The Y chromosome is perhaps the most puzzling part of the human genome. Associated with male development, it is chock-full of repetitive and inverted stretches of DNA, a hurdle that makes it ...

In the introduction to her latest book, “GUYnecology: The Missing Science of Men’s Reproductive Health,” Yale sociologist Rene Almeling describes a day in the life of “John,” a regular guy who is ...

A team has discovered an RNA coding for a micro-peptide - a very small protein - that plays a crucial role in the competition between spermatozoa from different males of the Drosophila with which the ...

Many people who recover from COVID-19 experience long-term symptoms, such as brain fog or heart problems. Increasing evidence suggests that the virus can also impair fertility. Now, researchers ...

Hear the phrase “reproductive politics” and sperm likely won’t be the first thing that comes to mind. But in a provocative new collection of essays, Yale sociologist Rene Almeling and a group of ...

A study out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has unveiled new insights into the inflammatory processes ...

When hormonal contraceptive pills hit the market in the 1960s, it revolutionized women’s control over their own bodies. For men, successful reproduction begins with the right cocktail of hormones, ...

Two pre-prints, one from Canada the other from Hong Kong and China, provide convincing evidence that SARS-Cov-2 infects and damages male reproductive organs in monkeys and hamsters. The work helps to ...

In mosquitofish, of the genus Gambusia, male fish are smaller than females -- sometimes only half the size. Biologists had previously assumed that smaller male mosquitofish had at least some ...

We often link hydration to skin or energy, but not fertility. In reality, dehydration in winter can disrupt hormones, affect ...