Environmental HazardClimate Change is Behind Increase in Miscarriage Along Bangladeshi Coast, Researchers Say As groundwater becomes saltier, pregnancy loss seems to be increasing. By Liesl Goecker
Generation ZilchHumans Aren’t The Only Species Facing a Male Fertility Crisis Climate change is damaging insect sperm. By Liesl Goecker
Tell A FriendThe Super Common, Mostly Treatable Women’s Health Problem No One Talks About Reproductive tract infections happen to the best of us. By Charumathi Uma Sankaran
Tracking the BSPeriod Tracking Apps Are a Contraceptive Gift to a Tech‑Savvy Woman… Or Are They? Femtech designed its trackers with one fatal flaw. By The Swaddle Team
Shooting BlanksStudy Finds 15% of Infertile Men May Have Undiagnosed Prediabetes More evidence that male infertility is often linked to broader cardio and metabolic health problems. By Liesl Goecker
Alphabet SoupWhat’s The Difference Between IUI, IVF and ICSI? Your guide to assisted reproduction options. By The Swaddle Team
Nature's Little JokeCan Stress Affect Fertility? Study of 5,000 Women Says Probably. But you know -- don't stress about it. By Liesl Goecker
Let It GoMore Evidence that Male Abstinence Before IVF Is Unnecessary — and May Be Counterproductive No need to hold it in, fellas. By Liesl Goecker
No Man's LandInfertility Research Excludes Men, Keeping the Burden of Getting Pregnant on Women The lack of data means too few fertility treatment options for men. By Anubhuti Matta
The Buzz CutImplanted Chokers and Bio‑Heels: The Future of Fashion Is Straight‑Up Sci‑Fi Plus, South Korea's 'loner' culture. By The Swaddle Team
Stuff No One Talks AboutIVF Can Bring Anger, Guilt, Defeat Before the ‘Good News’ "All I feel is a sense of loss of something I never had, emptiness, and I am always seething anger." By Anubhuti Matta
Another Myth Bites The DustStudy: No Link Between HPV Vaccine And Infertility In fact, there's some evidence getting vaccinated gives fertility a boost. By Liesl Goecker
Pros And ConsPreimplantation Genetic Screening Doesn’t Increase Odds of Having a Baby The common procedure may make IVF more efficient, but not necessarily more successful. By The Swaddle Team
It Takes A VillageGlobal Coordination Needed to Make Surrogacy Laws Work for All The complex web of pending regulation won't stop exploitation or simplify the process. By Herjeet Marway & Gulzaar Barn, The Conversation
Sperm CountsAntioxidant Supplements Unlikely to Boost Men’s Fertility Antioxidant therapy had little effect on sperm quantity, quality, shape or motility. By The Swaddle Team
Proceed With CautionStudy: IVF Treatment to Improve Egg Quality May Not Aid Fertility The success of using mitochondria to 'reenergize' eggs is far from proven. By The Swaddle Team
Still SearchingCommon, Immune‑Suppressing Miscarriage Treatment ‘No Better Than Placebo’ The odds that rhG-CSF is behind a successful pregnancy are low. By Angelina Shah
Snake OilCommon IVF Procedure to Aid Implantation Has No Actual Benefit An endometrial scratch will not help you get pregnant. By Angelina Shah
