Producing follicles isn’t the only task for ovaries, new research suggests. (Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/Getty ...

For most women, the body begins to change dramatically in their 40s or 50s. This transition, known as menopause, is defined ...

Reproductive biologists led by Francesca Duncan of Northwestern University made the discovery after studying the ovaries of mice. Like humans, mouse ovaries also go quiet, typically around the ...

For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game. Although ancient records are sparse, researchers estimate that, for most of human history, women most typically conceived their first ...

Researchers from Rosalind Franklin University's Reproductive Immunology program, which is ranked No. 1 in the world by ...

Male and female reproductive systems allow human reproduction. Fertilisation occurs when a sperm and egg join to form an embryo. An embryo develops into an unborn baby in the uterus during pregnancy.

A recent study published in Evolutionary Psychology suggests that a neighborhood’s economic and demographic conditions can ...

Only a few mammals and some birds are as long-lived as humans, and many of these species share interesting characteristics in how they age. A new paper explores lifetime reproductive patterns in ...