May 13, 2016 Couple's hilariously honest 'infertility announcements' help others cope with inability to conceive A newscaster in Idaho and his wife are making headlines for their honest “infertility announcements” that have gone viral online.
May 12, 2016 To beat Zika in Rio, WHO prescribes safe sex and avoiding poor areas People travelling to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should avoid visiting impoverished and overcrowded urban areas to prevent catching the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
May 11, 2016 Want more sex? Eat less, study says It sounds simple: Cut back on your calorie intake by 25 percent— and voilà, you’re having more sex.
May 11, 2016 Extra pregnancy pounds tied to obesity even for normal-size babies Women who gain excessive weight or develop diabetes during pregnancy are more likely to have obese children even when the babies start out at a normal size, a U.S. study suggests.
May 10, 2016 Folic acid still important for all women of childbearing age - The United States Preventive Services Task Force still says that all women planning to have a child or capable of having one take 0.4 to 0.8 milligrams of folic acid in a supplement daily, according to a new statement from the government-backed panel.
May 10, 2016 South Africa faces uphill battle to reduce HIV infection rates among young women South Africa recorded half of the 5,000 new infections a week among young women out of 14 southern and Eastern African countries, the health minister said on Tuesday.
May 9, 2016 Artificially sweetened beverages in pregnancy tied to higher infant weight Women who drank artificially sweetened beverages like diet soda every day while pregnant were more likely a year later to have infants with a higher body mass index (BMI), according to a new study.
May 8, 2016 Planned Parenthood helping transgender patients with sex changes Planned Parenthood has found a new niche that could prove nearly as controversial as providing abortions: helping transgendered people through the sex-change process.
May 5, 2016 Is water birth safe for babies? Giving birth in water is becoming more popular, particularly among women seeking an alternative to a medicated or hospital birth experience.