The intricate landscape of female reproductive biology represents a dynamic and complex system, with menstrual cycles serving as a critical indicator of overall physiological well-being. Understanding ...

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The standing committee will organize a webinar to explore mental health issues that individuals face across the reproductive life cycle, including issues around sexual education, sexual coercion, and ...

In a recent study published in the Women Journal, researchers reviewed existing literature to understand the association between mental health and fluctuations in reproductive hormone levels during ...

Brain processes involved in helping one learn may naturally fluctuate in line with the female reproductive cycle and be linked with molecule changes due to dopamine production, according to a new ...

In 2016, Colinda Scheele, a cancer biologist at Catholic University Leuven, was studying how chemotherapy affects breast cancer cells in mice. However, she observed an inconsistency: Some cell ...

Periods get a bad rap. At best, they’re a monthly annoyance for the better part of four decades. And at worst, they can have dramatic, negative effects on everyday living, fertility struggles, and ...

When we think about menstruation, the first thing that usually comes to mind is humans. Menstruation is the regular shedding of the uterine lining in females when a fertilised egg does not implant.