There are many potential causes of infertility, and it can be challenging to pin down just what the problem is when a couple is having trouble getting pregnant. Now, researchers show that a few key ...

Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has discovered a crucial step in how chromosomes stay connected during the development for egg cells and sperm, ...

Scientists have identified a key biological mechanism that enables sperm to rapidly increase their energy just before ...

Imagine a future where a diagnosis of untreatable male infertility is no longer the end of the road – because science has found a way to produce human sperm from lab-engineered testicular tissue. This ...

(CNN) -- Scientists have long questioned whether human papillomavirus, or HPV, infections in men could affect their sperm health and fertility. Now, an early study finds that high-risk HPV infections ...

The earliest days of pregnancy depend heavily on the health of the egg and sperm. Week 3 marks the stage when fertilisation occurs, and rapid cell division begins. Egg and sperm quality influence how ...