Although it is called adoption, embryo adoption is not legally an adoption. It’s a contractual agreement where embryos created during in vitro fertilization are transferred to another person or couple ...

In the weeks since the Alabama Supreme Court held that embryos are “unborn children” under one state law, most attention has been focused on in vitro fertilization – whether the decision imperils ...

In April, researchers in China reported that they had initiated pregnancies in monkeys through a procedure seemingly much like in vitro fertilization (IVF), in which embryos created in a dish were ...

It is important to remember that genetics is only one factor in IVF success. Uterine health, hormone balance, and sperm ...

Is a frozen embryo a child? The Alabama Supreme Court says yes. In ruling this month that three couples who lost frozen embryos in a storage facility accident could sue for wrongful death of a minor ...

Georgia residents and healthcare providers are considering how an Alabama Supreme Court ruling may impact advanced fertility care. Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos have ...

Human embryo models capable of synthesizing their own blood have been developed, in an advance that could lead to new ...

To the editor: It’s disturbing when people pass laws on issues they don’t understand. With fertility treatment in particular, there is so much you can’t know unless you experience it. (“‘What is this, ...

An embryologist uses a microscope to view an embryo, visible on a monitor. AP Photo/Richard Drew, File Katherine Drabiak, University of South Florida In the weeks since the Alabama Supreme Court held ...

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