Women’s Health

Paging Doctor Orgasm

Nicole Prause left academia to study sexuality without institutional limits. Now she’s challenging orthodox views of climax and pornography.

These Genes May Help You Read Your Biological Clock

Newly discovered variants let women predict their fertility — and overall health.

Bioengineered Ovaries Can Survive in Mice. Humans Are Next.

This tech could boost fertility and fine-tune hormone levels.

6 Extra Years of Fertility

Freezing ovarian tissue is classified as experimental. Maybe it shouldn’t be.

Where’s the Killer App for Menopause?

Women suffering from hot flashes try to find relief in a device that wasn’t designed specifically for them.

Angela Belcher Commands a Virus to Hunt a Deadly Cancer

An engineer lights up tiny tumors that doctors can’t see.

The Time Has Come for a Better Breast Pump

Hackers take on everything that makes breastfeeding harder than it should be.

A Silk Robe for Your Next Implant

A wonder material goes to work inside the body.

Skinny Genes

Anorexia may originate in your gut and your DNA, not in fashion magazines. by Christina Farr