For the first time, scientists have been able to produce kangaroo embryos through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), an important ...

A female swell shark gives birth to a pup without coming in contact with a male, and now scientists are wondering how this is ...

This suggests the egg's zinc release could also hinder ... special protein complex known for its crucial role in the fertilization process. "It was assumed that the combination of the two proteins ...

Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD Many people are turning to egg freezing, also known as oocyte cryopreservation, as ...

The arrival of a baby swell shark at an aquarium in Louisiana has caused a wave of excitement, after the egg hatched despite ...

Humans of Bombay CEO Karishma Mehta froze her eggs at 32 joining a growing trend of fertility preservation Learn about the ...

The debate over when human life begins took a sharp turn in Texas, where a state legislator filed a bill that would define an ...

While one prevents pregnancy, the other ends it. It stops ovulation, so you don’t release an egg. It stops fertilization, so a sperm doesn’t reach and fertilize an egg. It stops implantation ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Scientists knew that that some animal eggs discharged zinc "sparks" during fertilization. But a recent study has found these fireworks also fly after sperm ...

In-vitro fertilization (“IVF”) is a procedure ... The gestational carrier does not use her own egg in the process (see surrogate below). What parental rights might the gestational carrier ...

CONCERNING the fate of, and the possible effects exerted by, spermatozoa not participating in the process of fertilization in the female organism, Genin et al. have recently concluded that ...