10 common fertility myths: ‘I’m a stud! It can’t be my fault!’

Given that one in six couples experience infertility and that 7.4 million reproductive age women have sought fertility advice, it is no surprise that there are a number...

Kilts Promote Male Fertility, Masculine Image, Scottish Say

Requiring a slightly cooler than core body temperature, the vital processes of sperm creation and storage drove Mother Nature to an inelegant solution: Hanging the primate testes between...

Tempted To Touch: Sound Of Women’s Voices At Peak Fertility Electrify Men’s Skin

When Marilyn Monroe sang Happy Birthday, Mr. President to President John F. Kennedy in 1962, surely her voice sent his skin tingling. The sound of a woman’s voice as she...

NYC Blizzard Likely To Increase Fertility Rates; Watch For A Baby Boom In 9 Months

As a major snow blizzard is hitting the Northeast, millions prepare for the worst by piling up on grocery staples, backup supplies, and “quality time” with each other...

When a Female Mantis is Hungry, She Fakes Fertility to Snack on Duped Mates

As you probably know, the female praying mantis will sometimes bite her mate’s head off. It’s not something that the insects make a habit of, exactly — they...

Top 10 Baby Names From the 1980s

The 80s were an awesome decade. I can speak from experience. I wore jelly sandals, pegged jeans, and LOTS of neon. I watched the Gummi Bears on Saturday mornings, ate Count...

When Egg And Sperm Hook Up, You Can Actually See ‘Sparks’ Fly

Talk about fireworks in the bedroom. When a sperm cell fuses with an egg, it triggers the sudden release of zinc atoms from the egg’s surface. That’s been known...

The James Bond Shower: A Shot of Cold Water for Health and Vitality

As a kid, I was a big James Bond fan. Saw all the movies and read all the books. One thing I noticed about the book version of...

10 Awful Tips For Pregnant Women from a Medieval Doctor

Ambrose Paré was a surgeon and battlefield doctor to four French kings. He was a pioneer in the fields of pathology and battlefield medicine, but he also gave...

Fertility Folklore

Is it coincidence? Science would probably say, “Absolutely!” While there is no proof that these stories of miracles brought forth of folklore have any truth to them, it...