Men’s sperm numbers and fertility also decline with age. If you’re planning to have kids in the future, here’s what you need to know.
Articles on Conception
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Preconception health refers to the many lifestyle changes you can make to benefit a future pregnancy.
Human reproduction is completely dependent on the health of an underestimated but vital organ: the endometrium. Here’s how it works.
Cutting down on alcohol consumption before pregnancy can benefit the health of both men, women and their baby.
Human embryos are far more likely to die than come to term, an evolutionary trait seen across species. Laws granting personhood at conception ignore built-in embryo loss, with potentially grave consequences.
A moral philosopher explains what’s at stake in second-trimester abortions – and why they’ll increase in a post-Roe world.
Genetic mutations can impact our ability to reproduce – even via in vitro fertilisation.
A scholar of constitutional law and American religious history explains how the abortion issue has been historically rooted in religious beliefs, giving a moral certainty that law cannot provide.
A sociologist found in her research that many Americans who are opposed to abortion may nonetheless be willing to support a friend or family member seeking one.
Embryo glue and endometrial scratching are just a couple of the add-on procedures people can choose from.
50 years ago, a noted U.S. philosopher argued that banning abortion forces women to go above and beyond to help an unborn fetus. What other individual rights are at stake if Roe v Wade is overturned?
Some people seeking to influence public opinion about abortion rights claim the science is clear. It’s not, and that means abortion remains a political question – not a biological one.
An unknown number of people have lost their dreams of parenthood because of storage disasters at fertility clinics. These experts note poor government oversight and the need for stronger regulation.
Experts recommend adopted children be told about their origins, no matter how difficult the circumstances, but doing so is tricky for adoptive parents.
New research suggests the clitoris is equally as important for reproduction as it is for sexual pleasure. But the evidence behind that claim is up for debate.
Our new research has discovered what gives human sperm the strength to succeed in the race to fertilise the egg – and it’s all to do with their tails.
Did you ever consider that human beings might have a breeding season? Birth seasonality exists – and has interesting implications for childhood disease outbreaks.
Women will now be better informed when it comes to deciding whether it’s worth undergoing another round of IVF.
Thinking about trying for a baby? Then now is the time for you and your partner to “spring clean” your food and lifestyle habits.
In pregnancy, immune cells help the uterus tolerate and nurture the embryo despite it carrying foreign genes from the father. In most women, suppressing immunity will likely cause more harm than good.
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Professor and Director, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide University
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Guest lecturer, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Professor of Women's Public Health, Institute of Clinical and Applied Health Research, University of Hull
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Monash University
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Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Genetics and Reproduction, University of East Anglia
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Senior lecturer| Professional Lead. School of Paramedical, Peri-Operative and Advanced Practice. Faculty of Health Sciences., University of Hull
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Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University
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Research Fellow in Statistics, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Women's & Gender Studies, State University of New York, College at Geneseo
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Lecturer in Clinical Embryology, University of Leeds
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Anatomy, UNSW