Hormonal contraceptives like the vaginal ring, skin patch, and estrogen-progestin pills are more likely to increase the risk ...

This could be a tough pill to swallow. An estimated 250 million women worldwide are believed to use some form of hormonal contraception. Past research has suggested a link between the use of synthetic ...

Dr Dennis Matotoka of the Commission for Gender Equality discusses the barriers that prevent teenage mothers from returning ...

To many, it looked like any other celebrity birth announcement. “Welcome to the centre of our world… we love you to the moon ...

Being mid-period on Valentine’s Day is far from ideal, especially as 44% of women say they don’t feel sexy while menstruating ...

The report notes that 42 counties in Indiana lack a labor and delivery unit, prompting maternal health advocates to call for ...

Driver suicides account for about 9% of all fatal road crashes but many go unreported. Why are they so difficult to identify ...

Chemistry professor Samantha Gateman saw the negative side effects of copper IUDs and is leading efforts to create an alternative IUD made of iron.

Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates globally—512 deaths per 100,000 live births—with unintended ...

Drinking cranberry juice “works by helping to prevent adherence of the bacteria to the cells of the bladder ... “While they are common for women and mild for most women outside of pregnancy, they can ...

This surge comes despite a recent survey showing that a staggering 73 per cent of men have never been tested for HIV. The ...

DECATUR — The Decatur man whose method of punishing boys aged 12 and 13 included administering punches, belt whippings and a headbutt has been punished himself with 24 months probation. Vincent E.