July 7, 2016 Identical twins give birth on same day at same time, miles apart Like many identical twins, Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers, 35, have enjoyed many of life’s milestones side by side.
July 7, 2016 Philippines only country in Asia where teen pregnancy rising The Philippines is the only Asia-Pacific country where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the last two decades and the slow decline of its overall fertility rate may deprive the country of the faster economic growth expected in places that have more working-age people than younger and older dependents, the U.N. Population Fund said Thursday.
July 7, 2016 HPV vaccination reduces abnormal Pap tests Young women who get the recommended three doses of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine have fewer abnormal Pap tests than unvaccinated women and women who only get two doses, Canadian researchers say.
July 7, 2016 Puerto Rico urged to use aerial spraying to contain Zika virus The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday the Zika virus was spreading fast in Puerto Rico and urged the U.S. territory to conduct aerial spraying to control mosquito populations to reduce Zika-associated birth defects.
July 6, 2016 New study busts long-running conception myth Good news for those trying to conceive: A new study suggests there's no reason for you to continue lying down, immobile, after having sex.
July 6, 2016 6 expert-endorsed signs your sex life is on point When you're in the honeymoon phase of a relationship, your sex life has got it going on (basically, all you do is each other).
July 6, 2016 WHO urges use of polio detection systems to screen for Zika-linked disorder A neurological condition linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus could be targeted globally with existing national programs for detecting polio, a paper co-authored by World Health Organization researchers said on Tuesday.
July 5, 2016 NIH funds study of Zika infections in US Olympic athletes WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers will study some U.S. athletes for Zika during the summer Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil, to better understand how the virus infects.
July 5, 2016 Womb 'scratch' could greatly increase a woman's chance of giving birth A modern version of a procedure that used to be done after a miscarriage may dramatically boost fertility rates.
July 5, 2016 60-year-old woman wants to get pregnant: What are the risks? A 60-year-old women in England whose daughter died wants to use her eggs to get pregnant, and give birth to her own grandchild, but would such a pregnancy come with risks? In general, older women are at higher risk for complications during pregnancy compared with younger women.