As of October 3 rd, 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to more than 615 million cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), along with over 6.5 million deaths globally, ...

These are the egg-producing follicles of an ovary. (Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library RF/Getty Images) Menopause has long been thought of as a terminal moment for the female reproductive system ...

New research suggested the rete ovarii may play a more active role in ovarian function than scientists once believed, challenging its long-standing classification as a vestigial structure.

Learn more about this forgotten part of the ovary and how modern analysis reveal its functional part in the female reproductive system. The rete ovarii (RO) is a small structure attached directly to ...

Sexual reproduction keeps many species alive. In humans, male and female reproductive systems look very different, though. The female reproductive system has many unique parts, including the ovaries, ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

A new study in PLOS Pathogens shows that Trypanosoma brucei invades the uterine lining, remodels the reproductive immune ...

A new article in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology examines how the immune system and reproduction interact in female mammals, especially during pregnancy, from mating to birth. Lauren E.