Politics Oct 16 WATCH: Trump announces deal with EMD Serono to lower fertility drug prices By Associated Press
Health Sep 27 Watch 9:15 Demand for egg freezing is rising as more people delay parenthood. Here’s what to know More people than ever are putting their hopes for parenthood on ice, literally. Egg freezing is a costly procedure that had primarily been used by people undergoing medical treatments that could affect their fertility, but now it’s becoming more common… By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Laine Immell
Nation May 16 What would help families have more babies? Here’s what readers said PBS News asked readers to share their thoughts on having children and incentivizing childbirth — and more than 900 people responded. Here's what they said. By Hannah Grabenstein, Vivian Hoang
Nation May 09 So you want to increase your country’s birth rate? Experts say it’s tough As the Trump administration floats potential incentives to bring up the U.S. birth rate, experts tell PBS News that increasing a country’s birth rate is a heavy lift — if it’s possible at all. By Vivian Hoang, Hannah Grabenstein
Health Feb 23 Watch 5:29 What Trump’s IVF executive order means for access to fertility assistance for Americans One of the executive orders Trump signed this past week seeks policy recommendations to expand access to in vitro fertilization. According to a 2024 survey, 1 in 10 women of reproductive age say they received fertility assistance, including IVF, but… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
Apr 07 More research is needed into why 1 in 6 people experience infertility, WHO says By Bella Isaacs-Thomas A new report from the World Health Organization estimated that 17.5 percent of people across the globe have experienced infertility at some point in their adult lives. Continue reading
Apr 04 1 in 6 people globally face infertility at some point in life, WHO says By Theresa Gaffney, STAT The WHO recommends that countries offer universal health coverage of fertility treatments in light of a new report showing that 1 in 6 people struggle to conceive. Continue reading
May 31 How overturning Roe v. Wade could affect IVF By Jennifer Gerson, The 19th Different state’ definitions of personhood, designed with abortion in mind, may have legal ramifications for fertility treatment and embryos. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 4:31 Chemicals in plastic, electronics are lowering fertility in men and women By PBS NewsHour Several chemicals found in everyday use products including plastic and electronics are lowering fertility in men, women and even some non-human species. Shanna Swan, a leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologist who has authored the book “Count Down” on the subject,… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 3:12 Author Dani Shapiro on the power and danger of family secrets After taking a DNA test on a whim, author Dani Shapiro discovered that her beloved late father had not been, in fact, her biological parent. She had been conceived using a sperm donor, and as was common at the time,… Continue watching