Fertility

Children who experience neglect are seven times more likely than other abuse victims to have a teen pregnancy say University of Queensland researchers. A study of the long-term impact of child abuse and neglect found that neglect was…

Perspectives Among Canadian Physicians on Factors Influencing Implementation of Mifepristone Medical Abortion: A National Qualitative Study Canada is the first country to facilitate provision of medical abortion in primary care settings…

Researchers of the University of Malaga lead a study to analyze maternal inflammatory reaction caused by SARS-Cov2 at the placental level Addressing the risks that Covid-19 infection may cause to a pregnant woman, particularly to placenta…

Widespread use of contraceptives and, to a lesser extent, girls' education through at least age 14 have the greatest impact in bringing down a country's fertility rate. Education and family planning have long been tied to lower fertility…

Study says endogenous retroviruses help promote genetic diversity and speciationCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - As the world scrambles to control the growing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, new research in Nature Structural &…

As domestic violence skyrockets amid COVID-19, women's health experts are calling for compulsory training of obstetric health practitioners to ensure they can recognise the signs of coercive control for women in their care. The…

Credit: Zita Santos & Carlos Ribeiro Our job seems easy when compared with that of our cells. While they are hard at work, breaking some molecules and building others, we mainly have to do one thing - feed them. But what…

DARIEN, IL - Men might want to think twice before reaching for their smartphone at night. A new study found correlations between electronic media use at night and poor sperm quality. Preliminary results show that greater self-reported…

Credit: PHSA A recent finding by researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may offer a new treatment possibility for people diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of ovarian…

New research from Boston Medical Center highlights the benefits of using health technology to engage African American and Black women earlier in preconception care in an effort to close the gap on racial disparities in birth outcomes and…

The female reproductive tract has the final say in human mate choice, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. Achieving pregnancy has been shown to be more likely between partners who carry dissimilar human…

Opioid use among women trying to conceive may be associated with a lower chance of pregnancy, suggests a National Institutes of Health study. Moreover, opioid use in early pregnancy may be associated with a greater chance of pregnancy…

Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends behavioral counseling to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for all sexually active adolescents and for adults at increased risk. Sexually transmitted…

This news release is a revision of one originally published on July 31, 2020. Using state-of-the-art 3D microscopy and mathematics, Dr Hermes Gadêlha from the University of Bristol, Dr Gabriel Corkidi and Dr Alberto Darszon from the…

Pregnant obese women were more at risk of experiencing early and late-onset hypertensive disorders, and that risk progressively increased in women with higher body mass indexes (BMI), according to a study led by researchers at The…

Male seahorse pregnancy could be as complex as female pregnancyCredit: Dr Camilla Whittington New research by Dr Camilla Whittington and her team at the University of Sydney has found male seahorses transport nutrients to their developing…

22 researchers selected to receive $7.4 million in grant funding to advance the field of reproductive aging The Global Consortium for Reproductive Longevity and Equality (GCRLE) at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, made possible by…

Reproductive factors may be key to early identification and prevention of obstructive coronary artery disease in postmenopausal women CLEVELAND, Ohio (August 5, 2020)--Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death in both men…

Bacterial vaginosis is triggered by BV-related bacteria present in some men's penile microbiome Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is an infection affecting more than 20% of women worldwide. Caused by a change in the natural balance of the vaginal…

Credit: polymaths-lab.com A breakthrough in fertility science by researchers from Bristol and Mexico has shattered the universally accepted view of how sperm 'swim'. More than three hundred years after Antonie van…