Independent reference archive
Reproductive biology and fertility, decoded.
Between 1960 and 2023, this address served the journal Reproduction, formerly the Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, and its companion Reviews of Reproduction. The journal has moved to its publisher. The citations have not: tens of thousands of papers, textbooks and web pages still point here.
So this site does two things. It keeps a reference record for every one of the 13,309 articles at the address the journal used, with the citation and a link to the publisher's full text. And it publishes plain-language articles on fertility and reproductive health, written for readers rather than specialists, with the research cited.
In depth
This month's analysis
Housing and fertility: what the data say
Does the cost of housing lower birth rates? What OECD data, studies of homeowners and renters in the US and England, and European comparisons actually show, with their limits.
Explained
Four sections, one standard: every figure sourced
Cluster 1
Fertility and IVF explained
- How common is infertility? What the WHO and NHS figures actually say
- IVF success rates explained: what the UK regulator's 2023 figures show
- IVF add-ons: what the evidence shows, add-on by add-on
- Egg freezing: what the numbers show about age, cost and storage
- From one birth in 1978 to millions: how IVF became routine
Cluster 2
Reproductive health explained
- Endometriosis explained: symptoms, diagnosis delays and treatment options
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) explained: diagnosis, long-term risks and treatment
- Are sperm counts really falling? What the evidence says
- What an AMH test can and cannot tell you about fertility
- When does menopause happen? Average age, early menopause and what it means for fertility
- Before trying for a baby: what the official guidance actually recommends
- Miscarriage explained: how common it is, the warning signs and what happens next
Cluster 3
Reading reproduction research
Latest
New explainers
How common is infertility? What the WHO and NHS figures actually say
One in six people experience infertility in their lifetime, according to the WHO. What that figure measures, how the NHS describes the odds of conceiving, and when to seek advice.
IVF add-ons: what the evidence shows, add-on by add-on
Endometrial scratching, time-lapse imaging, PGT-A, EmbryoGlue and more: the UK fertility regulator's five-colour ratings, explained in plain language.
From one birth in 1978 to millions: how IVF became routine
Louise Brown, the 2010 Nobel Prize, 13 to 17 million IVF babies and about four million treatment cycles a year: the history of IVF in verified figures.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) explained: diagnosis, long-term risks and treatment
PCOS affects an estimated 10–13% of women of reproductive age, and up to 70% of them are undiagnosed. How it is diagnosed, the health risks and the treatment options.
What an AMH test can and cannot tell you about fertility
AMH blood tests are sold as 'fertility tests'. Research shows they help predict how many eggs IVF may collect, but do not predict the chance of conceiving naturally.
Before trying for a baby: what the official guidance actually recommends
Folic acid at 400 micrograms a day, when a higher dose is needed, and the risk factors for fertility that can be changed: the official UK guidance, in one place.
How to read a fertility study without being misled
Live birth or pregnancy? Per cycle or per patient? Relative or absolute? A practical guide to the questions that decide whether a fertility study means what the headline says.
DOIs explained: how to find the paper behind a citation
What a DOI is, how it keeps working when a journal changes publisher, and how the reference archive on this site uses DOIs to point every old citation to the article's current home.
This site
Articles
Fertility, pregnancy, reproductive health and the science behind the headlines, explained with sources.
About this site
Who runs it, how the archive works, and why it is not the journal.
This domain hosted the journal Reproduction and its predecessors until the journal moved to its publisher's platform. This site is independent: it is not the journal, its publisher or its society. Reference pages are kept at the original addresses so that existing citations keep working; the full text is available from the publisher through the DOI.