A recent study published in Nature Communications by researchers at Karolinska Institutet offers new insights into the development of ovarian follicles, which are vital for female fertility as they ...

Though the ovary is often reduced to its role in reproduction, research shows it plays a surprisingly central role in a woman’s health throughout her body and lifetime. It is becoming more important ...

Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a condition in which a person’s ovaries stop working before the age of 40. Patients with POI experience ovarian dysfunction and irregular or absent menstrual ...

The second day of your menstrual cycle offers crucial insights into reproductive health, according to a leading gynaec. “It’s the perfect time to assess your hormone levels and eggs (antral follicles) ...

Scientists are learning that ovaries aren't just important for making babies—they also keep the heart, brain, and bones healthy. A mouse ovary treated with a high dose of anti-Mullerian hormone ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ATLANTA — Women with obesity have fewer ovarian follicles that remained static for longer and regressed more ...

A long-term primate study suggests vitamin C may slow ovarian aging by reactivating antioxidant defenses—though fertility ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This image shows a section through a rhesus macaque ovary, with the egg cells in green. The small ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Women live far longer ...

Ovaries are fig-shaped glands that lie on either side of the uterus and are crucial to a woman’s reproductive system—and have other important roles in the body as well. Here’s everything a woman needs ...