IVF

Don't put your face too close to the gas – it could kill you in seconds,' warns embryologist Emma Whitney, as a cloud of liquid nitrogen erupts from the steel tank in front of me.The tank is one of several large freezers in this clinic…

A record number of women in the US are having children in their 40s and 50s — despite the health risks to themselves and their babies.Women in their early to mid-20s have a 30 percent chance of getting pregnant naturally every month, but…

When Ceri Griffiths was offered IVF add-ons, the 37-year-old accepted, hoping it would massively boost her odds of having a baby.But, instead of the family she so desperately craved, the restaurant owner was left with nothing but…

Kourtney Kardashian is expecting her first child with husband Travis Barker, 46.The 44-year-old reality TV star revealed the news to the Blink-182 as he performed on stage at his concert by holding up a sign that read: 'Travis, I'm…

An artificial intelligence that can scan sperm to work out which are healthiest has been developed by scientists.Even in men who eat well and exercise regularly, barely one in ten sperm are healthy — and in some men the ratio falls below…

A baby boy carried in a uterus implanted into his mother by a robot was born in a world first.The youngster, who has not been named, weighed six pounds and 13 ounces when he was born via planned C-section in Sweden last month. Both the…

A record number of women in their 40s are having children, official data shows — as the birth rate continues to drop off in younger age groups.Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed the birth rate for women…

Britain's first three-parent baby has been born using a groundbreaking IVF procedure.In the biggest leap forward since IVF itself, the technique, called mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT), protects children from a group of…