Menopause, when a woman’s period ceases, is a stark example of the consequences of ovarian aging. It occurs when the ovaries stop releasing eggs and hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.

A Caroline County woman is fighting for Senate Bill 708 after a Richmond doctor removed her ovary without her consent in 2018, sending her into menopause at 37.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, affects about 10 million people in the world. It’s a leading cause of infertility and the exact root of the health condition is unknown. According to the World ...

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A systematic review found that bilateral salpingectomy is associated with roughly an 80% reduction in risk for the serous ...

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 ...

An artificial ovary – the female sex organ that produces eggs – may soon be achievable, say Danish researchers who have engineered a “scaffold” on which early-stage cells can develop into functional ...

Ovaries are fig-shaped glands that lie on either side of the uterus and are crucial to a woman’s reproductive system—and have other important roles in the body as well. Here’s everything a woman needs ...

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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects millions in the United States, but it also remains overwhelmingly misunderstood by both patients and medical professionals. Many people with PCOS are stuck ...

Despite the fact that they are working hard all day, every day, we tend not to check in with our ovaries until they start screwing with us. And, unfortunately, Busy Philipps' ovaries decided to act up ...