We've long treated menopause as a singular biological event, marked by the moment the ovaries stop working. But any women who has gone through menopause could tell you that it is much more than that, ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and signals that drive this process. The findings offer important insights into ...

Early in fetal development, a mass of cells known as the bipotential gonad has the possibility of giving rise either to ovaries or testes, reproductive organs that contribute to many of the ...

A recent study published in Current Biology provides evidence that the brain sends molecular signals to reproductive cells to ...

Why do women, on average, live longer than men yet often face a greater burden of chronic disease later in life? Why do some ...

A new study introduces the Reproductive Resilience Hypothesis to explain sex-specific aging and female healthspan.

Stacker compiled a list of facts you may not know about 25 major organs and what do for your body. Read on to see what you ...