
Something unique seems to be happening to the brain in menopause
A new study finds sharp contrasts between brain changes in menopause and those during pregnancy and puberty

Something unique seems to be happening to the brain in menopause
A new study finds sharp contrasts between brain changes in menopause and those during pregnancy and puberty

The risk of high blood pressure in pregnancy is rising—and the damage can be life-changing
A recent CDC analysis says that, between 2016 and 2024, the rate of high blood pressure among pregnant women rose by 73 percent


Sperm health may matter more for pregnancy than we realized
New recommendations spotlight sperm’s role in recurrent miscarriage

Scientists cited by Heritage Foundation report on women’s sports say it misrepresented their research
The conservative think tank’s report claims that high-intensity and elite sports training has lasting effects on menstrual cycles and fertility

Damaged sperm might be the true cause of repeated miscarriages
New guidelines say testing sperm for DNA damage could help explain recurrent pregnancy losses

Doctors got transplanted testicular tissue in an infertile patient to grow sperm
The history of testicular transplants is long and often sordid, but this successful procedure offers hope for survivors of cancer and other diseases that affect fertility

Can AI help improve the chances of a successful IVF pregnancy?
Some IVF clinics are using AI to perform tasks such as sperm and embryo selection, but some fertility experts question whether the technology will lead to more live births

The biological dogma that women don’t make new eggs after birth may be wrong
Female mammals have long thought to be born with all the eggs they would ever have, but new research is challenging that consensus

Can GLP-1s boost testosterone levels?
Preliminary study finds that testosterone levels increase or stabilize in people taking GLP-1 medications

Inside the multiyear effort to rename PCOS
A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change

How doctors will handle abortions if mifepristone telehealth access is banned
One in four abortions in the U.S. rely on telehealth access to mifepristone, but antiabortion activists want to ban it

Black women’s ‘womb crisis’ extends far beyond maternal mortality
A new book argues that disparities in fibroids, cancer and diagnosis reveal a lifelong gynecologic health crisis for Black women