Two biologists created a short animated video that shows the journey of a sperm cell to an egg. The video, which parodies Star Wars, somewhat surprisingly led to the discovery of how, at the molecular ...

When you meet someone who ignites your passion, it can feel like fireworks going off. New research by Northwestern University researchers, published in the journal Scientific Reports, shows that when ...

An unexpected discovery about fertilization from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals new insights on how sperm and egg fuse and could have major implications for couples battling ...

When a sperm meets an egg, sparks fly – literally. According to a study published in Scientific Reports, an explosion of zinc fireworks occurs when a human egg is activated by a sperm enzyme. The ...

What Is In Vitro Fertilization? In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a type of fertility treatment. IVF involves taking eggs removed from the ovaries, fertilizing them with sperm to create an embryo, and ...

Fertilization occurs in the fallopian tubes. The fertilized egg may then implant on the wall of the uterus, leading to pregnancy. There are many misconceptions about fertilization and pregnancy. While ...

Talk to a group of 100 people born in the United States, and chances are two of them were born as the result of in vitro fertilization, said Dr. Zev Williams, director of the Columbia University ...

Most of the time, you won't know the exact day you got pregnant. Your doctor will count the start of your pregnancy from the first day of your last menstrual period. That's about 2 weeks ahead of when ...

Most successful fertility treatments for women aged 43 years and older rely on donor eggs, according to a study involving ...