The female reproductive system, however, is one of the first organ systems to age, with fertility beginning to decrease in women in their mid-thirties and reproductive function stopping completely ...

The reproductive system is a crucial aspect of women’s health, playing a fundamental role in fertility, menstruation and overall well-being. Caring for women's reproductive health encompasses a ...

An egg (small oval on top of the large white area) develops in an ovarian follicle. Myostatin, a hormone that inhibits muscle growth, also affects the release of eggs in female mice. Credit: Eye of ...

The male and female reproductive system The male reproductive system makes many sperm and can deliver it into the female reproductive system. The female reproductive system makes and releases ova.

Fertilisation close fertilisationThe joining of a male and female gamete. happens if the egg cell meets and joins with a sperm cell in the oviduct. The fertilised egg attaches to the lining of the ...

The site was launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a public awareness campaign.

The articles in this special issue highlight the diversity and complexity of research into reproductive health, including the need for a better understanding of the fundamental biology of reproduction ...

Donald Trump entered the White House on Monday as the 47th president and immediately made good on his promise to issue a deluge of executive orders on everything from immigration to climate as he ...