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in vitro fertilization

A view of the process on a montior as lab staff use a microscope stand and articulated hand controls to extract cells from 1-7 day old embryos that are then checked for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab in Hous
Reproductive rights
Why an international court struck down Costa Rica’s IVF ban
Hand reaching forward to set the timer on a washing machine
Women & Gender
How tech reshapes our relationships
After her third daughter was born, Faten decided to make sure that her fourth child would be a boy. She says she has a career and a family to take care of. She can't keep getting pregnant over and over again.
Medicine
An Israeli woman traveled to the West Bank so she could be sure she’d have a boy
A woman walks on the shore of the Mediterranean in Tel Aviv.
Health
Facebook can learn from Israel when it comes to freezing women’s eggs