Fertility
Fertility advice: keep doing it !
New research suggests that young couples who are having difficulties conceiving may just need more time, rather than costly treatments. University of Otago researchers conducted a long term study of… Audio
BANG! Episode 5: Maybe, Baby
In episode 5, we hear from parents about how kids affected their relationships, clinical psychologist and sex therapist Nic Beets highlights some of the most common issues experienced by new parents… Audio
Dr Rick Legro - Obesity and fertility
Professor Richard (Rick) Legro is the Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine. He is an internationally recognised expert in fertility and… Audio
Sperm counts falling sharply, study finds
Sperm counts in New Zealand, North America, Europe and Australia have dropped by more than 50 percent in less than 40 years, according to new research.
Egg freezing, what you need to know
Advances in New Zealand's fertility services are leading to an increasing number of women considering egg freezing. Audio
High fertility rate of NZ Tongan women studied
A study has found many Tongan women in New Zealand want to use birth control but feel pressured not to. Audio
Three-parent babies approved in UK
Babies made from two women and one man have been approved by the UK's fertility regulator.
Woman gives birth after ovary frozen as child
A woman has given birth in London after doctors restored her fertility using frozen ovarian tissue removed when she was a young child.
First 'three person baby' born using new method
The world's first baby has been born using a new "three person" fertility technique.
Call for govt to ease NZ's need for sperm
A decades-long shortage of donor sperm has become worse, a leading fertility expert says.
Making babies without eggs may be possible - scientists
It may one day be possible to make babies without using eggs, say UK scientists after early experiments.
Inconceivable - Dr Andrew Murray
Inconceivable is a six-part documentary series, that follows the hopes and struggles of eight couples, who are trying to conceive, by IVF. Dr Andrew Murray from Fertility Associates in Wellington… Audio
Conservation Genomics
Firing a crossbow at a sea lion may conflict with ideas about animal conservation but the genetic information gathered allows scientists to study how best to save the species and whether or not it… Audio
Science: new contraceptives and genes that make you look older
Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists. This week, a new contraceptive and fertility treatment in one. And a gene that adds to years to your appearance has been documented by scientists studying… Audio
Fertility apps
The self tracking movement uses technology to measure your body and how it is performing. Until now this has tended to focus on your activity levels; how many steps you've made, how far you've run or… Audio
Dunnocks - and what bird sperm can tell us
Bird sperm from native species such as robins, as well as introduced dunnocks from Dunedin, may shed light on problems with male fertility and infertile eggs. Video, Audio, Gallery
Dunnocks - and what bird sperm can tell us
Bird sperm from native species such as robins, as well as introduced dunnocks from Dunedin, may shed light on problems with male fertility and infertile eggs.
Video, AudioUK scientists given go-ahead to edit genes
UK scientists have been given the go-ahead by the fertility regulator to genetically modify human embryos.
'Women given false hope about IVF'
A professor who pioneered egg freezing says the IVF industry is giving women false hope about their real chances of having a baby.
The brain and fertility: Kisspeptins
How the brain controls our ability to have children. Professor Allan Herbison from the Department of Physiology at University of Otago explains how Kisspeptin could lead to new treatments for… Audio
