Cigarette smoke exposure alters ovarian and testicular function in mice
New research has shed light on how exposure to cigarette smoke could affect reproductive health in both men…
HPV vaccines protect against cancer. Could they benefit pregnancy?
A nationwide study of more than 624,000 births suggests HPV vaccination may offer benefits beyond cancer prevention, with…
Warning signs for chronic pelvic pain emerge during adolescence
A new McMaster University study of nearly half a million people has found that many people who go…
Mentally ill women deserve to become parents
A friend once told me approvingly that someone she knew had talked his schizophrenic adult son into having…
Lindsay Clancy: How to avoid blowback on postpartum psychosis care
Much of the focus on the Lindsay Clancy case has been on the reported systemic failures of the…
Reddit menopause forums may be capturing what doctors miss
In forums on Reddit, women share tales of having perimenopause and menopause symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as mental…
Lindsay Clancy and the unfinished science of postpartum mental health
The Lindsay Clancy case has become one of the most painful and polarizing stories in recent American memory.…
Seegene Introduces Syndromic PCR Testing for HPV and STIs in Labs
Seegene Inc announced a syndromic polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based testing approach for reproductive tract infections through the simultaneous…
Experts recommend renaming PCOS to better reflect whole-body impacts
A condition affecting approximately 170 million adolescents and women worldwide has a new name – one that better…
8 facts about sleep you probably didn’t know and why shut-eye affects every aspect of life
Little was known about sleep until modern science revolutionised our understanding. It turns out that what happens while…
Men’s Testosterone Levels Have Fallen by Half in 50 Years and Scientists Are Worried
Image credits: Julien Tromeur. Something keeps happening to men’s hormones. Across nearly 50 years and five countries, testosterone…
Study links geography to significant differences in sperm quality
A new nationwide study has found substantial regional differences in sperm quality, with men in the highest-performing region…