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

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As central female reproductive organs, the ovaries produce fertilizable eggs and generate the sex hormones estrogen and ...

In humans, that supply dwindles until menopause, when it goes bankrupt. Over the past two decades, scientists have identified ...

Over two centuries ago, tropical medicine and colonial administration brought the debilitating effects of heat into focus in ...

My guest this week believes that our problems today can be traced back to the sexual revolution. She argues that it reset ...

Endometriosis occurs when tissues that line the uterus – which thicken and shed according to the menstrual cycle – grow ...

The discussion brought together policymakers, development partners, public health experts, and other stakeholders to address current challenges in Bangladesh’s family planning programme. Reflecting on ...

These social animals manage friendships, grudges, alliances, family politics, and power struggles that feel surprisingly ...

Across cultures and age groups, people consistently rate female faces as more attractive than male faces. A massive new data ...

Starting one's sex life and having children at a young age can run in the family. But can pregnancy have beneficial health ...

The Palestinian Feminist Collective has issued a 200-page report on the sexualized and gendered violence perpetrated against ...