

More than 77 Thousand Babies Born from IVF in 2019
The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), the United States’ primary organization of professionals dedicated to the practice of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) is releasing its latest national and clinic-specific ART data. The preliminary national data set for 2019 shows 77,256 babies born resulting from 302,998 cycles performed during that year, an increase from the previous year’s number of 74,590 babies born from 279,288 cycles. 361 SART member clin


US Births Continue to Fall, Fertility Rate Hits Record Low
The number of babies born in the U.S. hit the lowest level in more than three decades in 2019, continuing a five-year downward trend, according to a new federal report. The report on provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates notable birth and population measures reached record lows in 2019. American women, for example, are now projected to have about 1.71 children over their lifetimes – down 1% from 2018 and below the rate of 2.1 needed to


Study finds relationship between gut microbiome and fertility
A preliminary study conducted in Japan found a potential relationship between gut microbiome composition and fertility in women.