Gynaecology and Technology

One in six women who choose to bank their eggs in case they cannot conceive later in life feels regret about the procedure. This is according to a new study by the University of California - San Francisco (UCSF), US. The scientists behind the research said they do not yet fully understand the...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given clearance to the world’s first flushable pregnancy test. Produced by startup Lia, the test is made of biodegradable paper that will repel water long enough to take it. Like other pregnancy tests, the new Lia test will react to human...

Smartphone apps used to track menstrual cycles are often disappointing to users, according to a new study conducted by the University of Washington (UW), US. The researchers said that many apps display a lack of accuracy, assumptions about sexual identity and partners, and “an emphasis on...

Scientists in Greece claimed to have reversed menopause in older women, helping to encourage ageing ovaries to once again start producing fertile eggs. It comes on the back of work by pioneering expert Konstantinos Sfakianoudis, a gynaecologist at a fertility clinic named Genesis Athens. The...

First Response has launched the world's first Bluetooth-enabled pregnancy testing kit, linking the process with women's smartphones in an innovative move. The Pregnancy PRO Digital Pregnancy Test was previewed at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year and has recently been...

Unicef has begun using drones to deliver HIV tests to hard-to-reach communities in Malawi. In conjunction with the country's government, the charity has been using unmanned aerial vehicles to drop tests for the disease across the country in an attempt to significantly improve the time it takes...

A new smartphone app has the ability to detect second-time mothers' risk of giving birth prematurely, according to UK doctors. Researchers from Kings College London have developed the QUIPP app, which takes into account a variety of factors to determine how likely it is that a woman will...

A 'super condom' boasting anti-HIV properties could be on sale to the public as soon as next year, scientists have claimed. The contraceptive, developed by a team from the Texas A&M Health Science Center, USA, is made from an elastic polymer called hydrogel and contains plant-based...

Scientists claim a new genetic discovery could pave the way to an earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer and more personalised treatments. Researchers in the US claim to have identified six RNA "messenger" molecules that are found in ovarian cancer cells but not healthy cells, meaning that...

A new drug has been found to cure hepatitis C in patients also infected with HIV . Medication developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb known as daclatasvir, combined with Gilead Sciences' Savaldi, has been identified as curing hepatitis C in 97 per cent of patients who had been diagnosed with HIV. The...