What Is the Female Reproductive System? The female reproductive system is designed to carry out several functions. It produces the female egg cells, called the ova or oocytes, which are necessary for ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...

A new single-cell map reveals how human reproductive organs form and respond to environmental influences A developing human ...

Mapping the human reproductive system offers new clues into conditions affecting reproductive organs and the environmental ...

Humans are sexual, meaning that both a male and a female are needed to reproduce. Each is equipped with specific organs capable of producing specific cells needed to procreate. In conjunction with a ...

With the National Institutes of Health's grant, Junhyong Kim (left) and Kathleen O'Neill (right) will create a molecular model of the female reproductive system. Two Penn professors have been awarded ...

The deletion of the Wt1 gene during the early stages of the embryonic reproductive organ formation leads to differences in sex development in adult mice, according to a new study. The deletion of the ...

Previous research, including a study published in 2022 that detected microplastics in menstrual blood, has suggested that plastics and other pollutants might accumulate in the uterus and hinder ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialise to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and signals that drive this ...