fertility

Pregnant women hold their medical cards and wait for their turn to be examined at a government hospital on World Population Day in Hyderabad, India, Friday, July 11, 2014. 
Reproductive rights
As India becomes the world’s most populous nation, engaging men in family planning ‘will be a game changer’
A young Tanzanian woman speaks to a male doctor.
Development
Tanzanian president bluntly attacks contraception, saying high birth rates are good for economy
A model of a fetus
Health & Medicine
The South Korean government is reviewing its 1950s abortion ban
Semen samples at Canadian sperm bank Can-Am Cryoservices
Health
Why Canada has to import much of its sperm from the US
CycleBeads are among the apps offering to help with "user-directed birth control."
Health
Sex without the Pill? There’s an app for that!
sonia narang fabella
Development
In this Manila ‘baby factory,’ why women put up with crowding four to a bed
Doctor Katarzyna Koziol injects sperm directly into an egg during in-vitro fertilization procedure at Novum clinic in Warsaw October 26, 2010.
Science
When sperm and egg unite — sparks (of zinc) really do fly
A sign marking the border between the United States and Canada at Niagara Falls.
Health
Why Canadian women are travelling to Maine to get abortions
Gloria Steinem
Feminism, Activism, and Chosen Family
Full Episode
A woman walks on the shore of the Mediterranean in Tel Aviv.
Health
Facebook can learn from Israel when it comes to freezing women’s eggs
HSPH Forum
Health & Medicine
Delaying pregnancy in the US and around the world
Russia maternity
Health & Medicine
Russia’s looking to improve the quality of its maternity care — but it has a long way to go
Senegal birth spacing
Health & Medicine
Why Senegal wants families to put more space between their children
Senegal birth spacing
Health & Medicine
Why Senegal wants families to put more space between their children
Health & Medicine
Interactive: Explore a map of fertility rates around the world
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal
Health & Medicine
Video: She’s seven months pregnant — and still working in the fields
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal
Health & Medicine
In Nepal, the manual labor doesn’t stop for expectant mothers
Health & Medicine
Interactive Feature: Global Fertility Map
A girl walks along a street in Beijing. China has announced reforms to the policy of allowing most families to have only one child.
Global Politics
China loosens its one-child policy in the face of a disturbing population trend
Development & Education
Infographic: The Human Toll of Infertility in Africa
Family Planning: Challenges & Choices in Africa
Health & Medicine
In a land of kids, infertile couples face stigma, challenges
Health & Medicine
Part II: Not Just a Women’s Issue
Health & Medicine
Behind the Video, ‘Beauty’s Children’
Health & Medicine
Family Planning Series Video: Beauty’s Children
Health & Medicine
Part III: Infertile in a Land of Kids
Health & Medicine
World Population Day brings family planning issues into focus
Health & Medicine
Pediatrician group advises doctors pre-write prescriptions for emergency contraception
Global Politics
Undocumented immigrants in Texas blocked from abortion services by checkpoint
Environment
One man’s sperm bank donations spawn more than 70 kids
Global Politics
Freezing embryos, delaying parenthood
Development & Education
Aborting girls increasingly common practice in India
Abortion and gay marriage new hot-button issues in Mexico
Health & Medicine
In-vitro fertilization (IVF) for the poor
Health & Medicine
Women’s health in Nepal
G.O.P Reopens Fight on Abortion Limits to Court Conservative Base
Fertility After 35: Cutting Through the Junk Science
Conflict & Justice
Palestinians Smuggling Sperm Out of Prison
Conflict & Justice
Uruguay Lawmakers Legalize Abortion
Arts, Culture & Media
The Legacy of the World’s First IVF Mother
Is Pregnancy a Disability?
Teen Pregnancies On the Decline
Is There a Fertility Class Divide in America?
Conflict & Justice
No Redheads Wanted At The Sperm Bank
Arts, Culture & Media
India’s Bias for Boys
Conflict & Justice
Growing Number of States Restricting Abortion
New Study Finds Estrogen Lowers Breast Cancer
The Science of Flowers and Candy
NDOCRINE DISRUPTION: TESTING THE CHEMICALS
Sex at the Zoo
US Teen Pregnancy
Illegal Abortion in Mexico
Sex at the Zoo
The Listeners Have Their Say
Illegal Abortion in Mexico
US Teen Pregnancy
Emerging Science Note/Toxic Breakdown
Emerging Science Note/Sperm Rations
The Biology of Love
Health Note: Brains on Estrogen