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People experience different amounts of pain during IUD insertion, but there are a number of pain-relief options available to patients getting the contraceptive.

If humans had a similar body ratio to the northern giant mouse lemur, their testicles would be the size of grapefruits.

Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby

Oxytocin, a hormone linked to bonding behaviors, might also help mice modulate their pregnancies. Someday, this line of research could improve our understanding of human fertility.

Biological sex is all over the news lately. Whether it's via President Trump's executive order affecting passport policy, moving trans inmates between prisons or shifting the requirements for women in sports — appeals to "the biological reality of sex" are constant. In truth, biological sex, like a lot of scientific categories, is nuanced. It's defined by multiple criteria – including chromosomal, chemical and…

Brain scans, postmortem dissections, artificial intelligence and lab mice reveal differences in the brain that are linked to sex. Do we know what they mean?

Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.

These are the factors that most determine how long you'll live, according to a new study.

Krystena Murray has spent most of her life dreaming of motherhood, and in 2023, the now-38-year-old went through the arduous and sometimes painful process of

Two women had abortions after an NHS trust mistakenly told them their babies had serious conditions, the BBC has learned.

By modifying 20 regions of the genome, scientists successfully bred mice with two male parents and raised them to maturity.

It's a new way to create "bi-paternal" mice that can survive to adulthood—but human applications are still a long way off.

Birth centers, where midwives deliver babies with emergency backup from hospitals, can offer an alternative for families as hospitals close maternity units. But the state's stiff regulations and what many call a dysfunctional licensing process are hobbling new initiatives and forcing some facilities to shut down.

A Utah woman died of a rare heart condition called peripartum cardiomyopathy just nine days after she gave birth to twins, her grieving father said.

Observational study details kidney disease risk for children after gestational exposure

A new mRNA therapy tested in mice may target the root cause of the potentially fatal pregnancy disorder preeclampsia. It's yet to be tested in humans.

Efforts to reduce the nation's persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother's death

A new study from Northwestern found more patients are developing high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, mental health disorders and obesity while pregnant. The trend is even worse for Black women and people living in poor neighborhoods.

Individuals born preterm have a higher risk for death even in their third and fourth decades.

Australian researchers propose a new model to reduce 'mum shaming' over body size, which has negative health outcomes for mother and child