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Light micrograph cross section of a normal human testicle or testes. The tunica albuginea is the dense, white inelastic tissue immediately covering the testis. The septa extends from the tunica albuginea into the testicle, dividing the testes into lobules.

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Male fertility could be restored by reimplanting frozen testes tissue

Preserving stem cells that go on to produce sperm and reimplanting them later can restore fertility for people who have undergone cancer treatments such as chemotherapy

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Contraceptive pill may reduce polycystic ovary syndrome diabetes risk

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Women are less likely to get pregnant for two years after a concussion

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��ýs have worked out how to send viable mouse sperm on postcards

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egg being fertilised in IVF

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Study of how genes influence menopause may improve fertility treatment

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The number of twins in the world is the highest it has ever been

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The number of twins in the world is the highest it has ever been

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Some mouse sperm try to sabotage rivals in race to fertilise the egg

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Some mouse sperm try to sabotage rivals in race to fertilise the egg

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Most fertility-tracking apps are unreliable but free apps work best

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Most fertility-tracking apps are unreliable but free apps work best

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Menopausal woman gives birth after blood plasma injection in ovaries

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The real reasons miscarriage exists – and why it's so misunderstood

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The real reasons miscarriage exists – and why it's so misunderstood

New research reveals that miscarriage serves a critical role in human evolution – and in some instances, may even be associated with optimal fertility

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Forget about blame with miscarriage: its function is entirely natural

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Sperm have a weird way of swimming and we only noticed after 300 years

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Lab-grown sperm could let infertile men have gene-edited children

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Sperm swim up to 70 per cent faster when they have a lazy tail

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