Fertility

Many IVF optional extras – or ‘add-ons’ – are not supported by good-quality evidence that shows they are effective or safe. A new website now helps patients navigate these options

A childhood fascination with the family dairy farm led Associate Professor Mark Green to a career in reproductive biology

Changing social and legal perspectives of parenthood, and access to the global fertility industry has enabled a huge rise in queer people raising children

A global team of experts has made ten crucial recommendations to urgently tackle the worldwide decline in male fertility

The loss of fertility in males as a result of climate change, particularly in the tropics, may be a better predictor of vulnerability to extinction

Women can freeze their eggs while delaying childbirth, but many will be wasted while other women are desperate for eggs. We need a system of egg donation

New research shows atrazine, a herbicide banned in the EU but widely used in Australia, causes abnormalities in marsupial genitalia

In Australia, the donor egg industry is heavily regulated, but in countries like the US, it can feel more like online shopping. Here’s what you need to know

Scientists are calling for a herbicide banned in the European Union for the last 15 years to be withdrawn in Australia for its effect on male fertility

In many countries around the world, birth rates are slowing to a more sustainable level. And it’s women that are the driving force behind the change