Sperm are generally viewed as having just one action in reproduction -- to fertilise the female's egg -- but studies at the University of Adelaide are overturning that view. Published in Nature Research journal Communications Biology, new research shows that sperm also deliver signals directly to...
Women who use cannabis — marijuana or hashish — could have a more difficult time conceiving a child than women who do not use cannabis, suggests a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Cannabis use among the women’s partners was not studied....
E-cigarette usage may impair fertility and pregnancy outcomes, according to a mouse study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Many young and pregnant women are using e-cigarettes as a safer alternative to smoking, but little is known about the effects on fertility and pregnancy...
