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Reproductive Health

Understanding and promoting reproductive health has been a key research theme for NICHD since it was founded. Research conducted and supported by the institute continues to broaden available knowledge about the spectrum of reproductive health issues that affect all people.

NICHD continues to expand its research to improve reproductive health, including studies of the basic biology of typical and atypical reproductive system development, the mechanisms and management of gynecologic disorders and their timing, options that allow all people to manage their fertility, social and environmental influences on reproductive health, and identification of biomarkers for reproductive aging.

Visit any one of the following health topics to learn more about the institute's research efforts to related to reproductive health.

NICHD Health Topics Related to Reproductive Health

A healthcare provider and a patient reading a medical booklet together in an examining room.
Microscopic diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis showing the epithelial cell, the “clue cell,” covered with Gardnerella vaginalis bacteria.
Three condoms, with birth control pills and other forms of contraception in the background.
A healthcare provider consults a medical illustration of the female reproductive system on the provider’s computer screen.
Segment of a genomic barcode.
A technician performing an ultrasound on a pregnant woman’s belly.
Human T-cell.
A woman’s hand holding a pregnancy test stick.
A pregnant woman and her partner sit together on a floor mat in a labor and delivery class.
Pregnant woman in a hospital holding her stomach and looking down.
Human sperm in the testis morphology under microscope.
A woman counting days on a monthly calendar on a tablet computer.
Healthcare provider speaking to a female patient in an exam room.
A woman sits on the steps of a deck outside a house with her knees drawn up close to her body. She rests her head in the palm of one hand as she stares into the distance.
A woman smiling and holding a coffee mug while looking out a window.
A pregnant woman undergoing an ultrasound.
A pregnant woman smiling and talking to a healthcare provider.
A couple sits together, holding hands and comforting each other.
A mother holds her baby in an upright position.
Microscopic slide of ruptured follicular cyst.
Mother measuring her child’s height with a pencil mark against a door frame.
A healthcare provider sitting at a desk having a conversation with a patient.
A pair of white baby shoes setting on a hardwood floor.
Woman wearing glasses, having a conversation with a healthcare provider while seated in an exam space.
A woman talking with a healthcare provider.
A woman speaking with a healthcare provider in an exam setting. Both people are wearing masks.
A man speaking with a healthcare provider. Both are wearing masks.
Woman looking down and sitting next to a window.
Three smiling women who are from different generations with a family.
 
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