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July 28, 2016

Women with later start to periods, menopause more likely to reach age 90

Women with later menarche and later menopause are more likely to reach age 90 than those whose reproductive milestones come at earlier ages, suggests a new study.

July 24, 2016

9 signs of infertility in men and women

Approximately 1 in 8 couples struggle with infertility and the most obvious sign is not being able to get pregnant despite having unprotected sex for 6 months or a year, depending on your age.

July 20, 2016

In vitro fertilization does not increase risk of breast cancer, study finds

A new study suggests that women undergoing fertility treatment are not at an increased risk of developing breast cancer.

July 18, 2016

Smoking during pregnancy may hurt your chances for grandkids

Women who smoke during pregnancy run the risk of having boys with low sperm production in adulthood, an Australian study suggests.

July 12, 2016

Prenatal multivitamins don't help much, study says

For pregnant women, taking prenatal vitamins may be a waste of money, a new review of previous research suggests.

July 11, 2016

1 in 8 women experience infertility

One in eight women and one in 10 men in the U.K. have experienced infertility, struggling to get pregnant for at least a year, and almost half do not seek help for the problem, according to a new study.

July 5, 2016

Womb 'scratch' could greatly increase a woman's chance of giving birth

A modern version of a procedure that used to be done after a miscarriage may dramatically boost fertility rates.

July 5, 2016

Teens less likely to get pregnant if a friend has a baby

Girls whose friends have experienced teen childbirth are less likely to get pregnant themselves, a new study suggests.

June 30, 2016

Olympics will come and go but Zika is here to stay, scientists say

Battered by a presidential impeachment and the worst recession since the Great Depression, Brazil is getting a rare bit of relief as Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the Olympics: declining numbers of Zika infections.

June 27, 2016

5 surprising facts about egg freezing

A city in Japan has announced that it will pay a large part of the cost of egg freezing for women who live there, as part of a program aimed at raising the country's low birth rate.