Press Releases
ESHRE regularly publishes press releases based on new studies, which we think are interesting for the media and the wide public. Our scientific news have two main sources : our journal “Human Reproduction” and our Annual Meeting
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Paracetamol use during pregnancy is linked to changed reproductive development in daughters
Researchers in Denmark have found that girls whose mothers took paracetamol during pregnancy had smaller ovaries, fewer ovarian follicles (the structures that contain immature eggs), smaller uteruses and lower ...
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Vanillin flavouring in e-cigarettes disrupts human embryonic stem cell development
Embargoed: 00.05 hrs BST, Thursday 13 August 2026
Vanillin, a common flavouring chemical in e-cigarettes, may disrupt the normal development of embryos in pregnant women who vape, according to a study p...
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Vanillin, a common flavouring chemical in e-cigarettes, may disrupt the normal development of embryos in pregnant women who vape, according to a study p...
Percentage of body fat may be better indicator of men’s reproductive health than BMI
Embargoed: 00:05 hrs BST, Tuesday 30 July 2026
A man’s body fat percentage may be a better indicator of his reproductive health than body mass index (BMI) according to a large study of over 1000 Danish m...
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A man’s body fat percentage may be a better indicator of his reproductive health than body mass index (BMI) according to a large study of over 1000 Danish m...
Modern IVF achieves higher success rates with single embryo transfer, major study finds
(London, United Kingdom) Modern IVF treatment can now achieve substantially higher success rates than historical approaches while dramatically reducing twin and triplet pregnancies, according to new research pr...
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Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy admissions rise in recent years as stark inequalities persist, national study finds
(London, United Kingdom) Hospital admissions for miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy have increased in England in recent years, according to research presented today at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Soc...
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Halving fertility treatment costs could more than double births, major global study shows
(London, United Kingdom) A landmark international study has found that halving patient out-of-pocket costs was associated with a 2.67-fold increase in births achieved through assisted reproductive technology (A...
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Air pollution may alter how sperm genes function, major fertility study finds
(London, United Kingdom) New research presented today at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) suggests that exposure to air pollution may impact genes ass...
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Men living in different regions show marked differences in sperm quality despite similar lifestyles, novel study finds
(London, United Kingdom) A new nationwide study has found substantial regional differences in sperm quality, with men in the highest-performing region recording almost double the total motile sperm count of tho...
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More than 1.15 million fertility treatment cycles reported across Europe and the impact of frozen embryo transfer continues to grow
(London, United Kingdom) More than 1.15 million assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment cycles were reported across Europe in 2023, according to preliminary data presented by the European IVF Monitorin...
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