She’s literally the first among equals. At first glance, Elizabeth Carr appears to be an average, 44-year-old East Coaster. But unbeknownst to most, she’s made an indelible mark on US history as the ...

Even though it has been decades since the first test tube baby was born, people are still quite curious about in vitro ...

After five months of caring for her new baby, Krystena Murray was forced to give him up to his biological parents. Murray, who worked with a fertility clinic to have a biological child using her eggs ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Laura Terry dreamed of having kids — ...

Rene Byrd is a 49-year-old singer-songwriter in London who had her first baby at 48. She had held on to hope for a baby throughout her 40s, undergoing IVF for over two years. Being an older mom has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sarah Coe Atkinson, IVF lab supervisor and senior embryologist, demonstrates a vitrified thaw of a frozen egg used in the process ...

A woman with a rare medical condition welcomed a healthy baby boy after doctors created a vagina for her ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rene Byrd. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I turned 40, I went on a seven-day retreat full of meditation and massage to fall in ...

Laura Terry dreamed of having kids — a family she could call her own. But there was one challenge: She wasn't interested in dating, marriage, or partnering up. So, she came up with an idea for an ...