News & Updates

Paternal age appears to independently factor in the success of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), with sperm from men over 45 years of age being associated with increased risk of miscarriage and lower live birth rates, according to a retrospective study.

For emergency contraception, both the levonorgestrel 52 mg and copper T380A intrauterine devices (IUDs) help prevent a high proportion of expected pregnancies, according to a study.

Follitropin delta 15 µg/day and follitropin alfa 225 IU/day as starting doses yielded similar ovarian responses in women undergoing ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), according to the ADAPT-1 trial presented at ESHRE 2025.

Women exposed to clomiphene citrate (CC) have fourfold greater odds of becoming pregnant with multiples, and this seems to come with adverse perinatal outcomes, as shown in a French cohort study.

Nighttime snacking during pregnancy appears to increase the likelihood of postpartum depression, suggests a recent study.

In the management of pain during first-trimester procedural abortion, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) does not prove superior to sham stimulation, as shown in a study.

New research in women with vaginal births has found a significant association between haemoglobin levels immediately after childbirth and the likelihood of developing symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD).

Maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy appears to reduce the incidence of infection in infants, with the protective effect being more pronounced when vaccination is administered in the second or third trimester, according to a study.

Higher maternal consumption of nuts and large fatty fish during pregnancy appears to improve some aspects of neuropsychological function in children and adolescents, according to a study.