Human reproduction

Gorilla born by rare caesarean section delivery at British zoo

A baby gorilla has been delivered by a rare caesarean section at a British zoo in an operation performed by a hospital gynaecologist, the zoo said on Feb. 23.

Vets at Bristol zoo in western England called in expert medical help after the mother Kera showed signs of potentially life-threatening pre-eclampsia. 

Greek abortion increase shot up by 50% due to the economic crisis

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­The 7th Panhellenic Conference of Family Planning, organized by the Greek Society for Family Planning, Birth Control and Reproductive Health, presented abortions statistics that showed that pregnancy terminations  in Greece have shot up 50% since the start of the economic crisis while miscarriages have doubled.

Hot flushes and low libido? You may be suffering from MANopause

Male menopause is real and there is a cure for it! In a paper by the Journal of Ageing, rsearchers at the Centre for Men’s Health in London found that 20% of men over 50 suffered from testosterone deficiency.

Symptoms included, amongst others:
* hot flushes
* night sweats
* pain in joints
* a dive in libido
* body fat increase

Doctor, midwife face up to 10 years in jail for conducting abortion without consent on raped teen girl

A gynecologist and a midwife in Istanbul are facing up to 10 years in prison for allegedly conducting an abortion on a 15-year-old girl, who had been raped dozens of times over a period of 15 months, without receiving her consent. 

Crisis affects abortions, but Greece is still a champion

The financial crisis has led to a reduction in abortions in Greece but it is still remains in the first ranks among European countries according to a British study conducted by the Obstretic-Gynecological Clinics of the University of London. There are 80,000 abortions per year, half of which involve underage girls.

Mission abortion: Morning-after pills delivered to Poland by drone

Dutch women rights group, “Women on Waves”, is deploying a drone campaign carrying abortion (day after) pills to Poland in protest against Poland’s pregnancy termination restrictions. The group, banned from mailing the pills through the post, has decided to overcome the country’s constraints through drone deliveries.

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