An ovarian cyst rupture can cause sudden pain, bleeding, and other symptoms. Learn the signs, treatments, and what to expect ...

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

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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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have taken important steps towards creating transplantable artificial ovaries. Once successful, these could be of value to women struggling with infertility or cancer patients who cannot ...

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 ...