Reproduction

A Turkish woman buried her full-term fetus in a plot in Northern Cyprus, a prosecutor has revealed during a court hearing in Girne, in a case in which a total of 10 women, including six Turkish citizens, are suspected of illegally aborting fetuses over five months old, daily Habertürk reported on Nov. 1.

Almost 10 percent of gynecology units at Turkish public hospitals do not offer abortion services, while some 78 percent provide the operation only if it is a life-threatening situation, research prepared by the Istanbul-based Kadir Has University has revealed. 
It concluded that although abortions are legal, they are not very accessible in the country. 

The eternal question of whether size matters in sex will never cease to stop capturing our interest. A survey was performed in the US by the UCLA and the University of New Mexico involving 75 women. The subjects were given varying sized 3D-printed penis models and were asked to decide which one suits them best.

Listed group Athens Medical and Genesis Athens on Thursday inaugurated a new clinic in Bucharest, Medsana-Genesis Athens, offering gynecological and in vitro fertilization (IVF) services.

A row has broken out about abortion rights after a Catholic inititiative in Croatia, "40 Days for Life", started its annual campaign of public prayers in front of hospitals, campaigning against abortion and for the life of unborn children.

The penis is a symbol of fertility in many cultures. Many people in Greece have heard of, or even visited the unique ‘phallic’ custom called ‘Bourani’ in the region of Tyrnavos near the city of Larissa in central Greece.

According to a Stanford university professor sex in the future will be practiced only for pleasure and not for reproduction purposes. Henley Greely a professor in genetics published a book titled ‘The end of sex and the future of human reproduction’, where he posits that within the next 20-40 years most people will stop sexual intercourse to procreate.

Portrayals of the human body say a lot about the way society views itself. In Ancient Greece, the naked physique represented sheer perfection, but times have changed and Soraya pokes fun at the social media trend of sending private parts by gaining inspiration from it. The idea for the penis-themed fashion photo shoot came when she was single. As she says:

Bria Kam and Chrissy Chambers, who are behind the cinematic achievement of lesbians touching a penis and gays touching boobs for the first time, are back with another video aiming to ” bring awareness to how little we as a people know about our own bodies”.

Four gay men have been filmed touching a vagina for the first time and their reactions are amazing.

A young girl has been sentenced to 25 years in jail because she did not know - or was not able - to tie the umbilical cord of the baby she secretly gave birth to at home. She was sentenced for causing the baby's death.