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Safety concerns may lead to poor adherence and discontinuation of asthma medications during pregnancy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Some women with asthma may struggle to conceive

Poorly controlled asthma during pregnancy can increase the risk that women will develop a severe form of high blood pressure.

11 Mar 2018 2:33 PM

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Young women are facing lower than normal ovarian reserve

Read on to to find out why.

11 Mar 2018 11:02 AM

Pregnancy and kidney disease: Overcoming the challenge

Here is all you need to know.

11 Mar 2018 9:47 AM

Child marriage is legal across the United States. While 18 is typically the minimum age, every state has legal loopholes or exceptions allowing children to wed at a younger age. (Representational Image)

Florida passes strictest US law: Doesn’t ban, limits child marriage age

The Florida governor intends to sign the bill into law, a spokeswoman said.

10 Mar 2018 6:33 PM

Long-acting asthma medications such as inhaled corticosteroids work by reducing inflammation in the lungs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study says women with asthma may struggle to conceive

Several studies have linked asthma to reproduction-related problems in women.

10 Mar 2018 8:30 AM

36 percent of women donate a kidney to their husband in clinically suitable cases. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women happier to donate kidney to partner than men: study

Pregnancy-related complications can increase the risk of kidney disease.

08 Mar 2018 1:25 PM

Given the life-altering impact child marriage has on a young girl’s life, any reduction is welcome news. (Photo: Pixabay)

Child marriages decline in India: UNICEF

When a girl is forced to marry as a child, she faces immediate and lifelong consequences.

06 Mar 2018 4:43 PM

Researchers thus concluded that women can sit in hot baths or saunas for 20 minutes, irrespective of what stage of pregnancy they are at, they say. (Photo: Pixabay)

Contrarty to belief, mums-to-be can take hot water baths, says study

Study found that no woman exceeded the recommended core temperature limit of 39C, suggesting experts are being overcautious.

03 Mar 2018 3:41 PM

The biggest misconception is that birth control leads to depression. (Photo: Pixabay)

Birth control pills does not cause depression in women: study

Depression is a concern for a lot of women when they're starting hormonal contraception.

27 Feb 2018 2:10 PM

When an overweight woman delivered vaginally, the risk of her child being overweight was three times higher than normal. (Photo: Pixabay)

Overweight women more like to have obese kids: study

Gut microbiome is the community of bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of humans.

23 Feb 2018 6:33 PM

Both influenza and whooping cough are highly contagious, and babies who catch these infections often require hospitalization. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaccinating pregnant mothers is safe for babies

Infants are much less likely to get influenza or whooping cough when their mothers were vaccinated during pregnancy.

22 Feb 2018 9:50 AM

Women who drank more than one fizzy drink a day were 25 per cent less likely to become pregnant and men were 33 per cent less likely to be able to get their partner pregnant.

Can of Coke a day reduces chances of becoming pregnant by 20 per cent

Researchers found both male and female consumption of sugary drinks was associated with an average 20 per cent reduced fecundability.

20 Feb 2018 4:54 PM

Obesity may reduce your chances of conception

Find out how weight gain causes fertility issues.

19 Feb 2018 4:13 PM

DNA test 'SHERLOCK' can rapidly diagnose diseases and works like a pregnancy test. (Photo: Pixabay)

Paper-based DNA test 'SHERLOCK' can rapidly diagnose diseases

The researchers, including those from Harvard University in the US, previously showcased SHERLOCK's utility for a range of applications.

19 Feb 2018 12:05 PM

Motive of sexual procreation is really bad for sex and could kill a couple’s romance. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out sex tips to get pregnant

While some factors are out of control, reproductive and sexual experts share a few tricks to help couple boost odds of getting pregnant.

17 Feb 2018 4:19 PM

It turns out, that at the heat of the moment, many a man, has made some erroneous decision while trying to use condoms. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are mistakes men make while using condoms

Many men do not know if they don’t follow instructions on the packet their condoms are rendered less effective.

16 Feb 2018 2:52 PM

Give women more time to give birth, make choices: WHO

Women should be allowed to choose their delivery position.

16 Feb 2018 10:52 AM

Asthma may lead to infertility, barring regular medicine-takers

Now researhers plan to further investigate women with asthma who are undergoing fertility treatments.

16 Feb 2018 9:03 AM

Couples planning a pregnancy might consider limiting their consumption of these beverages. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sweetened drinks may lower chances of pregnancy: study

Intake of energy drinks was related to even larger reductions in fertility, although the results were based on small numbers of consumers.

14 Feb 2018 2:50 PM

Miscarriages were likewise linked with a greater danger of heart disease, with each stillbirth increasing the risk by six per cent. (Photo: Pixabay)

Early periods, menopause linked to heart disease: study

Miscarriage, stillbirth, undergoing a hysterectomy, and bearing children at a young age were also associated with cardiovascular problems.

10 Feb 2018 4:14 PM

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