Why intersex well-being depends less on biology and more on stigma, autonomy, and connection, and what that means for ...

New studies are shedding light on one of the biggest mysteries of human reproduction and what can be done to combat it.

Scientists announce to have grown human egg cells to full maturity in the lab in a potential breakthrough for fertility treatment.

Faced with demographic collapse in her home country, the Chinese expert is conducting experiments on stem cells and human ...

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) were modestly more likely to develop asthma, allergic ...

Life expectancy across 117 mammals was increased by hormonal contraception and surgical sterilization in new study.

Recent research highlights that for fertility and aging, the egg may be the leading lady, but she needs her supporting cast.

In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited babies. Using Crispr, he tweaked the genes of three human embryos in an attempt to ...

Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...