Irritable male syndrome

Flagging men can now boost their testosterone levels. Robin McKie asks whether it's worth the risk.

Why Warnock’s law no longer delivers

Catherine Bennett: A couple of reporters have been touring British fertility clinics pretending to be infertile and in search of a sperm donor who would help them create a beautiful and intelligent "perfect" baby.

Hard labour

Controversial childbirth expert Michel Odent now claims that 'industrialised obstetrics' could be to blame for autism and drug abuse. Joanna Moorhead reports.

The long wait

David Beresford, who has Parkinson's disease, is to undergo experimental brain surgery in September. Until then he will be writing a weekly diary on these pages