New research shows that the surrounding cells and tissues of the ovary play a crucial role in how eggs mature and how quickly fertility wanes.

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 ...

A woman's fertility declines with age, which is often attributed to a fall in egg number and quality, but the environment of the ovaries themselves may also be responsible ...

Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS as it’s better known, is one of the most common causes of infertility in women. Yet its ...

With a new imaging technique, scientists discover an ecosystem that determines how eggs mature and ovaries age, potentially ...

Researchers have discovered a link between the BRCA1 gene mutation and lower levels of a hormone that is an indicator of the number of eggs left in a woman's ovaries, according to research published ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A 20-year-old college student from the Fargo-Moorhead area is turning her unexpected cancer ...

Women treated with a common chemotherapy drug combination have more young eggs in their ovaries afterwards, research has found. A small study indicates that a therapy commonly used to target Hodgkin's ...

When it comes to combating fertility problems, this new research could be a game-changer for women. A small study carried out by the University of Edinburgh has discovered that the human ovary may be ...

Taking birth control pills may make women's eggs "look old" in a sense, at least based on two tests of fertility, a new study has found. In younger women taking the pill, hormone levels associated ...

The Department of Education is under fire after a viral video showed a biology teacher claiming children should be taught that ovaries, as opposed to women, produce eggs in order to support ...

A link between the BRCA1 gene mutation and lower levels of a hormone that is an indicator of the number of eggs left in a woman's ovaries, has been identified by scientists. Researchers have ...