April 11, 2016 Texas couple speaks out after failed uterus transplant Less than two weeks after the Cleveland Clinic performed the nation’s first uterus transplant, surgeons at the hospital revealed Friday that the organ had to be removed due to a fungal infection.
April 8, 2016 Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas.
April 8, 2016 Does inflammatory bowel disease discourage pregnancy? Many women with a bowel disorder that can affect fertility choose not to attempt pregnancy even though treatment may make it possible for them to conceive, a recent study suggests.
April 7, 2016 Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas.
April 5, 2016 Reproductive technology tied to higher risk of birth defects Women who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other reproductive technologies may be more likely to have children with certain birth defects than their peers who conceive the old-fashioned way, a U.S. study suggests.
March 31, 2016 Mother's smoking during pregnancy affects baby's DNA Pregnant women now have another reason to quit smoking - a new analysis links it to differences in their babies' DNA that mirror alterations in adult smokers and suggest how smoking might contribute to certain birth defects.
March 31, 2016 Even when women aren't obese, PCOS can mean pregnancy problems Women who suffer from a leading cause of infertility that can be made worse by obesity may not be able to escape pregnancy problems just by maintaining a normal weight, a recent study suggests.
March 25, 2016 Woman tracks down anonymous sperm donor, they fall in love An Australian couple that conceived a child through IVF met in person one year after their daughter was born.
March 14, 2016 Girls on most effective birth control may unwisely skip condoms High school girls who use the most effective methods of birth control are less likely to also use condoms, making them vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), researchers say.
March 14, 2016 FDA asks for more studies on Bayer's Essure birth control device The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked German drugmaker Bayer AG to conduct further studies on its controversial birth control device, Essure, and recommended that the product label contains the most restrictive type of warning.