Explore the fascinating world of ovarian health in this informative video. We delve into the anatomy and function of ovaries, discussing their role in the female reproductive system. The video ...

The ticking of the biological clock is especially loud in the ovaries — the organs that store and release a woman’s eggs. From age 25 to 40, a woman’s chance of conceiving each month decreases ...

Streak ovaries are when the ovaries do not develop correctly before birth. This causes the individual to have nonfunctioning ovaries and experience various symptoms. Ovaries are the small oval-shaped ...

A scientific illustration of a human ovary and fallopian tube. (Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) From day one ...

For years, scientists have sought to create a human artificial ovary, restoring fertility in patients without other options. The first cellular map of a human ovary, recently developed at the ...

The arc of a biological female’s life is often defined by milestones involving her uterus. A first period. A first pregnancy. A first birth. All of which lead up to the concluding event: menopause, ...

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 ...

Producing follicles isn’t the only task for ovaries, new research suggests. (Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) We've all heard of menopause: a supposedly terminal moment for the ...

Are female mammals born with all the eggs they'll ever have, or can they produce new eggs into adulthood? The question has been vociferously debated, but now, a study published online in Nature Cell ...