A staggering 840 million women and adolescent girls worldwide have experienced physical violence, sexual violence, or both by an intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner at least once in ...

Pain related to sickle cell disease (SCD) increases during menstruation, as do emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, for many women and girls — according to a new, nationwide study ...

White-throated sparrows reveal nature's complexity, showcasing a spectrum of sexual identities beyond the traditional binary ...

Discover how emerging epigenetic clock models are reshaping our understanding of ovarian aging and revealing both the promise and current limits of predicting fertility outcomes through biological age ...

Week 2 of the menstrual cycle often includes ovulation and the fertile window. During this time, sperm survival plays a key role in conception. Understanding how long sperm can live, what supports ...

IVF in which one partner donates oocytes while the other carries the pregnancy shows clinical pregnancy rates similar to traditional IVF.

Male frogs sing faster in warm water, slower in cold. Scientists think females use these changes as thermometers for breeding ...

Intersex Texans say Texas’ new sex definition law could create legal confusion, restrict government records, and increase ...

The ocean is home to a vast array of different animals, each with its own traits. These include different forms of mating, ...

Intersex Texans fear House Bill 229, which defines gender based on the reproductive system, could increase surgeries on intersex children and create challenges to obtaining sex changes on government ...

Researchers from The Universities of Manchester and Birmingham have identified the exact nerve cells in the brain that drive ...

Background Despite several intensive interventions, HIV remains a major public health challenge affecting many individuals worldwide and highlighting ongoing gaps in HIV testing. Objectives To assess ...