Infertility

More than 1 in 7 newborns in South Korea conceived through infertility treatment

Babies born through infertility treatment such as in-vitro fertilisation or artifical insemination increased by about 37 per cent between 2019 and 2024.

Career setbacks among challenges raised by those seeking fertility help in S’pore: Survey

smivf25 - Rafidah Jalil, 39, with her husband Mimrah Mahmooh, 42, and their seven-year-old son ⁠Mika Mimrah, and four-year-old twins ⁠Maira Mimrah and ⁠Abdul Matin Mimrah.

credit: Rafidah Jalil

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Gentler approach to IVF, specialised care: How fertility clinic is helping couples who are trying to conceive

IVF specialist and gynecologist Dr Kelly Loi speaking to patients

China’s fresh urbanisation push may thwart ‘birth-friendly society’ goal

FILE PHOTO: A person sits in a toy car with children at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Paris 2024-branded metal bottles recalled for health reasons

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Hospitals ramp up IVF capacity as more couples seek medical help to have a baby

One couple who sought help at the NUH to have a baby is bank officer Sophia Phua, 32, and sales executive Alvin Teo, 32.

After 5 miscarriages, couple welcome son with help of genetic screening

(From left) Ms Lim Wen Ling, 43, her son Evan, two, and husband, Eddy Goh, 41, on May 8, 2024. Ms Lim Wen Ling, 43, and her husband, Eddy Goh, 41, are proud parents to Evan, who is born in April 2022. Wen Ling suffered 5 miscarriages before carrying the baby to term through pre-implementation genetic screening (PGS) IVF. Through this method, problematic embryos, such as those with genetic illnesses, are not implanted to increase the chances of pregnancy etc. Wen Ling is now pregnant with her second child through PGS IVF as well. This is a story on more couples embarking on IVF and KK Women's and Children's Hospital expanding their IVF facilities.

Unable to have children? Men are the main problem, says leading scientist

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