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Over a decade ago, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome, better known as PCOS, a metabolic, hormonal and genetic disorder that affects 1 in 10 people with ovaries. It took nearly that long to reach the diagnosis. As a syndrome, PCOS is not discovered by a single test. In…

Families struggling with infertility and undergoing in vitro fertilization, or IVF, may unwittingly become caught up in the political aftermath of this ruling.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common gynaecological endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. It affects between 4% and 20% of women globally and is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Despite its prevalence, it remains a conundrum amongst clinicians and allied health professionals. The Conversation Africa’s Nigeria based…

‘Half of the infertility cases are due to problems in men’

The protein, named Maia after the Greek goddess of motherhood, appears to be involved in the fusion of sperm and eggs

The two sisters have clashed a lot over the years but things turned very sour at a baby shower for one of the women who is currently expecting triplets, while the other is infertile

Scientists say findings may help explain cases of premature infertility in humans

Three years after being diagnosed with ‘unexplained infertility’ they eventually had two sons

Heart disease, diabetes, blood problems, delayed puberty and infertility are all potential problems for men with an extra X or Y chromosome, says Miriam Stoppard

As more states outlaw abortion, some define human life as starting at fertilization. Some patients and health care workers worry that this could jeopardize in vitro fertilization treatments.

In a recent episode of Bluey, Onesies, six-year-old Bluey asks her mum Chilli what’s wrong with Auntie Brandy, who has come to visit for the first time in four years.