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Sperm get lost in space, Australian research into microgravity impacts suggests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/26/sperm-get-lost-in-space-microgravity-australian-research #Space #AustraliaNews #Science #FertilityProblems #MensHealth

Sperm get lost in space, Australian research into microgravity impacts suggests

Study into how fertilisation could work in space finds sperm may get disorientated when trying to find an egg

The Guardian

Science | The Guardian 5d ago

More frequent ejaculations may boost men’s fertility, research suggests https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/25/more-frequent-ejaculations-men-fertility-research #FertilityProblems #MensHealth #Health #Ivf #MedicalResearch #Science #Society

More frequent ejaculations may boost men’s fertility, research suggests

Need for abstinence before fertility treatment questioned as study finds sperm deteriorates as it stays in body

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US Mar 21

Infertility: at a time when we need the right words, others are unable to find them | Nuala McGovern https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/21/infertility-women-how-to-talk-about #FertilityProblems #Ivf #Health #Society #Women

Infertility: at a time when we need the right words, some are unable to find them

For me, better timing, fewer platitudes, less certainty and more listening and empathy are helpful ways of connecting with people in the loneliest of times, says Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour presenter Nuala McGovern

The Guardian

Science | The Guardian Feb 28

‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/28/how-dna-test-changed-my-life-ivf-family #Family #ParentsAndParenting #Genealogy #LifeAndStyle #FertilityProblems #Ivf #Health #Society #Genetics #Biology #Science #AutobiographyAndMemoir #BiographyBooks #Books #Culture

‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down

When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family. Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover …

The Guardian

Science | The Guardian Feb 24

Baby boy born to UK mother after womb transplant from dead donor https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/24/baby-boy-uk-mother-womb-transplant-dead-donor #OrganDonation #FertilityProblems #Health #Society #UkNews

Baby boy born to UK mother after womb transplant from dead donor

Grace Bell says she is ‘the happiest I’ve ever been in my life’ after giving birth to baby Hugo in UK first

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US Feb 16

I was told my inability to conceive a second child was a ‘mystery’. In fact I was simply ignored https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/17/unexplained-infertility-endometriosis-womens-pain #FertilityProblems #Pregnancy #WomensHealth #Family #ParentsAndParenting #Health #Endometriosis

I was told my inability to conceive a second child was a ‘mystery’. In fact I was simply ignored

Women’s pain is routinely minimised, normalised, or psychologised. In fertility medicine, this dismissal is compounded by an industry structured around efficiency rather than care

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Feb 16

Fertility treatment given special emphasis as Trump Rx site goes live https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/16/trump-rx-fertility-ivf #TrumpAdministration #Ivf #FertilityProblems #UsPolitics #Society #UsNews #Health #WorldNews

Fertility treatment given special emphasis as Trump Rx site goes live

Experts say discounts on IVF procedures an attempt to fulfil campaign promise but savings only a fraction of total cost

The Guardian

Science | The Guardian Feb 9

Almost 70% of NHS areas in England offer only one cycle of IVF, data shows https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/09/almost-70-percent-nhs-areas-england-one-cycle-ivf-data-infertility #Ivf #FertilityProblems #Health #Society #England #Pregnancy #Women #WomensHealth #Nhs #LocalGovernment #HealthPolicy #ParentsAndParenting #PublicServicesPolicy

Almost 70% of NHS areas in England offer only one cycle of IVF, data shows

Charity says situation breaks Nice guidelines and is having devastating impact on couples struggling with infertility

The Guardian

US news | The Guardian Feb 2

Florida couple sue fertility clinic after being implanted with wrong embryo https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/florida-fertility-clinic-embryo-lawsuit #Florida #Ivf #Health #FertilityProblems #UsNews

Florida couple sue fertility clinic after being implanted with wrong embryo

Couple say they love their daughter immeasurably but have a moral obligation to try to find child’s biological parents

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US Feb 1

Anna longed for a second child. Coming to terms with secondary infertility meant letting go of her fixed notion of family | Bianca Denny https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/02/second-child-secondary-infertility-letting-go #FertilityProblems #ParentsAndParenting #Pregnancy #Family #MentalHealth #LifeAndStyle #Siblings

Anna longed for a second child. Coming to terms with secondary infertility meant letting go of her fixed notion of family

Therapy helped her sit with the uncertainty of being part of a single-child family – and realise others’ successes with pregnancy were not her failures

The Guardian