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Weight loss alone not enough to boost men’s fertility

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Posted on Oct 28 2025 by Jessica Stanley

How men lose weight could affect their chances of having a baby, with ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide research revealing healthy lifestyle behaviours seem more beneficial for improving fertility than weight loss itself.

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Top specialist to lead women’s and children’s health research institute

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Posted on Jan 9 2024 by Jessica Stanley

A world-renowned reproductive biomedical specialist whose research is helping to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies has been named as the new Director for the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute (RRI).

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Patients told to get pregnant to treat endometriosis

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Posted on Dec 12 2023 by Jessica Stanley

Research shows patients with endometriosis are being told to plan a pregnancy to help manage or treat the condition, despite a lack of evidence to show it reduces symptoms. The controversial advice has prompted calls to improve medical education about endometriosis.

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New micro device injects a boost to IVF success

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Posted on May 16 2022 by Lee Gaskin

A research team led by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, in partnership with medical technology company Fertilis, has delivered a ground-breaking new micro-device to streamline the only fertility treatment procedure available for men with low sperm counts.

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Natural insemination IVF is better for older women struggling with infertility

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Posted on Feb 10 2021 by Crispin Savage

Natural insemination (IVF), the process where thousands of sperm are added to an egg in a culture dish to achieve fertilisation, is more likely to lead to a successful pregnancy for older women with infertility than Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) a new study from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and Repromed has found.

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