The American Society for Reproductive Medicine has revised its recommendations on the number of embryos that can be implanted during in vitro fertilization procedures in an effort to reduce the number of multiple births that result from fertility treatment.

According to new research, women who are obese by age 18 are more likely to develop polycystic ovarian syndrome and become infertile than young women who maintain a normal weight.

People are flocking to buy at-home genetic testing kits that claim to test for such genetic factors as a person’s Alzheimer’s risk or a baby’s true paternity. But how accurate are these tests, and are they worth their cost?

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health say the cost of giving boys Gardasil, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, would outweigh any health benefit.

A Philadelphia jury has awarded $2.5 million to a family whose son was born with multiple heart defects after his mother took the antidepressant Paxil.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil for use in preventing male genital warts

New research has found that none of the three primary treatments for early miscarriages adversely affect long-term fertility rates. 

The number one reason women have sex is because they are physically attracted to their partner, followed by their desire for sexual gratification, says a new study. 

According to federal health officials, 28 pregnant women have died from the H1N1 swine flu virus, and 100 more have been hospitalized in intensive care.

Very low birth-weight (VLBW) newborns who
received the milk protein lactoferrin alone or in combination with
a probiotic had a reduced incidence of late-onset sepsis, according
to a new study.