fertility /newsroom/ en Weight loss alone not enough to boost men’s fertility /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/27/weight-loss-alone-not-enough-to-boost-mens-fertility How men lose weight could affect their chances of having a baby, with University of Adelaide research revealing healthy lifestyle behaviours seem more beneficial for improving fertility than weight loss itself. October 28 2025 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/27/weight-loss-alone-not-enough-to-boost-mens-fertility Top specialist to lead women’s and children’s health research institute /newsroom/news/list/2024/01/08/top-specialist-to-lead-womens-and-childrens-health-research-institute 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 University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute (RRI). January 09 2024 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2024/01/08/top-specialist-to-lead-womens-and-childrens-health-research-institute Patients told to get pregnant to treat endometriosis /newsroom/news/list/2023/12/12/patients-told-to-get-pregnant-to-treat-endometriosis 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. December 12 2023 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2023/12/12/patients-told-to-get-pregnant-to-treat-endometriosis New micro device injects a boost to IVF success /newsroom/news/list/2022/05/16/new-micro-device-injects-a-boost-to-ivf-success A research team led by the University 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. May 16 2022 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2022/05/16/new-micro-device-injects-a-boost-to-ivf-success Natural insemination IVF is better for older women struggling with infertility /newsroom/news/list/2021/02/10/natural-insemination-ivf-is-better-for-older-women-struggling-with-infertility 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 University of Adelaide and Repromed has found. February 10 2021 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2021/02/10/natural-insemination-ivf-is-better-for-older-women-struggling-with-infertility