Reproductive health

A Newcastle University study involving thousands of families is helping prospective parents work out whether they are likely to have sons or daughters. The work by Corry Gellatly, a research scientist at the university, has shown that men inherit a tendency to have more sons or more daughters from their...

Virus causing genital herpes may put millions of people at greater risk of infection with HIV About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an oral herpes infection, new estimates show. Authored by staff at the University of Bristol, World Health Organization (WHO),...

by Stowers Institute for Medical Research The placenta is essential for embryo development and acts as an interface between the embryo and mother for the exchange of gas, nutrient, and waste products. Mutations that affect cohesin genes cause the human developmental disorder Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). Mouse models of CdLS...

Old wives' tales and myths abound - but there are some things you really can do to get pregnant faster and easier!FROM THE WEBMD ARCHIVES So you've made the big decision -- you're going to start a family! But while you were certain that getting pregnant would be fast and easy, after...

Key facts More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day worldwide (1, 2).Each year, there are an estimated 376 million new infections with 1 of 4 STIs: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis (1, 2).More than 500 million people are estimated to have genital infection with herpes...

Chemical compounds found in many consumer products could be major contributors to the onset of lipid-related diseases, such as obesity, in humans, according to a Baylor University study. Image Credit: CL Shebley/Shutterstock.com Until recently, scientists thought that diseases such as obesity and fatty liver resulted from anomalies in the metabolism...

For couples, emotional connection and sexual intimacy are dynamically related, so difficulties in one area often destabilize the other area. And the "chicken-or-the-egg" relationship between sex and emotional connection may be different for each partner. For some people, the desire to be sexual comes as a result of feeling emotionally connected. But for...

Almost half of the over 6 million pregnancies in the United States every year are (whoops!) accidents. A lot of the time, it’s because people skip birth control or don’t use it like they’re supposed to. But about 5% of the time, women using reliable birth control find themselves unexpectedly pregnant. This is...

Alcohol's Effect on Your Fetus: What to Know Alcohol and pregnancy simply don’t go together. When you drink, the alcohol passes through the umbilical cord and placenta to your baby. It’s like your baby is drinking, too. This can keep your baby from growing the way he should. Alcohol can affect his brain and other organs....

BY LAURIE J. WATSON, LMFTCertified sex therapistJUNE 05, 2019 Most couples know that infertility treatment will take a toll on them physically and emotionally – but many are unprepared for the effect it has on their sexual intimacy. The hyper-focus on fertility can considerably impair desire and arousal in women and...