Imagine itching, burning, swelling, or even struggling to breathe just moments after sex. For a small but growing number of women, that’s not an awkward anecdote – it’s a medical condition. It’s ...

Thick semen is not always a cause for concern, especially if this consistency is infrequent. However, if semen is often very thick, it may signal a problem with the prostate or the seminal vesicles.

Although their role in fertility is well known, data supporting suggestions that the seminal vesicles might be involved in sexual activity and sex drive have so far proved elusive. Now a study ...

Sperm are male reproductive (sex) cells. The word "sperm" can refer to spermatozoon (singular) or spermatozoa (plural). Sperm are tiny cells with an oval-shaped body and a long tail. They measure just ...

THERE’S more to semen than sperm. In many animals, seminal fluid alters both the bodies and sometimes even the behaviour of females. Human semen, too, triggers changes in the uterus, and might have ...

Most of us remember that awkward class in school. It all starts with “when a man and a woman decide to make a baby…” and ends with some variation on birth control methods. Somewhere along the line, ...

In this bizarre world with curious medical dilemmas, allergies can be a major obstacle putting a damper on your day-to-day life. People can be allergic to anything and everything under the sun, even ...

As males age, their reproductive success typically declines. A study on fruit flies, led by University of Oxford researchers, ...