Steroids can cause shrunken testicles in men, experts warn

A study shows that anabolic steroids suppress the production of lymphocyte-like cells in the bone marrow.

By ELVINCE JOSHUA

Woman, better give birth in your 20s

Past 43, the ageing process kicks in and the success of an IVF will be only five per cent as a woman’s egg quality starts deteriorating.

By BELDEEN WALIAULA

Even tip of nose can cause orgasm

Performance anxiety for men ranges from worrying about the size of their member, and duration of sessions.

By BELDEEN WALIAULA

Ministry in plan to fund birth control from State coffers

These measures would ensure the long-term viability of Kenya's family planning services.

By IMAN MASUD

Family planning uptake drops due to Covid-19

Report shows contraceptives use dropped from 5.4 million in 2019, to 5 million last year.

By MERCY KAHENDA

Diani, where men line up at pharmacies to buy the morning after pill

There is reported increase in uptake of emergency contraceptive pills in Diani. Most buyers are men, who purchase pills for their sexual partners.

By TOBIAS CHANJI

Lack of contraceptives linked to increased maternal deaths

UN says if women in developing countries use modern contraceptives, maternal deaths would be reduced.

By JAEL MBOGA

Don’t judge me! 52-year-old woman explains why she chose a sperm donor

Thanks to science, it is now possible for women to conceive after menopause or postpone their childbearing to a later date.

By BELDEEN WALIAULA

Teen mums are between ‘Narok and a hard place’

Narok leads in the country in teenage pregnancies at 40 per cent, according to the 2014 Demographic Health Survey.

By ROBERT KIPLAGAT

Youth avoid vaccine for fear of infertility and altered menses

There has been no adverse side effects of the vaccines, among vaccinated adults, to warrant investigations, according to Moh.

By MERCY KAHENDA

Yes! Bedroom inactivity is a health hazard

Insecurities, according to Prof Osur, also occur when men worry about their ‘bed scores’ and how their partners view them.

By AYOKI ONYANGO

Legalise safe abortions, once and for all

Annually, 22 million women have an unsafe abortion worldwide and virtually all (98 per cent) occur in developing countries.

By BETRAM OUMA ODHIAMBO