Women with obesity, even those with regular menstrual cycles, have suppressed ovarian follicle development and reduced production of reproductive hormones, which may underlie reduced fertility, ...

The complex microenvironment, or ‘ecosystem,’ within the ovary that sustains healthy follicle development and overall ovarian ...

A common kidney medication could be the key to treating a type of infertility that affects up to 3% of women under 40, ...

For the first time, scientists have created a comprehensive "atlas" of the cells in the human ovary and mapped the specific pattern of gene activity required for a healthy egg to develop. The ...

Cornell researchers have discovered a new cell signaling pathway involved in ovulation, a potential target for future research on infertility, contraception and ovarian disease. Semaphorin proteins ...

HKUMed reveals that using drugs to treat POI by awakening dormant eggs and facilitating their development into usable antral ...

For years, scientists have sought to create a human artificial ovary, restoring fertility in patients without other options. The first cellular map of a human ovary, recently developed at the ...

Scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School (HMS), and Duke University, in collaboration with Gameto, report that they have ...