[more]

Is it now safe to eat fish containing mercury during pregnancy? A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester says that...[more]

Several articles published in medical journals have stressed the need for people at risk to develop severe medical problems to make lifestyle adjustments....[more]

Women who suffer from depression are twice as likely to stop menstruating early as women who are not depressed, according to new research conducted...[more]

Should embryo donation be viewed as high-tech adoption? This idea and other legal and ethical issues surrounding the trend are discussed in a recent...[more]

Results of a study recently presented at the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society’s annual meeting support the practice of in vitro maturation of...[more]

Researchers have long known that smoking during pregnancy can cause low birth weight babies, but a recent study conducted at University College...[more]

It used to be that survivors of cervical cancer could not become pregnant because treatment involved radical hysterectomy, a procedure that removed...[more]

A recent article published in the journal Human Reproduction describes the complex moral, ethical, and legal concerns of posthumous assisted...[more]

In a recent study, researchers from Spain investigated the occurrence of chromosomal defects in embryos from patients undergoing IVF with a history...[more]

If you skip breakfast you’re at higher risk of becoming obese and insulin resistant, two factors that may affect a woman’s ability to conceive, according...[more]

A group of researchers in Cambridge recently studied a way to use ultrasonography to assess the health of early pregnancies. They studied placental...[more]

Researchers have long known that reduced sperm morphology (sperm shape) leads to lower fertilization rates. With the advent of intracytoplasmic sperm...[more]

On February 5, 2003, Senators Hatch, Feinstein, Spector, Kennedy, and Harkin introduced the Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection...[more]