Lowering Odds of Multiple Births
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In the complex, expensive and emotionally charged world of fertility treatment, doctors are sounding a call to arms to reverse the soaring rate of multiple births.
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Doctors are reporting two advances that may give women with cancer safer ways to preserve their ability to have children without compromising their chances of beating the disease.
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An expensive treatment designed to improve a woman's chance of pregnancy actually does the reverse, research suggests.
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Women who gain as little as 7 pounds between pregnancies can put themselves and their babies at medical risk, even if they don't become overweight, suggests a provocative study of thousands of women.
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More couples are selecting the sex of their children, using techniques developed to help couples who are infertile or at risk for having babies with genetic diseases.
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The birth of 13 Italian children from frozen eggs has marked a step towards routine use of the reproductive approach. Egg freezing, along with ovary freezing, promises to help women preserve their fertility
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Women pregnant with twins, triplets or quadruplets are at greater risk of serious health complications than are women carrying just one fetus, according to a Canadian study published on Wednesday.
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Not having children, having too many, or  too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental  to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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The chances of losing a second child to cot death have been overestimated, according to a new review of the evidence.
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WYNNEWOOD, Pa. - The odds of a fraternal twin giving birth to two sets of identical twins may be one in a million, but Geana Morris can attest to it...
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Childbearing factors, particularly those related to a first pregnancy, can influence a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the International Journal
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Going abroad for a sunshine break before trying for a baby may not be a good idea, fertility experts says.
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NEW YORK  - Black and Asian women have much  lower rates of success with assisted reproductive techniques  such as in vitro fertilization than other racial groups,  researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American  Society of Reproductive Medicine that is underway in  Philadelphia.
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Many advanced countries face collapsing populations. Making it easier for women to work may be the best way to increase birthrates.
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NEW YORK  - Women who take multivitamins  before becoming pregnant are less likely to give birth to  premature babies, new study findings suggest.
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NEW YORK  - There is no added risk to the  mother or baby when a woman has five or more repeat cesarean  deliveries compared with three or four c-sections, according to  a study from Saudi Arabia.
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NEW YORK  - A method of natural family planning that closely monitors two indicators of fertility is just as effective as oral contraception in preventing unwanted pregnancies if used correctly, European researchers report.