Infertile women

Lifestyle changes may up fertility for obese, infertile women

A lifestyle intervention targeting women with obesity and infertility is more effective in increasing the pregnancy rate compared with fertility treatments, a new study suggests.

Mar 22, 2021, 18:09 PM IST

Infertile women face higher death risk, says study

The study also found that infertility was not associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer or endometrial cancers, although the results showed that women with infertility were 44 percent more likely to die of breast cancer.

Nov 02, 2017, 18:31 PM IST

Study associates infertility in women to higher risk of premature death

The study followed more than 78,000 women for 13 years, 14 percent of whom reported infertility, an inability to conceive for one year or more.

Oct 31, 2017, 10:49 AM IST

IVF may reduce birth defects for women above 40

Infertile women aged 40 and over who used assisted reproduction had less than half the rate of birth defects of fertile women of the same age, while younger women appear to be at an elevated risk.

Oct 17, 2016, 11:35 AM IST