A research team from Japan says it has developed a new egg maturation technique that may improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) ...

But when conception takes place outside the body ... You'll be given medication for this part. (Fun fact: Human egg cells are ...

A new study has outlined how mature egg cells can be cultured from "denuded" oocytes that would usually fail to mature.

In vitro fertilization (IVF ... shots to help your ovaries make more eggs Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or other medicines to help the eggs ripen and start ovulation Progesterone to ...

Infertility is a common and emotionally challenging issue that affects many couples worldwide. In the United States, about 9% of men and 11% of women of reproductive age experience fertility problems, ...

Mature egg cells, or oocytes, are essential for fertilization in assisted reproductive technologies ... combined with sperm ...

Two weeks after a human egg is fertilized, primordial germ cells (PGCs), which develop into sperm and eggs, are formed. In six to 10 weeks after fertilization, PGCs differentiate into pro ...

New research by scientists in Austria provides tantalizing clues, showing fertilization ... egg, allowing the sperm to attach. Their findings, drawn from studies in zebrafish, mice, and human ...

The liquid-handling robot has been customized to expertly prepare embryo cultures by incubating and nourishing fertilized human eggs in microdroplet culture dishes. 'Creating the same drops ...

Birth control remains legal everywhere, but in some states its become harder to access due to abortion misconceptions.

But when conception takes place outside the body ... You'll be given medication for this part. (Fun fact: Human egg cells are gigantic compared to the other cells in our body.) ...