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Family planning

What to expect when you’re not expecting – a guide to fertility

Sci-Tech

What to expect when you’re not expecting – a guide to fertility

By Sarah Hoek

Male birth control options are in development, but a number of barriers still stand in the way

Magazine

Male birth control options are in development, but a number of barriers still stand in the way

By Christina Chung-Lun Wang

Men’s fertility also declines with age — here’s what to know if you’re planning to wait to have kids

Magazine

Men’s fertility also declines with age — here’s what to know if you’re planning to wait to have kids

By Caroline Law

We must celebrate a world of 8 billion people, but ensure they all have a safe future

South Africa

We must celebrate a world of 8 billion people, but ensure they all have a safe future

By Dr Bannet Ndyanabangi

Africa’s youth bulge alone won’t deliver economic growth

Africa

Africa’s youth bulge alone won’t deliver economic growth

By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY

International Population Conference: Cape Town plays host to globe’s top statistical minds

South Africa

International Population Conference: Cape Town plays host to globe’s top statistical minds

By Rebecca Davis

Gagged and bound: Abortion, the Mexico City policy and the cost of silence

South Africa

Gagged and bound: Abortion, the Mexico City policy and the cost of silence

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

Health-E News: Small cost for women’s freedom to choose

South Africa

Health-E News: Small cost for women’s freedom to choose

By Health-e News

Sustainable Development Goals: When reducing births means reducing deaths

World

Sustainable Development Goals: When reducing births means reducing deaths

By Marelise Van Der Merwe