Men who eat a lot of saturated fat could be damaging their sperm, new research suggests.

A screening test to select the best embryos for IVF could dramatically boost success rates, researchers said today.

THE Convention Centre Dublin has booked Fertility 2011, the 7th biennial conference of the British fertility societies, which include the Association of Clinical Embryologists, British Fertility Society and the Society for Reproduction & Fertility.

Obesity cuts the chance of IVF working and increases the risk of premature birth and stillbirth, the largest US study into the issue has found.

IVF babies born from frozen embryos are healthier than those that develop from fresh embryos, according to research out today.

A STUDY has found that getting men with damaged sperm to ejaculate daily improved its quality when couples were undergoing IVF.

RESEARCH showing that sperm counts have dropped by almost a third in a decade have prompted renewed concerns about male fertility.

MOVES to prevent couples from being allowed to choose the sex of their baby for reasons other than medical concerns were welcomed by doctors, fertility experts and ethical watchdogs in Britain yesterday.

DOCTORS have performed womb transplants in mice in a move which may give hope to many childless women, it was revealed yesterday.

Scientists have succeeded in turning skin into heart muscle by re-winding the genetic clock in cells.