A new typology helps explain why perpetrators target reproduction and why international law has been so slow to hold them accountable.

Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD Key Takeaways The female reproductive system includes organs that produce hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Ovaries release one mature egg each month ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialise to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and signals that drive this process. The findings offer important insights into ...

Over the years, women working in healthcare have been asked why “women’s health” solutions are not just “health solutions.” We’ve been asked if we really need to build separate care paths for women.

The Texas Senate has sent legislation to Gov. Greg Abbott (R) that would strictly define genders across state law based on male and female reproductive organs — potentially creating new hurdles for ...

Scientists have detected microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, the liquid that surrounds an egg in an ovarian follicle. "This is not an isolated finding –– it appears to be quite common," ...

The right to personal bodily autonomy was recognized decades ago. In a post-Roe world, men must speak up to help preserve it. Reproductive rights aren’t abstract. They’re concrete—and consequential, ...

Provider training on female reproductive organ-sparing and nerve-sparing radical cystectomy needs to improve, according to investigators. Investigators have identified important gaps in urological ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan state lawmaker told a crowd protesting President Trump’s early actions this week that she underwent elective surgery to remove her reproductive organs. State Rep.

Despite the fact that we all start out as an egg cell in one of our mother's ovaries, these human reproductive organs are surprisingly under-studied. Scientists have been working on creating in vitro ...

Oxygenated blood begins its course down the chest through the thoracic aorta, a major blood vessel with branches that serve the chest muscles and lungs. This becomes the abdominal aorta. The abdominal ...