Researcher wonders about parents of the future
New research out of Queen's University indicates that women are changing their views on bearing children.
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2013
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News tagged with fertile women
Researchers conclude that what causes menopause is—wait for it—men
After decades of laboring under other theories that never seemed to add up, a team led by biologist Rama Singh has concluded that what causes menopause in women is men.
Other
Jun 13, 2013
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Study finds better immune system doesn't make women more attractive to men
(Phys.org) —A diverse team of international researchers has found that women with stronger immune systems don't necessarily have prettier faces than women whose immune system is not so strong. In their paper published in ...
Surprising results in a new study on childbearing and education
In almost every country, women with more education have fewer children. But does education reduce childbearing, or does childbearing get in the way of education, or both? New research by Joel E. Cohen and colleagues in Norway ...
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2011
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Many US women have children by more than one man
The first national study of the prevalence of multiple partner fertility shows that 28 percent of all U.S. women with two or more children have children by more than one man.
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2011
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UK mothers having fewer children, older
Over the last two decades women in Britain had fewer children than they originally intended, according to a study by the ESRC Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton, published today in the ONS publication ...
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2010
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Marriage patterns drive fertility decline
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have applied an evolutionary 'use it or lose it' principle when studying past marriage patterns, to show that marriage can influence the evolution of age-patterns of fertility.
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2010
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American Women are Over- (and Under-) Estimating How Many Children They Will Have
(PhysOrg.com) -- Regardless of their level of education, most women in the United States expect to have two children. But women with more education tend to have fewer than two while those with less education tend to have ...
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2010
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Research finds attractive women increase risky behaviour in young men
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland research suggests that the presence of a beautiful woman can lead men to throw caution to the wind.
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2010
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Unnatural selection: Birth control pills may alter choice of partners
There is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives is interfering with a woman's ability to choose, ...
Evolution
Oct 7, 2009
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