Pregnancy May Accelerate Biological Ageing In Young Women, Says Study

Pregnancy May Accelerate Biological Ageing In Young Women, Says Study

It is unknown how rapid ageing will affect women’s health and death as they grow old. Women make a lot of sacrifices for their children. Now, a new study has revealed that pregnancy can speed up ageing in young mothers. Researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York examined … Read more

This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born

This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born

Walk me through your own decision to do this—to use Orchid’s technology on yourself. I mean, I started the company because I wanted to test my own embryos. Because of your mom, or because of who you are as a person? Both. Reproduction is one of the most fundamental things in life. It’s like you … Read more

A Gel Injected Into the Scrotum Could Be the Next Male Contraceptive

A Gel Injected Into the Scrotum Could Be the Next Male Contraceptive

The purpose of the current trial is to assess the gel’s safety and longevity, not how well it prevents pregnancy. Participants were asked to use a back-up form of birth control while being enrolled in the trial. The gel is designed to dissolve at the end of its lifetime, so the men will be followed … Read more