For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game. Although ancient records are sparse, researchers estimate that, for most of human history, women most typically conceived their first ...

Sixty percent of miscarriages are caused by the failure of an embryo—the developmental stage before a fetus—to implant in the woman’s uterus. Part of the problem is that researchers have no idea how ...

Analyzing embryo movements in uteruslike environments could offer clues to improving the success rate of in vitro ...

Scientists recorded in 3D and in real time the exact moment a human embryo implanted itself in an artificial uterus, opening new avenues for treating infertility.

Scientists have recorded a human embryo implanting in a womb in real time. The implications of how it happens could lead to ...

Over the past decade, I have made some bold predictions about the future of sex. One that’s been easy is that people will still be having sex for years to come, but for different reasons: they simply ...

Human reproduction is influenced by a complex interplay of biology, genetics, and socioeconomic factors. Over the past few ...

Research collaboration: WHO Collaboration Center of Human Reproduction is a research collaboration whose article contributions are accrued to its participating partner institutions. Identify research ...

Cat Bohannon, author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, says sexism is a massive set of rules all cultures have to control female reproduction. For Bohannon, sex ...