Fertility & Family Planning

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (295+ words) Three years into their infertility workup, after a second failed transfer, a couple came to see me. She had been the patient that entire time. Hysterosalpingogram, diagnostic laparoscopy, two retrievals, somewhere north of $40,000 that their insurance didn’t touch. He came…...

9+ hour, 53+ min ago   (445+ words) Researchers are testing male contraceptive pills, gels, and injections, but safety, pregnancy prevention, and reversibility need more proof. Ask any woman who’s been on hormonal birth control for half their life how it’s going, and you’ll probably get a long…...

15+ hour, 48+ min ago   (366+ words) One phrase keeps turning up in the men’s health content I follow: “fertility maxxing.” The idea is to treat sperm health like any other fitness metric, something you measure, track and try to improve alongside your sleep score and your…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (405+ words) New Delhi: India has been declared as the ‘Diabetes Capital’ of the world in a recent report by IDF (International Diabetes Federation). It has also stated that India’s 9% population is expected to be diabetic by 2030. There are two major reasons…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (408+ words) MALE FACTOR infertility was associated with fewer embryos suitable for transfer in donor egg IVF cycles, while embryo yield did not differ significantly across male age groups, according to a US registry analysis. The study examined a specific stage of…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (852+ words) Optimal fertility is really just an expression of optimal health, Jessica Sharratt, doctor of acupuncture and oriental medicine at Heal Los Angeles, told The Epoch Times. “When your metabolism, hormones, immune system, and mitochondria are thriving, your reproductive health benefits,…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (50+ words) A controlled trial in anestrous Hungarian Merino ewes found that short-term whole safflower seed supplementation during progestagen-based synchronization produced no measurable improvements in estrus, pregnancy, lambing, or circulating reproductive hormones. News Source: Alan Morgan. (October 9, 2026). Safflower Seed Supplement Fails to…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (590+ words) Family planning is often a shared responsibility, but conversations about contraception can sometimes focus more on women than men. Vasectomy offers men a permanent way to prevent pregnancy, making it an option for couples who are certain they do not…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (656+ words) Reproductive health can sometimes be a subject of gossip among friends, but not many individuals get their doubts cleared by a medical practitioner. As such, there are many rumours on the subject that freely float among individuals. Also Read | Scared…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (454+ words) Obesity negatively impacts male reproductive health by disrupting hormones, raising scrotal temperature, and causing sperm abnormalities. However, does that mean obese men or those who overweight are infertile? Doctor explains Several men don't consider undergoing a fertility test until they…...