Though the ovary is often reduced to its role in reproduction, research shows it plays a surprisingly central role in a woman’s health throughout her body and lifetime. It is becoming more important ...

A recent study published in Nature Communications by researchers at Karolinska Institutet offers new insights into the development of ovarian follicles, which are vital for female fertility as they ...

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

Scientists are learning that ovaries aren't just important for making babies—they also keep the heart, brain, and bones healthy. A mouse ovary treated with a high dose of anti-Mullerian hormone ...

The first follicle wave undergoes atresia to amplify androgen-producing theca cells, while previously unknown wave 1.5 follicles leave quiescence at 2 weeks and produce most of the earliest offspring.

Menopause typically signals the end of a woman's ability to become pregnant. However, in a small new study, a novel approach of administering platelet-rich plasma and gonadotropins near the ovarian ...

Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a condition in which a person’s ovaries stop working before the age of 40. Patients with POI experience ovarian dysfunction and irregular or absent menstrual ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ATLANTA — Women with obesity have fewer ovarian follicles that remained static for longer and regressed more ...

Ovaries are fig-shaped glands that lie on either side of the uterus and are crucial to a woman’s reproductive system—and have other important roles in the body as well. Here’s everything a woman needs ...