In a groundbreaking study, Yale School of Medicine researchers and colleagues at the University of Oxford have identified the chromosomal make-up of a human egg. This discovery may soon allow them to avoid using...[read article]

People who were sexually unfaithful without their partner's knowledge were less likely to practice safe sex than those who had other sexual relationships with their partner's consent,in a study published in The ...[read article]

Experts say being exposed to at least one STD virus is virtually inevitable. Viral STDs makeup the modern 4-H club. Herpes simplex virus (HSV), human papilloma virus (HPV), hepatitis(Band C), and HIV are the mos...[read article]

A groundbreaking study of nearly 250,000 U.S. women reveals live birth rates approaching natural fertility can be achieved using assisted reproductive technology, where eggs are removed from a woman's ovaries, c...[read article]

Transplanting previously frozen ovarian tissue back into female cancer survivors can lead tolong-term hormonal function and preservation of fertility, according to a new study by Samuel Kim from the University o...[read article]

Cigarette smoke reduces the production of a Fallopian tube gene known as BAD, which helps explain the link between smoking and ectopic pregnancy. The finding, from scientists led by Drs Andrew Horne and Colin Du...[read article]

Women using the drugs who conceived a 10-plus week pregnancy had a statistically increased risk of breast cancer compared to unsuccessfully treated women, but a comparable risk to nonusers, according to a study ...[read article]

A study led by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has demonstrated that women who have a specific type of antibody that interferes with blood vessel function are at risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes....[read article]

Almost 8 percent of expectant mothers in the United States admit to abusing alcohol, a new study has found. The study, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that 1 in 13 pregna...[read article]

A large international study led by University of Adelaide researchers has found that women who use marijuana can more than double the risk of giving birth to a baby prematurely. Pretera premature birth at least ...[read article]