Scientists said today that men who eat a diet-rich green leafy vegetables, fruits and beans, lentils and chickpeas have a higher chance of fathering a healthy child.

In a study that investigates the effects of diet on the quality of sperm, American scientists found that high levels of vitamin B decreases the number of abnormalities that lead to children being born with defects such as Down's syndrome

The British government is reviewing its ban on the use of artificial sperm or eggs to induce human pregnancies, the country's Health Department announced on Sunday.

In a statement, the department said it recognizes the potential uses in assisted reproduction treatments, or in embryo research, for sperm or eggs derived from other cells

India's lucrative outsourcing sector is not limited to back office jobs. It is now emerging as a major supplier of "back bedroom jobs" as an infant outsourcing hub as well.

According to the International Herald Tribune, reproduction is the newest addition to the Asian tiger's outsourcing industry. Couples from the United States and Europe are asking Indian women to serve as surrogate mothers, leading to a boom in the number of clinics offering the procedure

A recent study concluded that acupuncture helps women going through fertility treatment boost their pregnancy chances by as much as 65 percent. The number of live births was also proven to increase by as much as 91 percent.

Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine derived the results from an experiment involving 1,366 women being treated with invitro fertilization. The women were given acupuncture treatment either right before or right after the test tube-grown embryos were implanted in their wombs

Children sired by teenage fathers are more at risk of encountering birth problems, such as pre-term delivery, low birth weight, and even dying, according to a study from the University of Ottawa.

University experts examined about 2.6 million births from 1995 to 2000 in the U.S., studying the collected data related to the research. The conclusions were gathered after comparing births with teenage fathers, to those with fathers aged 40 and over, who posed no threat to the newborns