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New Scientist

IVF success rates peak as only one in four attempts achieve pregnancy

The success rates for two common fertility treatments have peaked, with only one in four attempts resulting in pregnancy. The success rate for IVF and a similar technique called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have been around this level for about a decade.
The Independent

Men Who go to Bed Earlier Have Better Sperm

Getting an early night could help men conceive, according to a new a study which found those who hit the hay before 10.30pm were up to four times more likely to have good quality sperm.
The Times

Why do childless men bottle up their grief and pain?

“All I ever wanted was to be a dad.” Sarfraz Manzoor talks to men about what happens when they can’t create the family they dreamt of. They share their emotional — and rarely heard — journeys.
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