Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered how an embryo initially attaches to the wall of the uterus—what appears to be one of the earliest steps needed to establish a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - In research that could lead both to new ways to treat infertility and new types of contraceptives, scientists have identified molecules that help embryos stick to the wall of the ...

Scientists designed a tiny "organ-on-a-chip," about the size of a quarter, that replicates early pregnancy, when the embryo implants in the lining of the uterus. In a report published earlier this ...

Aug. 11 (UPI) --A team of Spanish researchers announced Friday they have for the first time recorded video of a human embryo implanting itself in a simulated uterine wall, revealing never-before-seen ...

The birth of a fetus is a long and complex process that continues from pregnancy to the birth of the child. There are many important stages in this process, with the help of which the baby is formed ...