The fertility industry is poorly regulated – and would-be parents can lose out on having children as a result
An unknown number of people have lost their dreams of parenthood because of storage disasters at fertility clinics. These experts note poor government oversight and the need for stronger regulation.
Dena Sharp, Guest lecturer, University of California, Hastings
• conversation
Aug. 23, 2021 • ~8 min
Aug. 23, 2021 • ~8 min
The dip in the US birthrate isn't a crisis, but the fall in immigration may be
Immigration has historically offset America's low fertility rate, but the recent dramatic drop in immigration threatens that trend.
Adrian Raftery, Boeing International Professor of Statistics and Sociology, University of Washington •
conversation
June 21, 2021 • ~7 min
June 21, 2021 • ~7 min
Male fertility: how everyday chemicals are destroying sperm counts in humans and animals
Our chemical environment appears responsible for an alarming plummet in sperm counts – in humans and in animals.
Gary Hutchison, Professor of Toxicology and Dean of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University •
conversation
April 14, 2021 • ~9 min
April 14, 2021 • ~9 min
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