A woman's ovaries are like a factory where egg cells grow and produce hormones that regulate everything from menstruation and pregnancy to bone density and mood. As she and her factory age, production...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder that affects millions of women worldwide, impacting their hormone balance, fertility, and overall well-being. Treatment is notoriously d...
A groundbreaking study led by University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus researchers led by Nickole Moon, PhD, first author of the study and a student at CU Anschutz who is part of the research te...
Women who are treated for asthma have a higher risk of miscarriage and require fertility treatment in order to become pregnant. This is the result of a large study presented at the European Respirator...
Women who become pregnant through in vitro fertilization and experience a serious pregnancy complication are twice as likely to have a preterm birth (<37 weeks) than women who have only one of thes...
Chlamydiae are sexually transmitted pathogens that can apparently survive for a long time in the human intestine. This is reported by researchers from Würzburg and Berlin in the journal PLOS Pathogen...
Researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have developed a hydrogel implant that can prevent endometriosis, a disease that affects many women. This innovation also acts as a contraceptive. Interdisciplinary...
As embryos grow from conception to birth, cells multiply rapidly and move in a highly organized way to form the skeleton, organs and other important systems. But how do the cells know to move in just ...
