The Latest Breaking News from Infertility

Watching the Netflix film Joy has been a hugely emotional experience for me. The film is the story of the scientific endeavour to figure out in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and the first baby to be born this way, Louise Joy Brown on 25 July 1978 at Oldham General Hospital in Manchester.

The screenwriter behind hit TV dramas National Treasure and Kiri, as well as the Harry Potter stage play, talks about his new, more personal project created with his wife - a feature film, Joy, celebrat​ing the birth of IVF

The desire to have our own biological children is hard-wired into many of us. And the desire is often felt more keenly in those struggling with infertility. So the promise of a simple solution is hard to ignore – which may be why “the Mucinex method” is trending on social…

When a heterosexual couple can’t conceive, the burden of blame is still frequently laid at the woman’s door. But as sperm counts drop globally and men increasingly feel like an afterthought in the fertility industry production line, these antiquated attitudes aren’t helping anyone, writes Helen Coffey

The study revealed that long-term exposure to particulate matter from air pollution adversely affects male fertility, and noise pollution poses a significant threat to female reproductive health in women over 35.

Roughly one in six people are affected by infertility worldwide.

Environmental pollutants may have different effects on male and female reproduction, research in BMJ suggests

Air pollution has greater impact on men while noise pollution more significantly affects women, study says

Infertility is at the forefront of this election season, helping people who have gone through it feel seen