Population of India will cross population of China by 2028
As per World Population Prospects – The 2012 Revision, the population of India will cross the population of China by 2028. The projected population for India in 2028 will be
Fertility
Life expectancy increases by 5 years in the past decade in India
The health indicators across the country have shown significant improvements. The life expectancy has increased by 5 years in the past decade. What used to be 62.3 years for male
Infertility :: Cow infections could provide clue to preventing infertility in women
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College, London, have made a significant breakthrough in their understanding of how infection of the uterus damages fertility in cows. Their findings, which show that common uterine infections can damage the ovaries, may provide insights into how to treat infections such as Chlamydia in humans.
Fertility :: Sex daily improves male fertility
Regular sex or sex every day will improve male fertility, revealed by Australian researchers recently in a study. If you think that limiting sex will boost your sperm count, you are wrong!
Pregnancy :: Maternal mortality ratio falling too slowly to meet goal
The world’s maternal mortality ratio (the number of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births) is declining too slowly to meet Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, which aims to reduce the number of women who die in pregnancy and childbirth by three-quarters by 2015.
Embryo :: UK Government publish response to Scrutiny Committee report on Human Tissue and Embryos bill
UK Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo set out the way ahead for the Human Tissue and Embryology (HTE) bill by publishing the Government’s response to the Scrutiny Committee report on the bill. The bill represents a major overhaul of the law on assisted human reproduction and embryo research.
Pregnancy :: Pregnancy after breast cancer is possible
U-M expert says new cancer treatments, technologies give women more hope of preserving fertility. Once Alyssa Tushman knew her young son would not grow up motherless, her next question was whether he would be an only child.
Pregnancy :: IVF technique enables pregnancy without multiple births
An in vitro fertilization technique that can avoid multiple births appears to be effective for women older than 35, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Family Planning :: New USAID grant helps Georgetown meet unmet family planning needs worldwide
Building upon two decades of developing highly effective, easy-to-use fertility awareness-based methods of family planning and introducing them worldwide, the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University Medical Center has been awarded a five-year, $38 million grant by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand access to these methods and ensure their sustainability in developing countries.
Contraception :: New male contraceptives successful in humans
Pills, sponges, IUDs, diaphragms– women have many options for planning their fertility, none of them quite perfect. But what if men want to help out? They have only two options — vasectomy, which is usually permanent, and condoms, which are crucial for dating but get old in long-term relationships. Will men ever have a way to reliably make sure that nobody is every calling them “Daddy” before they are ready?