When an expansive curlicue of tissue sitting below the ovaries was discovered more than a century ago, it was dismissed as useless and erased from biology textbooks. Biologists now are taking a new ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A microscope image of the tissue around the rete ovarii, an organ that may play an important role ...

Most ovarian cysts are harmless and will clear up on their own, but if there's a small percent that rupture or twist.

Recent research sought to determine which patients with HR-positive breast cancer can benefit by adding ovarian function suppression to their adjuvant regimens, and which patients can skip it. A tumor ...

Fertility testing refers to preventive management activities that identify and intervene in biomedical, behavioral, and social risk factors for men and women of reproductive age before pregnancy. It ...

Ovulation test kits, used to track when getting pregnant is more likely, may not be as reliable if you have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This is because the hormones used to track fertility often ...