fertility
We Hear From Women Who Let Priests Walk Over Them in a Fertility Ritual
“The goddess ensures that no pain is caused to the women who lay down. It is what they must sacrifice in order to have a child.”
America’s Unregulated Fertility Industry Offers Patients Few Protections
The case of one California clinic accused of misconduct shows just how little recourse would-be parents have when it comes to concerns about safety and negligence.
The High-Rolling, Medically Questionable World Of Luxury Egg Freezing
This decade’s egg-freezing boom was supposed to offer career-minded women an empowering insurance policy. But what if the process is actually just a “very expensive lottery ticket”?
We Really Are Still Pushing ‘Clowns’ as an Answer to Infertility in 2019
Can't science do any better?
Vaping May Also Put Women's Fertility at Risk
A study finds that the nicotine and flavorings in vapes affect eggs in ways that would make it more difficult to conceive.
Some Indian Women Are Quietly Cancelling Their Periods, and It’s Empowering
While we’ve been conditioned to believe that a monthly period is a sign of good health, women actually have a choice to give up on menstruation. We meet some Indian women who’ve made that choice.
Scientists Flew Sperm In Microgravity to See if Babies Could Be Born In Space
“In the future, having gametes and embryos stored in a bank outside the Earth will be very important.”
Healthy Monkey Born From Frozen Testicular Tissue
The success could offer new hope for young men facing infertility due to childhood cancer.
Malaysian Man Arrested at Mumbai Airport for Smuggling Human Embryos
He told the police it's his tenth trip bringing live embryos into the country.
Why We Should Stop Using the Phrase 'Women's Health'
It ignores all the other people—with or without a uterus—who have reproductive health needs.
We Looked Into the Real Benefits of Acupuncture
The deal with acupuncture's effect on pain, fertility, depression, and everything else people use it for.
Tracking Your Fertility Can Be an Emotional Whirlwind
Women who use fertility tracking apps generally fall into one of five categories.