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a pregnant person touches their belly
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A simple blood test could save new mothers. Why aren’t more doctors using it?

By Sarah Yahr Tucker

6 pregnancy facts that will make you think twice about recent abortion bills
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6 pregnancy facts that will make you think twice about recent abortion bills

By Rachel Feltman

Pad and tampons.
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What we can learn from Scotland’s free period products

By Sara Kiley Watson

pregnant person coffee doughnut
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Should pregnant people not drink coffee? The answer is complicated.

By Kat Eschner

Dawn Cockrell
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Traveling midwives fill crucial health care gaps in rural US states

By Sophie Novack/Texas Observer

Jerrie Cobb and Mercury
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A brief history of menstruating in space

By Amy Shira Teitel

cervical cap
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Why barrier contraceptives (like diaphragms) are so unpopular

By Donna J. Drucker/MIT Press Reader

Thinx
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The next generation might actually know what their period products are made of

By Cemile Kavountzis

underwear and tampons on a pink background
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Period underwear may contain troubling chemicals—but the real problem is much bigger

By Kate Baggaley

The way we see our bodies might be different than how our surgeon does.
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Studying the human gaze could transform breast reconstruction surgery

By Sara Kiley Watson

How menopause evolved—and what it means for us
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How menopause evolved—and what it means for us

By Susan P. Mattern

The weirdest things we learned this week: moving corpses, birth control placebos, and the story behind the hymen
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The weirdest things we learned this week: moving corpses, birth control placebos, and the story behind the hymen

By Popular Science Team

Menstrual cups were invented in 1867. What took them so long to gain popularity?
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Menstrual cups were invented in 1867. What took them so long to gain popularity?

By Marion Renault

Women get Alzheimer’s way more than men—and stress could help explain why
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Women get Alzheimer’s way more than men—and stress could help explain why

By Kat Eschner

Menstrual cups are just as safe and effective as tampons—and far cheaper
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Menstrual cups are just as safe and effective as tampons—and far cheaper

By Donavyn Coffey

Science is here to validate your PMS cravings
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Science is here to validate your PMS cravings

By Sara Twogood/The Conversation

Here’s exactly how restricting abortion harms public health
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Here’s exactly how restricting abortion harms public health

By Nicole Wetsman

How to know if your heavy period is a sign of a bleeding disorder
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How to know if your heavy period is a sign of a bleeding disorder

By Paula James/The Conversation

Everything you need to know about male hormonal birth control
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Everything you need to know about male hormonal birth control

By Sara Chodosh

Your genes might influence how well your birth control works
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Your genes might influence how well your birth control works

By Nicole Wetsman

Oral yeast infection medications may be risky during pregnancy
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Oral yeast infection medications may be risky during pregnancy

By Nicole Wetsman

Extreme weather can stress pregnant women—and their unborn babies
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Extreme weather can stress pregnant women—and their unborn babies

By Marlene Cimons

Unhealthy sperm can play a role in lost pregnancies
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Unhealthy sperm can play a role in lost pregnancies

By Nicole Wetsman

Drawing of female reproductive system, including uterus, vagina, fallopian tubes and ovaries.
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The medical community is finally realizing the uterus is more than a ‘baby house’

By Jillian Mock

baby born uterus transplant
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This healthy baby came out of a dead person’s uterus

By Sara Chodosh

Online birth control is safe—and the only option for some women
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Online birth control is safe—and the only option for some women

By Julissa Treviño

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?
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Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?

By Kat Eschner

Mary toft
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The weirdest things we learned this week: birthing rabbits, gruesome taxidermy, and the Parthenon’s best-kept secret

By Eleanor Cummins

HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations
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HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations

By Sara Chodosh

Can an app replace your birth control? For most people, the answer is no.
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Can an app replace your birth control? For most people, the answer is no.

By Sara Chodosh

We’re really bad at making babies
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We’re really bad at making babies

By Amy Schellenbaum

medical staff wearing scrubs in an OR
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Inside the controversial new surgery to transplant human wombs

By Erin Biba

implantation
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How to relocate a uterus

By Claire Maldarelli

Pregnant people get a lot of grief for the unhealthy habits we all share
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Pregnant people get a lot of grief for the unhealthy habits we all share

By Sara Chodosh

The horrifying maternal mortality rate in Texas turned out to be wrong, but that’s not the biggest issue
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The horrifying maternal mortality rate in Texas turned out to be wrong, but that’s not the biggest issue

By Sara Chodosh

woman in bed with pills
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She had a textbook medical condition, but it went undiagnosed for more than a year

By By: Maya Dusenbery

Everything you know about toxic shock syndrome is probably wrong
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Everything you know about toxic shock syndrome is probably wrong

By Sara Chodosh

What you should know about birth control and breast cancer
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What you should know about birth control and breast cancer

By Sara Chodosh

Here’s what you should know about hormone therapy for menopause
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Here’s what you should know about hormone therapy for menopause

By Sara Chodosh

couch on fire
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Flame retardants may be messing with women’s fertility—and they’re in way more than yoga mats

By Sara Chodosh

The entire female menstrual cycle can now be replicated in a Petri dish
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The entire female menstrual cycle can now be replicated in a Petri dish

By Claire Maldarelli

What IUDs are, how they work, and why you might want to get one
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What IUDs are, how they work, and why you might want to get one

By Rachel Feltman

Did a male contraception study prove men are wimps? Not exactly.
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Did a male contraception study prove men are wimps? Not exactly.

By Rachel Feltman

The First Step To An Artificial Womb
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The First Step To An Artificial Womb

By Dave Gershgorn

Restoring Fertility With 3D Printers
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Restoring Fertility With 3D Printers

By Alexandra Ossola

Found: A Rodent With A Menstruation Cycle Similar To Ours
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Found: A Rodent With A Menstruation Cycle Similar To Ours

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Women Are Being Excluded From Clinical Trials
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Women Are Being Excluded From Clinical Trials

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

9 U.S. Women Confirmed With Zika During Pregnancy
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9 U.S. Women Confirmed With Zika During Pregnancy

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Should Sexually Active Women Really Avoid Alcohol If They’re Not On Birth Control?
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Should Sexually Active Women Really Avoid Alcohol If They’re Not On Birth Control?

By Alexandra Ossola

China Relaxes Its One-Child Policy
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China Relaxes Its One-Child Policy

By Alexandra Ossola

A ‘Bacterial Condom’ Could Help Prevent HIV
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A ‘Bacterial Condom’ Could Help Prevent HIV

By Alexandra Ossola

Turning Back The Biological Clock
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Turning Back The Biological Clock

By Alexandra Ossola

The U.S. Is Still Far From Legalizing Three-Parent Babies
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The U.S. Is Still Far From Legalizing Three-Parent Babies

By Alexandra Ossola

The Fight Against Fake Birth Control
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The Fight Against Fake Birth Control

By Alexandra Ossola

Fetal Pain Is A Lie: How Phony Science Took Over The Abortion Debate
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Fetal Pain Is A Lie: How Phony Science Took Over The Abortion Debate

By Katie McDonough/ Salon.com

This Is What Experiencing A Hot Flash Looks Like
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This Is What Experiencing A Hot Flash Looks Like

By Shaunacy Ferro

Brassiere Support Is A Lie, Say French Scientists
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Brassiere Support Is A Lie, Say French Scientists

By Shaunacy Ferro

Seeking a Better Living Laboratory, Researchers Create the First “Artificial” Ovary
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Seeking a Better Living Laboratory, Researchers Create the First “Artificial” Ovary

By Clay Dillow

Marijuana Research Offers New Hope For Male Birth Control Pill
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Marijuana Research Offers New Hope For Male Birth Control Pill

By Stuart Fox