South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini’s latest album, uNomkhubulwane, is a masterpiece of transcendent spiritual jazz that draws on his Zulu cultural heritage and cosmology
Family planning and the resulting demographic dividend are easier to achieve when men join the contraception conversation.
A United Nations meeting in Kenya is a step towards developing a legally binding global treaty that will decisively tackle plastic pollution
It is difficult for startups to get off the ground, especially when they are women-focused
Now is the time to examine how reproductive health in South Africa is riddled by inequities based on race and class
A look at key data shows that the world is much better off today than ever before in history
South Africa is a popular destination for an ‘egg safari’, and women travel abroad to donate eggs
Maternal deaths in developing regions would fall by 73% if all women had access to contraception and maternal healthcare, shows new research.
"Women are blamed for infertility when, in fact, as we know from research, it is quite often on the man’s side.”
The Law Reform Commission is examining the rights of donor-conceived children to learn their donors’ identity, but what would a new system look like?
We speak to a young, black woman who is infertile about the stigma she faces in her community.
Rebecca Davis reveals to Malema that white people are giant pandas in the bedroom, so there’s no need for a plan which would seriously suck for women.
Researchers have identified some of the reasons obese women struggle to conceive, and warn that their babies are likely to become overweight.
Researchers in the US have found that many of the 750 or so chemicals used in fracking are associated with fertility and developmental problems.
Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. Infertility is from the Moon.
South Africa has long been a destination for fertility tourists. Now agencies are recruiting SA women to fuel India’s burgeoning surrogacy business.
There’s a market for the life that lies in your loins. Billy Rivers considers a donation.
Only a few clinics in South Africa offer fertility treatment to HIV-positive couples.
Scientists have grown sperm in the laboratory in a landmark study that could help preserve cancer patients’ fertility.
<b>Jessica McCallin</b> wanted to have a child on her own using donated sperm. But it’s not that easy in Britain.
The award of the Nobel prize, when it came in October 2010, was long overdue.
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/ 23 February 2011
Couples who struggle to have a baby may be more likely to conceive if the man takes antioxidants, scientists say.
Beware of false hope and don’t wait till your 30s to have children, says UK fertility expert.
Men who eat soya-based foods may be harming their fertility, say doctors, after a study found a link between soya-rich diets and lower sperm counts.
Fertility doctors have developed a fitness test for embryos which they claim could substantially improve the chances of pregnancy.
The biological clock ticks for men as well as women, after research found that male fertility begins to decline when they reach their mid-30s.
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/ 28 December 2007
Brenthurst Clinic in Parktown, Jo’burg, was the one of the first clinics to allow single women to have babies.