Obstetrics & gynaecology

How much can women control their own fertility?

Nearly one in five American women experience infertility, meaning they're unable to become pregnant after at least a year of trying to conceive, or six months if they're age 35 or older.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Intimate partner violence early in pandemic affected mental health

Intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with worse mental health symptoms for women aged younger than 60 years, according to a study published online March 14 in JAMA ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

The big 'O': What shapes a woman's pursuit of pleasure?

Women who believe a sexual encounter with a male partner will be brief pursue orgasms less on average than those who believe they have more time, according to a Rutgers-led study. The same applies to a woman who believes ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Q&A: The role of attraction in our partner preferences

Research Associate Meike Scheller, from Durham University's Psychology Department, tells us about her research into the diverse types and levels of attraction that drive our partner choices, and what we can learn from other ...

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