Research reveals a plant chemical found in soya, tofu and legumes could damage sperm and affect male fertility.

In a Reuters report, Lynn Fraser, a researcher with King's College London has observed genistein affects sperm in mice. But, it seems to have an even stronger effect on human sperm

A report based on 1999 data collected by the Medical Research Council, the University of Cape Town and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, says that a woman is killed every six hours by their partner in South Africa.

Furthermore, the study found that less than 40 percent of the homicides lead to a conviction

A recent experiment further supports theory that sexual orientation is a quality someone is born with, not learned.

Researchers say that the sexual area of a gay man's brain works a lot like that of a woman when exposed to a particular stimulus

Researchers from the University of Tennessee claim that their ovarian stem cell findings could help women with premature menopause or fertility problems.

Women have around two million egg-producing follicles in their ovaries when they are born. But by the time they reach puberty the number has fallen to about 400,000. The number of follicles continues to fall until her menopause, at which point she will no longer be able to produce a mature egg capable of being fertilized

United Nations AIDS chief predicts a vaginal gel that protects women from contracting HIV during intercourse could be ready in as little three to four years. According to UNAIDS chief, Peter Piot, a gel designed to prevent transmission of the HIV virus during sex is the best development next to an actual AIDS vaccine - which is nowhere near discovery. The microbicide would come in the form of a gel or an ovule that's put in the vagina before intercourse and immediately kills the virus upon contact. Piot compared it to a contraceptive spermicide. Researchers have been working on an AIDS vaccine for over 20 years. Only one has undergone a large-scale clinical trial, only to prove unsuccessful. Currently, two candidate vaccines are undergoing human trials in Thailand and the United States. Nearly half the 39.4 million people infected with HIV worldwide are female. Three-quarters of all HIV-positive women live in sub-Saharan Africa. About 57 percent of the adults with HIV are women