Margaret Sanger promised it would be “a miracle tablet.” Hugh Hefner hailed it as “a powerful weapon.” A 30-year-old woman with six children called it “my ray of hope.” The pill is now so common—four out of five sexually active women have used it—that it’s easy to forget that oral contraception was once the stuff of fantasy.
Month: October 2014
Endocrine Society Issues Revised Androgen Therapy Guidelines for Women
An updated set of clinical practice guidelines for the therapeutic use of androgens in women, revised by an international task force and published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, addresses research on testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone therapy in women.
Climate Change Could Alter Male-Female Ratio
Climate change could affect the ratio of human males to human females that are born in some countries, a new study from Japan suggests. The researchers found that male fetuses may be particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Even a Few Drinks a Week Lower Sperm Quality, Study Finds
It goes without saying that drinking in excess is bad for your health, but it might also hurt your chances of reproducing. In a survey of men between the ages of 18 and 28, researchers reported Thursday in the British Medical Journal, as few as five drinks a week were found to affect sperm quality.
Baby Born to Woman Who Got New Womb
In a medical first, a woman in Sweden has given birth after receiving a womb transplant, the doctor who performed the pioneering procedure said Friday.
Bro Alert: Too Much Booze May Harm Your Sperm
The more alcohol young men drink, the lower their sperm count and quality may be, new research suggests.
Utah Mom-to-Be’s Reaction When Sees Ultrasound for First Time is Priceless
Ashley and Tyson Gardner tried unsuccessfully for years to get pregnant. Finally, the Utah couple learned in July that their first in-vitro fertilization attempt was successful. But the real surprise came during the ultrasound, when they learned she was pregnant with quadruplets.
A Study Bolsters a Call to Use Long-Acting Contraceptives
Three in 10 girls and women in the United States become pregnant before 20, a rate significantly higher than that in many other rich countries.
Should You Freeze Your Eggs?
The cocktail party at the trendy Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo could have been a networking event for a hip New York investment bank or publishing house—a swarm of young women in their late 20s and 30s, mostly in business attire. But the attendees weren’t thinking about their careers. They were thinking about their ovaries. The event was hosted by a company called EggBanxx, and the women had come to drink free wine and learn about egg freezing, something their hosts were promoting as a way to stop the biological clock so they can have their babies later, whenever they damn well please.
Smoking While Pregnant or Breastfeeding Endangers Boys’ Fertility by Damaging Their Sperm
Australian scientists have found smoking while pregnant or breastfeeding damages unborn boys’ reproductive organs, causing them to produce faulty sperm