21 October 2011 The question of sexual attraction is far too complex to be explained pheromones alone. hawk684/Flickr Why the contraceptive pill won’t stop you sniffing out your soulmate By Terri Foran, University of New South Wales Any mother collecting sweaty T-shirts left in a pile in the corner of their teenage son’s bedroom can attest to how unpleasant this task is. What might surprise them is that the experience may not be nearly…
7 March 2012 Injectable contraceptives increase cancer risk Australian National University Commonly used injectable contraceptives influence the risk of developing several types of cancer, a joint ANU/National Health…
1 February 2012 Sonicating sperm may be the next male contraceptive University of North Carolina Therapeutic ultrasound could become an alternative form of male contraception in the future. A study published in the Reproductive…
21 July 2011 Women in war-torn Africa forced to have unwanted kids Columbia University Up to a third of women in war-torn African countries who want to limit the number of children they give birth to lack the…
21 July 2011 Birth control pill shrinks bones University of Washington Using the birth control pill may reduce a woman’s bone density, according to US university researchers. Women using a pill…
