Do twin IVF embryos "help each other"? Yes, a new study says
What is the secret to IVF success? According to one new, and controversial, new study, it might be implanting several embryos. And not just because more embryos mean a higher...
Roman sex coin found in the Thames
Imagine going for a nice, peaceful walk with your metal detector along the river Thames in London... and finding a Roman coin peeking out from beneath the mud. That's what...
Dukan proposes academic points for "ideal weight"
Discrimination comes in many nasty forms, and discrimination against fat people is no different. The creator of the Dukan diet, Pierre Dukan, has already sold over eight million copies of...
Hormone-free birth control options
Would you like to prevent pregnancy, but also want to be free of hormonal birth control? That is a familiar wish for many women all around the globe. Perhaps you...
Giving birth to twins naturally
Women who find out that they are expecting twins have a lot to work through, from how to have a healthy pregnancy, to how to parent two newborns at once...
What are the medical risks of abortion?
Finding reliable information about the medical risks of a surgical abortion is not an easy job. Abortion providers, such as Planned Parenthood, present the surgical termination of pregnancy as a...
Can you conceive naturally with endometriosis?
Having endometriosis can change a woman's life in unexpected ways, and its symptoms can have quite a large impact. Besides painful periods, bowel problems, painful intercourse, and fatigue, many women...
Finding out your baby's gender in the first trimester - how?
The days that everyone had to wait until a baby's birth to find out its gender are long gone, but parents to-be still generally have to wait a good while...
Mother, 17, dies of cancer 12 days after giving birth
Jenni Lake found out that she had brain cancer when she was 16. She had migraines, and after her mom took her to the doctor, an MRI scan detected a...
Does being obese set you up for a harder labor and birth?
The risks of obesity are well-documented, as are its possible consequences during pregnancy. Those women who had a BMI of 29 or over have an increased probability of developing gestational...