fertility medicine
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Insecticides Help Drive Down Men’s Sperm Counts, New Review Suggests
New research this week suggests that humanity’s war against insectkind has had some unintended consequences: declining sperm counts. The study, a review of the existing data, found a clear association between increased exposure to insecticides and lower sperm concentrations in adult men. The authors say that the evidence is strong enough to warrant new regulations…
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Apple Period-Tracking Data Powers Large New Study on Menstrual Health
A large study of women who use Apple products to track their periods might provide some insights about a common but still barely understood menstrual condition. On Monday, Harvard researchers released the latest preliminary update from their Apple Women’s Health Study. Among other things, they found that 12% of women in the study reported being…
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The World Is in the Middle of a Twin Boom, Study Finds
Across the globe, the rate of twin births has jumped tremendously over the past 40 years, new research suggests. The study’s authors say that twin births have likely reached an all-time high, thanks largely to the use of medically assisted reproduction, such as in-vitro fertilisation, along with more pregnancies in older mothers.
