Could a winter conception shape your metabolism for life? A Japanese study reveals that exposure to cold before conception may ‘pre-program’ your body to burn more calories decades later. Study: ...

Individuals who were conceived in colder seasons are more likely to show higher brown adipose tissue activity, increased energy expenditure and a lower body mass index (BMI), and lower fat ...

When it comes to abortion, this letter is for all those who subscribe to scientific facts regardless of religious beliefs, personal opinions, or morals. The science of the creation of human life is ...

As Election Day approaches, there's a national spotlight on reproductive health care. This includes a medical process hopeful parents go through to grow their families called in vitro fertilization.

A pregnancy test detects the presence of the pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG, in a person’s body. But the body doesn’t produce that hormone until several days after conception.