(Steve Gschmeissner/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images) As ovaries age, their supporting tissue becomes stiffer, and slowing that ...

The ovaries eventually retire from reproduction, but they also get a career change. A new study in mice suggests that after ovulation permanently ends, the ovary appears to trade its reproductive role ...

The transplantation of ovarian tissue is often performed to extend fertility among women and adolescents with cancer. But some reproductive specialists believe the procedure may have another role to ...

A scientific illustration of a human ovary and fallopian tube. (Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) From day one ...

Most women agree that menopause has its advantages and disadvantages. Some relish the end of menstruation and concerns about unplanned pregnancies, while others dread the possibililty of hot flashes, ...

With the aim of restoring female hormone cycles for pediatric cancer survivors, a team of University of Michigan researchers has demonstrated that donated ovarian tissue, hidden from the immune system ...

A new 'atlas' of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to engineers. A ...

Fertility declines as women get older for many reasons, such as a drop in egg quality, decreased follicle numbers and ...

Female mammals have long thought to be born with all the eggs they would ever have, but new research is challenging that consensus ...

Advances in bioengineering of ovarian tissue offer new avenues for fertility restoration in individuals facing ovarian insufficiency due to cancer treatment, genetic disorders or natural decline.

Hot flashes, insomnia and mood swings are among the difficult symptoms that affect some people experiencing menopause. While symptoms are typically temporary and treatable, menopause can also increase ...