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Stem Cells Coaxed to Make Precursors to Egg, Sperm
In long term, advance may lead to better fertility treatments, experts say

One Embryo as Good as Two in Second IVF Attempt
Study found live birth rates similar, fewer multiple births with one embryo

Money Woes Keeping Many Couples From Fertility Treatments
They're foregoing expensive therapies or opting to discard stored embryos, studies show

Assessing Embryo Metabolism May Aid IVF Success
Aim is to determine which have best chance of success

Alternative Treatments May Boost IVF Success
Mind-body therapies increase odds of pregnancy, studies find

New IVF Guidelines Aim to Reduce Multiple Births
Key provision limits embryo transfers

Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women
Ability to have children is important to many who undergo weight-reduction surgery, study finds

Miscarriage Treatment Won’t Harm Future Fertility: Study
Most women give birth within five years, researchers find

Scientists Discover How Chemo Can Make Women Infertile
But drug Gleevec counteracted effect in mouse study

Environmental Chemicals May Affect Male Reproduction
European study finds more evidence in areas where more men have problems