Sperm cells are highly specialized cells with only one goal: to fertilize an egg. On the road to fertilization, sperm must travel a long journey to the female's fallopian tube, avoiding several deadly...
For many women, the days before menstruation are characterized by physical and mental complaints such as abdominal pain, nausea, mood swings and anxiety. Almost half of all women of childbearing age s...
The success of in vitro fertilization depends on many factors, one of which is sperm viability. A recent study by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign documents a new method for selecting viabl...
Researchers at Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital and MIT have developed a long-acting contraceptive implant that can be delivered via tiny needle injections to minimize inconvenience to the patie...
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found that the earliest days of embryonic development have a measurable impact on a person's future health and aging. Professor Rebecca Robker, Head of t...
PCOS affects about 10 percent of women of childbearing age, and the exact causes are often unknown. In a study of a mouse model, it was shown that the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome improved wi...
Oxytocin, a hormone already known for its role in childbirth, milk ejection and mother-infant bonding, may have a new role in mammalian reproduction. In times of maternal stress, the hormone can delay...
A Yale-led research team has discovered how a naturally occurring biological mechanism found in mammals can prevent sperm from interacting with an egg, thus standing in the way of fertilization. The d...
