Pain related to sickle cell disease (SCD) increases during menstruation, as do emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, for many women and girls — according to a new, nationwide study ...

About 1 in 10 couples struggles to get pregnant within a year, which is the clinical definition of infertility.

Many women believe that an infection will always cause pain, discharge, fever, or discomfort. Unfortunately, this is not ...

Men’s sperm numbers and fertility also decline with age. If you’re planning to have kids in the future, here’s what you need to know.

Fertility experts say rising lifestyle disorders and delayed childbearing are challenging even the most advanced treatments. Doctors stress early awareness and preventive care as key to reversing ...

A growing share of Americans, especially in rural areas, are losing access to reproductive health care. At the same time, American women are dying during or after pregnancy at higher rates than in any ...

Menstrual cramps are common and often occur before and during the menstrual cycle. Ectopic pregnancies are medical emergencies that can cause severe pain and complications. Endometriosis causes tissue ...

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Telomeres are often described as the protective caps of our chromosomes. Over time, telomeres get shorter, and this shortening has been linked to aging, infertility, and heart disease. For years, the ...

Human fertility hinges on a delicate molecular ballet that begins even before birth. UC Davis researchers have uncovered how special protein networks safeguard chromosomes as eggs and sperm form, ...

In 2017, Ashley Moffett, a reproductive immunologist, walked to the pharmacy near her laboratory at the University of Cambridge, UK, to buy a pregnancy test. But it wasn’t for Moffett. Her postdoc, ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Look up polycystic ovary syndrome, or ...