'Unnecessary fertility test' risk
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Women with fertility and miscarriage problems are being offered unproven and potentially risky tests and treatment, say researchers.
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Women who have a baby aged 40 or over are at an increased risk of stillbirth, US researchers have warned.
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Men who use laptop computers may inadvertently be risking their fertility, experts believe.
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NEW YORK  - A new study provides "reassuring" evidence that babies born from in vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) -- in which a cell or two are removed from the developing embryo to screen for genetic problems -- are not at increased risk of birth defects.
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A blood test to identify the sex of foetuses at seven weeks could cut the need for further risky tests.
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The risk of miscarriage after  undergoing chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, to detect birth  defects is lower than previously thought and essentially  carries the same risk than the more commonly used  amniocentesis, according to new research.
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Â· Thousands of women urged to contact doctors Â· 44 kits could have given bogus negative results
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NEW YORK  - Being either too thin or too  heavy may lower a man's sperm count, in some cases enough to  impair fertility, researchers report.
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Many young women diagnosed with breast cancer overestimate their risk of becoming infertile while undergoing treatment, a new study shows.
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A scientific study has found evidence that male laptop users could be damaging their fertility. Researchers at New York&#39;s State University warned this week that a man balancing a portable computer on his lap
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Couples who have a risk of passing on an inherited form of colon cancer to their children will be allowed to have their embryos screened to ensure they do not carry the faulty gene that causes the illness.
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Â· Sequencing may help tackle obesity and cancerÂ· Patients could have tests before having children
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Scientists believe they have discovered how a condition that can threaten pregnancy could occur.
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Vulnerable children subjected to 'inappropriate and invasive' tests, hearing told.
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Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests
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A blood test to identify the sex of foetuses at seven weeks could cut the need for further risky tests, say scientists.
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A blood test on expectant mothers may predict a baby&#39;s risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suggests a new research. Women with high levels of AFP in their blood are three times more likely to give