Despite the fact that we all start out as an egg cell in one of our mother's ovaries, these human reproductive organs are surprisingly under-studied. Scientists have been working on creating in vitro ...

A new scientific review challenges the widespread idea that certain physical features in women serve as biological signals of high fertility. The comprehensive analysis suggests that characteristics ...

New studies are shedding light on one of the biggest mysteries of human reproduction and what can be done to combat it.

(Beyond Pesticides, January 9, 2025) In a Frontiers in Public Health review article, researchers report on the wide body of science connecting adverse effects to female reproductive system, such as ...

Even though it's the 21st century, there is still SO much we don't know about women's bodies — especially our reproductive organs. This lack of information often leads women to believe their bodies ...

Over seven months in the fall of 2012 and the spring of 2013, nine women who had been born without wombs received uterine transplants from living donors; mostly, their mothers. The transplants took ...

The rete ovarii, a poorly understood structure connected to the ovaries, may be much more essential to ovarian function than scientists initially thought. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

In 2017, Ashley Moffett, a reproductive immunologist, walked to the pharmacy near her laboratory at the University of Cambridge, UK, to buy a pregnancy test. But it wasn’t for Moffett. Her postdoc, ...