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

Smoking weed may hurt men’s fertility

Smoking marijuana may harm a man's fertility, according to new research. But men who smoke pot may also have sperm that are faster swimmers.

Lance Sumler-Tulane • futurity
Aug. 10, 2021 ~4 min


How albumin activates sperm for fertilization

New research clarifies the role of albumin in both fertilization and fighting infection.

Anne Warde-UC Irvine • futurity
June 29, 2021 ~6 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

Child-free adults are just as happy as parents

Separating child-free adults (those who chose not to have children) from other types of nonparents reveals they're just as happy.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
June 16, 2021 ~4 min

Child-free adults are just as happy as parents

Separating child-free adults (those who chose not to have children) from other types of nonparents reveals they're just as happy.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
June 16, 2021 ~4 min

IVF test actually rules out viable embryos

Many embryos blacklisted by a test for IVF fertilization often develop into healthy babies. "This is going to revolutionize how IVF moves forward."

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
June 3, 2021 ~6 min

CRISPR gives mosquitoes contagious infertility

Researchers have used the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to make male mosquitoes infertile. When females mate with them, they're rendered infertile, too.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
May 26, 2021 ~8 min


Fears over falling human sperm count may be overblown

Rising fears over declining human sperm count among men in Western countries may be overblown, according to researchers at Harvard’s GenderSci Lab.

Manisha Aggarwal-Schifellite • harvard
May 11, 2021 ~5 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

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