Fertility - The Cut

the hard part May 19, 2023

Facing Infertility With My KidsThe IVF process is a lonely one. I refuse to let it be this time around for the sake of my two children.

By Amil Niazi

first person May 10, 2023

The Surprising Comforts of Dead RingersThe rebooted psychosexual thriller helped me process my fertility and pregnancy experience.

By Samantha Mann

parenting Apr. 28, 2023

The Last Fertility TabooWhy many women still shy away from telling people they used an egg donor to conceive.

By Rina Raphael

first person Apr. 26, 2023

The Hidden Grief of Secondary InfertilityI’m tired of hearing that I should be happy with what I have.

By Blane Bachelor

celebrity Nov. 9, 2022

Jennifer Aniston Says She Spent Years Trying to Get PregnantThe actor revealed she went through IVF as the tabloids constantly speculated about her desire to have kids.

By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

celebrity Aug. 25, 2022

Nick Cannon’s Sperm Cannot Be StoppedHe is expecting his ninth baby — this time with Brittany Bell.

By Danielle Cohen

feature Aug. 5, 2022

Would You Work in an Amazon Warehouse Just to Get Pregnant?Women are pulling graveyard shifts in backbreaking jobs to pay for IVF.

By Angelina Chapin

celebrity July 26, 2022

Nick Cannon’s Newest Offspring Has ArrivedHe and Bre Tiesi welcomed a new baby, Legendary, in June.

By Danielle Cohen

parenting July 15, 2022

When the Choice to Grow Your Family Isn’t Actually YoursYou’d think the forces that fought Roe would tackle infertility next, but you’d be wrong.

By Amil Niazi

babies July 7, 2022

Did Elon Musk Secretly Have Twins With One of His Executives?According to a report from Insider, he and Shivon Zilis recently filed to have their twins’ names changed.

By Danielle Cohen

fertility June 9, 2022

The Girlbosses of FertilityFertility coaches sell hope to women struggling to conceive. But can they actually deliver?

By Lindsay Gellman

family planning June 7, 2022

I’d Like to Formally Request an Extension for My FertilityAhem, why didn’t anybody warn me it wouldn’t last forever?

By Ginny Hogan

fertility June 6, 2022

Egg Freezing’s BMI ProblemFor some patients of size, the promise of future family planning is a broken one.

By Anna Louie Sussman

speidibaby June 2, 2022

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Are Expecting Another Baby“After all we’ve been through, I really consider this our miracle baby,” Montag told Us Weekly.

By Bindu Bansinath

the most fertile man May 18, 2022

Nick Cannon Says He’s Considering a Vasectomy“I ain’t looking to populate the Earth completely.”

By Danielle Cohen

self Dec. 1, 2021

Would You Share Your Frozen Eggs?For some women, planning for the future means co-creating someone else’s present.

By Anna Louie Sussman

science of us Aug. 27, 2019

One of Life’s Great InjusticesReconsidering my own closing fertility window.

By Edith Zimmerman

science of us Aug. 26, 2019

Are My Hormones Me?I want a baby. Or do my hormones want a baby?

By Edith Zimmerman

science of us May 15, 2019

Is Advanced Paternal Age 35, Too?It’s either that or 45, for what it’s worth.

By Edith Zimmerman

ivf Apr. 12, 2019

A Dutch IVF Doctor Secretly Used His Sperm to Father 49 KidsJan Karbaat swapped in his semen for donors’ and never told his patients.

By Claire Lampen

pregnancy Mar. 26, 2019

What to Expect at Your First Fertility AppointmentThe short answer? A lot.

By Alyssa Shelasky

science of us Oct. 2, 2018

Why Is Everybody Freaking Out About Sperm Counts?The new penis panic says a lot more about male anxiety than fertility.

By Daniel Engber

science of us Sept. 27, 2018

Can This Hormone Really Predict Your Fertility?Lots of new clinics are offering AMH tests — here’s what they do and don’t tell you.

By Katie Heaney

how i got this baby Sept. 13, 2018

The Mom Who Did IVF for Her Husband’s Infertility, Not Hers“Male infertility is almost never talked about — and when it is, it’s a joke. There’s zero nuance.”

By the Cut

fertility Aug. 30, 2018

You Need More Than a Frozen Egg to Make a BabyWhy is IVF left out of discussions about egg freezing?

By Jen Gann

science of us Aug. 13, 2018

Natural Cycles Is the First Birth-Control App to Get FDA ApprovalBut it still might not be such a good idea to rely on it for pregnancy prevention.

By Cari Romm

science of us Aug. 2, 2018

Most Young People Have No Idea When Their Fertility DeclinesEven though almost all young people say they want children.

By Katie Heaney

how i got this baby Aug. 2, 2018

The Mom Who Can’t Imagine Paying for Fertility TreatmentsAn American woman who did IVF in France, where the government covers infertility.

By the Cut

science of us May 30, 2018

9 Women on Their Biggest Fears About Their FertilityWhether (and how) to get pregnant is no small source of stress.

By Katie Heaney

science of us May 18, 2018

Everything to Know About a New Study on the Causes of PCOSA new development in the struggle to understand polycystic ovary syndrome.

By Cari Romm

dna tests Apr. 3, 2018

Woman Makes Shocking Discovery About Her Dad With Ancestry.com DNA TestWhen she first received her DNA test results, she thought there had been a mistake.

By Amanda Arnold

science of us Mar. 27, 2018

Viagra’s Other Life As a Female Fertility AidA little-known off-label use for the little blue pill, which was approved by the FDA 20 years ago today.

By Kate Morgan

first person Mar. 26, 2018

The Doctor Is a Woman: Sloane Crosley Considers the Prospect of ParenthoodIn this essay from her new book Look Alive Out There, Sloane Crosley reckons with what the future holds.

By Sloane Crosley

tragedies Mar. 12, 2018

Failures at Two Fertility Clinics May Affect Over a Thousand PeopleOn the same day, two clinics saw failures that might have compromised thousands of eggs and embryos.

By Amanda Arnold

kontinuity errors Feb. 26, 2018

The Kardashian Sisters Take a Break From Fertility Concerns by Playing Dress-UpThis week’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians episode is silly and serious in equal measure.

By Mariah Smith

health Jan. 9, 2018

Could Ibuprofen Impact Male Fertility?A new study suggests prolonged use of the painkiller might lead to infertility.

By Madeleine Aggeler

how i got this baby Dec. 21, 2017

The Mom Whose Pregnancy Hardships Gave Her Patience“I’d be a different parent, I think, if all of this hadn’t happened.”

By the Cut

motherhood Oct. 26, 2017

25 Famous Women on Struggling With FertilityOn miscarriages, surrogacy, adoptions, and more.

By Julie Ma

science experiments Oct. 25, 2017

Can You Biohack Your Fertility?One Silicon Valley doctor’s pursuit of the Holy Grail: a way to predict the future.

By Alex Morris

sex diaries Oct. 22, 2017

The Lawyer Obsessing About Her OvulationThis week’s sex diary.

By the Cut

how i got this baby Oct. 12, 2017

The Mom Who Spent More Than $11,000 on SpermAfter many failed fertility treatments, Katie couldn’t stand the idea of spending another dollar on sperm.

By the Cut

flint water crisis Sept. 22, 2017

Study Finds Fetal Deaths Increased 58 Percent During Flint Water CrisisFertility rates decreased 12 percent.

By Madeleine Aggeler

from the archives Sept. 20, 2017

Looking Back at 40 Years of New York’s Fertility JournalismThe millennial baby-boom, in vitro fertilization, later-in-life pregnancies, and more.

By Christopher Bonanos

motherhood Sept. 17, 2017

There Is Now Hope for Thousands of Women Who Were Told They Hit an IVF Dead EndFor decades, “abnormal” embryos were thrown away. Then some pioneering doctors — and patients — decided to use them anyway.

By Stephen S. Hall

my two cents Aug. 10, 2017