Over the past decade, I have made some bold predictions about the future of sex. One that’s been easy is that people will still be having sex for years to come, but for different reasons: they simply ...

For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game. Although ancient records are sparse, researchers estimate that, for most of human history, women most typically conceived their first ...

Earlier this month, Minister for Health Simon Donnelly received Cabinet approval to forward the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2022 to the committee on health for review in January. This marks a ...

He has spoken to about 42,000 children in schools throughout the UK in 2016 alone. He has written 15 or 16 books for children (he's not sure which it is). As well as being a prolific author and ...

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in a landmark case concerning the legal motherhood of a child born through a surrogacy arrangement. While the High Court seemed willing to ...

An extraordinary feature of human reproduction is that women stop ovulating and menstruating when about 50 years old, a loss of fertility called menopause (from Greek roots for “month” and “stop”).

We can quickly dismiss the claim that copulation during pregnancy is unique to humans. It is easy to understand how this myth originated. Copulation after conception seemingly serves no useful ...

Scientists have detected microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, the liquid that surrounds an egg in an ovarian follicle. "This is not an isolated finding –– it appears to be quite common," ...

From the depths of The Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest, microplastics can now be found almost everywhere on Earth. Now, it turns out even our most intimate moments can't escape their blight.

Scientists have discovered microplastics in human reproductive fluids, raising concerns about potential risks to fertility and reproductive health. The study, presented at the ESHRE meeting, found ...