British businessmen charged for illegally making sperm available on the Internet

UK men charged for illegal sperm donor Web site

Wedding rates sink and out-of-wedlock births double in European Union

Number of EU children born out of wedlock doubles

Summary Box: Foursquare, MTV to reward STD checkups with badge

Summary Box: Foursquare offers badge for checkups

Testing: Foursquare, MTV to reward STD check-ups with special badge

Foursquare, MTV to reward STD checkups with badge

C-section rate likely to keep rising as 1 in 3 first-time moms deliver by surgery

Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising

Italy health minister visits, apologizes to woman who gave birth amid fighting doctors

Italy health minister apologizes for botched birth

AIDS activists file complaint against Larry Flynt, demand condoms be used in sex films

AIDS activists file complaint against Larry Flynt

German singer goes on trial for allegedly infecting partner with HIV

German pop singer tried over HIV allegation

Offspring of sperm donors seek changes so they can find their fathers more easily

Sperm-donors’ kids seek more rights and respect

Study: Women who have a miscarriage don’t need to wait before trying for another baby

After miscarriage, don’t wait before trying again

Overeating for 2 could create a baby more likely to be obese and have later health problems

Go on, give it a try: DC works to educate women on female condom use to fight HIV epidemic

DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic

Test-tube kids face higher cancer risk, first big study says, but not likely due to procedure

‘Octomom’ doctor accused of negligence, implanting 7 embryos in 48-year-old fertility patient

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German court allows screening for genetic defects in IVF embryos

German court allows gene diagnose of IVF embryos

Filmmaker George Lucas’ company loses California pregnancy bias lawsuit

Lucasfilm loses pregnancy lawsuit in California

Study: Heavy women have higher chance of a miscarriage after artificial reproduction

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When are those hot flashes coming? Scientists propose test that could predict menopause

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FDA panel unanimously backs safety and effectiveness of new morning after pill

FDA panel unanimously backs new morning after pill

Extra pounds can cramp your sex life: Study says being fat raises the risk of sexual problems

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Gates foundation pledges $1.5 billion over 5 years on maternal health programs abroad

Gates to spend $1.5 billion on women’s health

More teens using rhythm method for birth control, support single motherhood, CDC survey shows

Teen sex: More use rhythm method for birth control

CDC survey shows more teens using rhythm method for birth control, support single motherhood

More teens using rhythm method for birth control

Mexico’s Supreme Court upholds law giving rape victims morning-after birth control pill

Mexico upholds morning-after pill for rape victims

CDC offers 1st contraception guidelines for women with weight-loss surgery, medical conditions

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Study shows ‘the pill’ still favorite birth control in US; used even more in some countries

‘The pill’ tops in US, even more popular elsewhere

Contraception study shows ‘the pill’ favored by women globally; US women favor ‘tube-tying’

‘The pill’ most popular birth control worldwide

Foreign women use the pill more, sterilization less than Americans, CDC study says

Foreigners use the pill more, sterilization less

Person familiar with Cushing’s case: Texans LB tested positive for HCG, a fertility drug

AP Source: Cushing tested positive for HCG

Prosecutor: Remains found by worker inside NJ trash truck were those of stillborn fetus

Remains of stillborn fetus found in NJ trash truck

Blame the recession? AARP survey says sex for 45-and-older set is less frequent, less fun

Survey: Sexual satisfaction ebbs for 45-plus set

Albuquerque woman alleges human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil injured teenage daughter

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Mich. couple publish book, then seek ‘normal’ after extraordinary story of embryo mix-up

Mich. couple write book about embryo mix-up

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez suspended 50 games for banned fertility substance

Reds pitcher Volquez suspended 50 games for drug

Study: Fast treatment with Tamiflu or similar drugs saved many pregnant swine flu victims

Lancet reports drop in maternal childbirth deaths, says it was pressured not to publish story

Lancet: Sharp drop in maternal deaths worldwide

Study says babies’ lives, health costs saved if 90 percent of US women breast-fed for 6 months

Study: Breast-feeding would save lives, money

Study: Breast cancer survivors can safely become Moms, no proof pregnancy linked to relapse

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CDC study: More Hispanic women breast-feed their babies in East, more whites in West

CDC: Breast-feeding varies by race, place

ATLANTA — A new study confirms that Hispanic women generally breast-feed more than white and black women do. But it finds surprising regional differences in U.S. breast-feeding rates.

South Africans to hand out 2.5 billion condoms during world’s largest HIV testing campaign

Workers to give out 2.5 billion condoms in SAfrica

Calif. worker safety board to study mandating condoms for porn actors to curb spread of STDs

Safety board to study requiring condoms in porn

Study: Women who took the birth control pill starting in the late 1960s lived longer

Are some medical tests overused? Some guidelines are scaling back on frequency, timing

Govt panel finds too many women denied chance to avoid repeat C-section, urges policy change

HEALTHBEAT: Jump in obesity, C-sections may be playing role in childbirth-related deaths

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Danish woman first in world to give birth to babies years apart after ovary transplant

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Researchers finding few medical differences between ‘test-tube’ kids and other children

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Summary Box: Merck studies find Gardasil vaccine blocks HPV virus in women over 26, gay men

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Merck: Studies show Gardasil vaccine protects older women, gay men from genital cancers, warts

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Conn. police say woman hid triplet pregnancy, died delivering stillborn babies

Conn. woman hides triplet pregnancy, dies in birth

Conn. police say woman hid her triplet pregnancy, died with babies after birthing at home

Police: Woman hid triplet pregnancy, died in birth

Study: New morning-after pill works better and longer, up to 5 days after unprotected sex

New morning-after pill works for up to 5 days

WHO: Women at risk from ‘epidemic’ C-sections, China logs world’s highest rate

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