Reproductive Health

Study Looks at Longer Term Health of Babies After Cesarean

By Alice Park

FDA Issues Warning on Essure Birth Control Device

By Sarah Begley

It’s Now Possible to Make Mouse Sperm in a Lab

By Alice Park

Moms Who Eat Fish May Have Heavier Children

By Alice Park
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Lena Dunham Won't Attend Girls Press Tour Due to Health Concerns

"It's time to rest"

By Megan McCluskey

U.K. Approves First Gene Editing on Human Embryos

The new technique offers hope for victims of genetic condition and infertility but also raises major ethical issues

By Alice Park

Philippines: Cuts to Contraception Funding Slammed

Lack of contraceptives could increase risk of HIV epidemic, critics say

By Rishi Iyengar

Babies in the Womb Aren’t So Sterile After All

The ever-growing research on our microbiome — the world of invisible microbes that lives within us — reveals that in utero, babies are exposed to microbes thanks to mom

By Alice Park

Why Over-the-Counter Birth Control Is Stalled

Despite new state laws

By Charlotte Alter

Autism Risk From Antidepressants Very Small, Study Finds

The latest study links depression treatments during pregnancy to a higher risk of autism—but the overall risk still remains small

By Alice Park

Planned Parenthood Sues Texas Over Medicaid Funding

Organization sues to protect health access for over 13,000 patients

By Charlotte Alter

ABC Stokes Controversy With Scandal Abortion Storyline

The episode tackles Planned Parenthood defunding

By Megan McCluskey

How a Man's Unborn Twin Fathered His Child

An unusual case illustrates how promiscuous DNA can be. It turns out we have a lot of DNA that isn’t our own

By Alice Park

Texas Officials Demand Documents From Planned Parenthood Clinics: Reports

Including billing information and employee personal data, according to reports

By Maya Rhodan

What Planned Parenthood's Change on Fetal Tissue Really Means

And why its critics are wrong to declare victory

By Alice Park

Planned Parenthood Protesters Rally Across the Country

Protesters held signs reading 'Planned Parenthood Sells Baby Parts'

By Alice Park

Premature Births Linked to Certain Bacteria

One of the contributors to preterm birth may be the myriad communities of microscopic residents living in mom

By Alice Park

New Anti-Planned Parenthood Video

The Center for Medical Progress is criticizing Planned Parenthood in a new video

By Tanya Basu

Why We Still Need Fetal-Tissue Research

Two sting videos that claim to implicate Planned Parenthood in the illegal practice to selling fetal tissue for a profit prompted a Congressional investigation of the organization. But it doesn’t mean that research on fetal...

By Alice Park

How Ricki Lake's Proposed Birth Control Documentary Is Anti-Woman

Opposition to the Pill is opposition to women’s emancipation

By Dr. Amy Tuteur
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