Fertility
Fertility drug scare over link to mad cow disease
Julie Robotham THE federal government has begun an investigation into the safety of a class of fertility drugs after overseas research showed the hormones - derived from pregnant or menopausal women's urine - could...
My Jennaration
Forget granny knickers, 'granny guilt' is uglier
Jenna Clarke The members of "Generation Jones" are retiring from their Yuppie ways and have adopted a Gordon Gekko style of grandparenting.
Crippling pain
The enemy within
For years Nikki Marshall had to plan her life around sudden bouts of crippling pain.
Long distance
Marriage: Is this all there is?
Julia Llewellyn Smith Recently, at a party, I found myself talking to 'Alice', a woman who seemed very like me.
Older parents
'We're too old for this'
Emma Cook How a third baby at 45 made Emma Cook and her husband feel "half dead" - but no less bemused than when their first child arrived, ten years before.
Mother machine
'I loved pregnancy - but I never want to be a mum': prolific surrogate mother retires after 10 babies
What sort of woman offers to be a surrogate for a childless couple? An incredibly altruistic one, of course.
Parenting
Worth the wait
Sandy Smith Children of older mothers get a better start in life, study finds.
Fact v fiction
Birth control: myths and misconceptions
Dr Deborah Bateson How contraception affects fertility, weight and your risk of cancer.
Grief case
Women's silent suffering
Sarah Berry It happens to one in four mothers but they rarely reveal their pain.
Contraception
Is the Pill safe after 40?
Dr Deborah Bateson Yes. But not only for contraception. The Pill provides a host of other health benefits to women at this stage of life, writes Dr Deborah Bateson.
Health
The terminators: using abortion as a form of contraception
Sarah Berry Grace* 31, was 18 when she had her first abortion. Since then, she has had five.
Research
Ovary transplant could put menopause 'on ice'
Stephen Adams Women will be able to give birth in old age following an ovary transplant breakthrough that means they can postpone menopause until well after their 50s.
Enter the dragons: why birth rate will soar
Glenda Kwek Once every 12 years, something very big happens to China's birth rate ... about 2700 more babies are born every day.
Biological clock
In fatherhood, life may not begin at 40
Men in their early 40s who wish to have children should not delay, experts have said.
Why don’t all women scream like banshees?
Katherine Feeney Why don’t all women scream like banshees?
What's the future, baby?
My name is Ruby Isabella. I am a baby born in Sydney in 2012. Life is ahead of me. Some of it is unimaginable, but we already know a lot of what I can expect, good and not so good, if things keep...
Unrealised dreams
Grieving for a child she never had
A new book reveals the pain of women who are childless - but not by choice.
Pregnancy power shift: money does the talking
Adele Horin WHEN a couple disagrees on whether to have a child or more children, the woman's wishes usually prevail.
Hey, babe, it's just you and me: more singles choose to go it alone
Sarah Whyte DI MORGAN considered herself ''a catch'' at the age of 30. She was at the top of her marketing career, was dating a nice man and was ready to have children.
