Major initiative to close information gaps on cross border reproduction in the Asia Pacific
A powerful task force of scientists and clinicians specialising in assisted conception have mounted a major campaign to close gaps in knowledge about cross border reproduction in the Asia Pacific region. Each [...]
Fifty countries represented at Hong Kong Congress in a powerful expression of scientific exchange in the field of assisted reproduction
More than 1,700 fertility specialists from 50 countries attended the 9th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE 2019) in Hong Kong to explore the latest advances in scientific research [...]
Couples turning to IVF can enhance their chances of success with simple lifestyle choices
About 15 per cent of adults around the world experience male or female infertility, and many of them turn to advanced assisted reproductive technologies, such as IVF, to help fulfil their dreams [...]
Focus on the bleak ramifications of falling fertility rates in South East Asian countries
The deeper implications of falling fertility rates in South East Asia, particularly China and Japan, have been brought into sharp focus at a global conference on human reproduction in Hong Kong. A [...]
Study suggests everyday stress does not impact on chances of natural conception
Many couples feeling stressed about not being able to conceive naturally make radical lifestyle changes, including changing jobs or taking a holiday, in the hope that it will improve their chances of [...]
New and vital research on infertility has slowed after the pioneering achievements of the ‘Founding Fathers of IVF’
More than eight million children have been born around the world as a result of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) since the first so-called test tube baby was delivered in England over 40 [...]
Decline in access to contraceptives with younger and poorer Asian women at risk
A global congress on fertility health in Hong Kong this week will hear of disturbing gaps in access to female contraception across the Asia Pacific region with the poor and young most [...]
Asia Pacific congress on assisted reproduction to receive ‘wake up call’ on alarming decline in male fertility
A world authority on human reproductive health is calling for a global response to an alarming decline in male fertility with an estimated one in 20 young men today having sperm counts [...]
Mounting evidence of harmful effects of WiFi router electromagnetic waves on sperm
A new study has provided further evidence that electromagnetic waves from WiFi devices can have a detrimental effect on human sperm. The outcome adds weight to concerns that the explosive spread of [...]