Advances in reproductive technologies, and contemporary family structures, have turned familial relationships on their head, and human rights law needs to catch up.
New research reveals how water containing the antidepressant Prozac affects male guppies, raising concerns about the health of aquatic ecosystems exposed to pharmaceutical pollution.
Some women who use drugs like Ozempic have reported unexpected pregnancies. What’s going on?
With sperm counts declining worldwide, it’s important men know how to keep their sperm as healthy as possible.
Children born through international surrogacy aren’t protected by Australian laws, because they’re born overseas. New research shows this can increase the physical and psychological risks to the child.
If the ACT is serious about protecting children’s rights, it should accept that all children born through surrogacy have a right to have their functional parents recognised as their legal parents.
On a new episode of Monash University’s “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the healthcare providers and advocates working tirelessly to ensure that we don't lose ground in the global fight for reproductive rights.
This week, Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast investigates how making reproductive healthcare inaccessible hurts us all.
It’s hoped new research will raise awareness among reproductive-aged women and men of the importance of optimal health during the preconception period.
Infertility affects one in six couples in Australia, and as many as 70 million globally, but a simple new device aims to help both clinicians and prospective parents.
Malaysia’s shrimp industry is big business, but unapproved antibiotic use has led to export bans and negative perceptions of the country's aquaculture industry. Can bioprospecting turn things around?
New research has found that using high-frequency ultrasound on sperm can boost their ability to swim and increase the chances of conception.
While most women who try for a baby will succeed, some won’t, and some will have fewer children than they had planned or hoped for.
Warnings of an end to human sperm production have been making headlines recently, now with the added threat of shrinking penises. But is it science or sensationalism?
Understanding very early human development is a step closer after researchers created the cellular structure that becomes an early human embryo.
A new online tool can help you weigh your options.
Whale strandings have perplexed observers since the days of Aristotle. The answer as to why they do is complex and, to some degree, it's still misunderstood.
Expect fewer visits to IVF clinics, fewer people in the waiting room at once, and temperature checks, now that clinics have reopened.
Until now we haven’t really talked about male age and its effect on the chances of pregnancy, but it's a crucial component in the fertility puzzle.
Knowing who you are is considered a fundamental right, but for some, the answer to ‘Who am I?’ lies in the complex emotional and legal matrix of donor conception.
Baleen whales were sharp-toothed and ferocious feeders, but have evolved to become gentle filter-feeding giants of the ocean.
The blood test reveals the quantity of eggs women have, not the quality, which declines with age. It's also expensive and can give false low readings.
New research shows that medicines have found their way into Melbourne streams – and the creatures that live in them.
Excess weight affects fertility in men and women – the good news is weight loss can reverse the negative effects.
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