A simple treatment known as "fallopian tube recanalization," which often needs to do little more than remove a small amount of mucus causing the blockage, could allow a higher percentage of women ...

A 100-year-old medical treatment could help infertile women get pregnant without undergoing pricey in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study suggests. The method was first used in 1917 and involves ...

The inability to conceive and ultimately become a mother is the stuff of muffled murmurs at family gatherings. "Where is your child? Give birth first before you send other people's children to do ...

Fallopian tubes are female reproductive organs that connect the ovaries and the uterus. Every month during ovulation, which occurs roughly in the middle of a menstrual cycle, the fallopian tubes carry ...

URBANA, Ill. — The success of in vitro fertilization depends on many factors, one of which is sperm viability. A recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign documents a new way to ...

On July 25, 1978, the world's first "test tube baby" was born. Louise Brown was the first person conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and her birth eventually led to one of her doctors ...

Infertility refers to when a couple has failed to become pregnant after one year of regular (defined as two to three times a week) and unprotected intercourse. Infertility is a common problem, ...