Starting a family may once have been as simple as getting married, buying a home, and having kids, but as life stages blur and gender roles become less relevant, the traditional rules are being rewritten. Canvas8 spoke to sociologist Philip N. Cohen to understand how the family unit is changing.

Managing fertility can be tricky; a 2014 study even found that half of women didn’t know that vitamins can help prevent birth defects. Clue aims to change this with a sleek app that tracks all aspects of a user’s reproductive health alongside their mental wellbeing, sleep and energy.

Want to be part of an evolved and envied elite that’s highly educated, successful, prosperous and enjoying great sex? Simple – don’t have kids. Birth rates amongst 20-something Americans are at their lowest ever and the ‘childfree by choice’ demographic is wealthier, healthier and happier. But why?

When couples can’t conceive, the spotlight often falls on the woman, though the problem is as likely to lie with the man. Tenga turns the tables by putting male fertility under the microscope. Its device turns smartphones into testing kits, letting men check their sperm without leaving their homes.