human reproduction
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Apple Study Affirms That Women Do in Fact Have Cramps During Their Periods
Apple added period-tracking to the iOS Health app and launched a clinical study into women’s health back in 2019. Now, the Apple Women’s Health Study team has some preliminary data that affirms that, yes, there is an incredible variety of period symptoms suffered by menstruating people worldwide.
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Cautious Optimism As Scientists Grow Human Eggs From Immature Cells In The Lab
In a scientific first, researchers from the US and the UK have taken early-stage human egg cells and grown them to full maturity in the lab. It’s an important proof-of-concept that could eventually yield new infertility treatments for women.
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Males Born Through Popular Reproductive Technique Have Low Sperm Counts
A popular fertility treatment introduced in the early 1990s has been linked to low sperm counts in men born from the procedure. Scientists aren’t entirely sure why this is happening, but it’s entirely possible that fathers are passing their fertility issues down to the next generation.
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Cyborg Sperm Could Revolutionise Fertility Treatments
Some men produce sperm that are poor swimmers, a major cause of infertility. To help, researchers from Germany have developed motorised cyborg “spermbots” that can be guided directly to an egg.