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What is the impact of COVID-19 on male reproductive health?

In a recent study, researchers assessed male reproductive health three months after COVID-19 infection.

12 Aug 2022

Study aims to understand how female fertility is established at the molecular level

Fertility is finite for mammalian females. From birth, females possess a limited number of primordial follicles, collectively called the ovarian reserve. Within each follicle is an oocyte that eventually becomes an egg. But with age, the follicles in the ovarian reserve decrease.

11 Aug 2022

Sperm not affected nine months after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

A recent study compared the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on male fertility at a median of nine months after receipt of two mRNA vaccine doses.

8 Aug 2022

In California, abortion could become a constitutional right. So could birth control.

Californians will decide in November whether to lock the right to abortion into the state constitution.

5 Aug 2022

COVID pandemic stress and menstrual cycle changes

A new study explores the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s reproductive health.

2 Aug 2022

Winners of NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health announced

The National Institutes of Health today announced the winners of its NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge (NTAC) for Maternal Health, a prize competition for developers of diagnostic technologies to help improve maternal health around the world.

28 Jul 2022

Debunking some misconceptions surrounding female genital schistosomiasis

Female genital schistosomiasis - FGS - affects an estimated 56 million women in Sub-Saharan Africa. But not much is known about how this debilitating condition affects women in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite its prevalence.

27 Jul 2022

Medical professionals use Twitter amplifiers to tackle COVID-19 misinformation

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when false information about the virus began to spread on Twitter, physicians and scientists from Northwestern Medicine and other institutions banded together to combat the deadly misinformation and disinformation and support one another when they ultimately were attacked online for doing so.

25 Jul 2022

Hard-won reproductive health rights could be threatened by US Supreme Court decision on abortion

Religious campaigns and political interference could threaten hard-won reproductive health rights in the global South in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision on abortion, health advocates fear.

21 Jul 2022

First ever government-led Women's Health Strategy to benefit women and girls across England

Women and girls across England will benefit from improved healthcare following the publication of the first ever government-led Women's Health Strategy for England today (Wednesday 20 July).

19 Jul 2022

Gonorrhea bacteria may have driven the evolution of gene variants that protect older adults against dementia

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine previously found a set of human gene mutations that protect older adults against cognitive decline and dementia.

19 Jul 2022

In some states, voters will get to decide the future of abortion rights

As states grapple with the future of abortion in the U.S., Michigan, California, and Vermont could become the first states to let voters decide whether the right to abortion should be written into the state constitution.

19 Jul 2022

Hurricane Harvey exacerbated Houston residents' exposure to hazardous chemicals

Researchers at Oregon State University used silicone wristbands to measure Houston residents' increased exposure to hazardous chemicals in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

18 Jul 2022

Study suggests COVID-19 vaccination may be associated with short-term changes in usual menstrual cycle length

Investigators analyzed the connections between SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and infection with menstrual health.

18 Jul 2022

Reduced desire for pregnancy during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a reduction in plans to become pregnant.

17 Jul 2022

Study: About 9 in 10 Ohioans received abortion care later than the current law allows

Prior to Ohio's new six-week cutoff for legal abortions, about 9 in 10 people seeking care in Ohio had abortions later than the current law allows, new research suggests.

15 Jul 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Life after ‘Roe’ is … confusing

The Supreme Court's decision overturning the federal constitutional right to abortion has left confusion in its wake.

14 Jul 2022

UC San Francisco neurologists focus on the hazards of abortion restrictions for women of reproductive age

UCSF Perspective Article Says New Ruling May Result in Increased Risk of Deaths, Disability.

14 Jul 2022

The role of myostatin in female fertility

A new study discusses some of the key functions of myostatin in female reproductive health and disease.

6 Jul 2022

Compromised reproductive health associated with socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood environments

A new study found that women residing in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods in the United States have moderately lower chances for conception without fertility treatment.

5 Jul 2022

Reproductive Health News and Research

What is the impact of COVID-19 on male reproductive health?

Study aims to understand how female fertility is established at the molecular level

Sperm not affected nine months after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

In California, abortion could become a constitutional right. So could birth control.

COVID pandemic stress and menstrual cycle changes

Winners of NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health announced

Debunking some misconceptions surrounding female genital schistosomiasis

Medical professionals use Twitter amplifiers to tackle COVID-19 misinformation

Hard-won reproductive health rights could be threatened by US Supreme Court decision on abortion

First ever government-led Women's Health Strategy to benefit women and girls across England

Gonorrhea bacteria may have driven the evolution of gene variants that protect older adults against dementia

In some states, voters will get to decide the future of abortion rights

Hurricane Harvey exacerbated Houston residents' exposure to hazardous chemicals

Study suggests COVID-19 vaccination may be associated with short-term changes in usual menstrual cycle length

Reduced desire for pregnancy during COVID-19 pandemic

Study: About 9 in 10 Ohioans received abortion care later than the current law allows

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Life after ‘Roe’ is … confusing

UC San Francisco neurologists focus on the hazards of abortion restrictions for women of reproductive age

The role of myostatin in female fertility

Compromised reproductive health associated with socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood environments

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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