Fertility News
Fertility News
Global fertility updates, research signals, policy shifts, and clinic-facing news collected in one place.
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High Heels and Pelvic Pain: What Changes Seven Centimeters Above the Ground?
Can high heels change more than the way you walk? Posture, muscle loading and pelvic discomfort are the focus of this article, with a clear distinction between pain and infertility. Evidence does not establish that wearing heels impairs ovulation or prevents pregnancy.
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Iron-Deficiency Anemia and Heavy Periods: Overweight, Yet Running Low?
Can someone who eats well and has a higher body weight still develop iron-deficiency anemia? Heavy menstrual bleeding from adenomyosis or fibroids can deplete iron stores regardless of body size. Replacing iron and identifying ongoing blood loss belong in the same conversation, particularly when pregnancy is planned.
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Heatwaves and Fertility: A Heating Earth, Cooling Sperm?
Heatwaves and fertility are becoming a reproductive-health question as extreme temperatures expose sperm to heat stress. Evidence is stronger for changes in semen quality than for direct effects on human eggs or IVF live birth. What does a hotter summer mean for couples trying to conceive?
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Does Love Lower Your IQ? The Brain Science Behind Falling in Love
Does love lower your IQ, or simply pull your attention somewhere else? The neurobiology of love explores dopamine, oxytocin, attachment and stress. These findings help explain familiar feelings, but they do not establish that romance lowers intelligence or improves fertility.
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Iron Deficiency Symptoms: Cold Feet in Summer May Be an Iron SOS
Iron deficiency symptoms can include fatigue, shortness of breath and cold hands or feet—even in summer. These signs are not specific to low iron, but persistent symptoms deserve assessment, particularly with heavy periods or when preparing for pregnancy. A blood test is more useful than guessing which supplement to buy.
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Uterine Polyps and IVF: Can a Tiny Growth Get in the Way of Implantation?
Uterine polyps may be small, but they can raise a big question before IVF: should they be removed? Endometrial polyps, implantation and hysteroscopy need to be considered together, because removal may help selected patients while the benefit for every small, asymptomatic polyp remains uncertain.
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Tylenol in Pregnancy: Does the Autism Fear Stand Up to Sibling Data?
Tylenol in pregnancy has become a source of anxiety about autism and ADHD. A Hong Kong study of prenatal acetaminophen, also called paracetamol, used sibling comparisons to address shared family factors and found no increased risk in those analyses. The results are reassuring, while medication decisions still depend on the clinical situation.
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PGT-A in IVF: A Genetic Filter, but Is It Worth the Cost?
PGT-A screens sampled embryo cells for chromosome-number abnormalities. It can inform embryo selection, but it does not guarantee a healthy baby or improve cumulative live birth for every patient. Age, available embryos, mosaic findings, cost and the outcome being measured all change the discussion.
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Ovarian Longevity: Can Science Slow the Fastest-Ticking Biological Clock?
Ovarian longevity research asks whether reproductive aging can be modified, rather than merely measured. Rapamycin, metabolic pathways and experimental ovarian interventions attract attention, but promising laboratory findings are not proven fertility treatments. Extending ovarian function safely in humans remains a research question.
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IVF Add-ons: The Cost of Hope When the Evidence Is Thin
IVF add-ons promise an extra chance when standard treatment feels uncertain. A 2026 review examined common adjuncts and highlighted weak or absent evidence for many of them. The useful question is not how many extras a clinic offers, but what each adds to live-birth chances, cost and risk.
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Hydrosalpinx Before IVF: Remove the Tube—or Consider Another Route?
Hydrosalpinx before IVF raises a difficult trade-off: a fluid-filled fallopian tube can reduce treatment success, but intervention also has risks. Salpingectomy and proximal tubal occlusion have stronger supporting evidence than aspiration-based approaches. Ovarian reserve, anatomy and surgical history should shape the discussion.
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Preconception Supplements: What Helps—and What Just Fills the Table?
Preconception supplements should start with a clear purpose. Recommended folic acid helps prevent neural tube defects; treating a documented deficiency is another distinct goal. Products marketed to improve egg or sperm quality face a different evidence test, and taking more does not automatically mean preparing better.