Male and female reproductive systems allow human reproduction. Fertilisation occurs when a sperm and egg join to form an embryo. An embryo develops into an unborn baby in the uterus during pregnancy.

In human male-female pairs with a less similar suite of genes for human leukocyte antigens, sperm fare better when exposed to cervical mucus. The US regulatory agency will meet next week to discuss ...

Population and Development Review Vol. 6, No. 4, Dec., 1980 On the Social Control of Human Reproduct... On the Social Control of Human Reproduction This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer ...

Elon Musk has announced that 3D printing will be the key to populating Mars in the next 10 years, we took a look at the plan.

Genetic knowledge has played a direct role in pregnancy for more than 50 years, since the first use of amniocentesis to extract amniotic fluid containing fetal cells and DNA for analysis. Noninvasive ...

How does UNHCR help refugees access sexual and reproductive health services? UNHCR recognizes that sexual and reproductive health is a lifelong concern, affecting individuals from infancy through old ...

Current assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) do not enable all prospective parents to have genetically related children. The National Academies Board on Health ...

ERL faculty have pioneered and perfected numerous methods used today in both animal and human reproduction assistance, including semen freezing and cooling, embryo transfer and intracytoplasmic ...