Women’s reproductive organs are home to plenty of microorganisms, and identifying them may help us improve women’s health. Scientists have long known that the vagina is home to trillions of bacteria, ...

Humans are sexual, meaning that both a male and a female are needed to reproduce. Each is equipped with specific organs capable of producing specific cells needed to procreate. In conjunction with a ...

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

Collaborating institutions in Taiwan report higher risks of atopic disease among children conceived via assisted reproductive ...

The foods we eat play a crucial role in our health, including maintaining a healthy reproductive system. For both men and women, proper nutrition can influence fertility, hormone balance, and sexual ...

One organ in a woman's body ages more than twice as fast as all other tissues, wreaking havoc with both fertility and long-term health. "Ovaries are very strange, very odd in terms of the rest of the ...

Discover how tobacco negatively impacts men's reproductive health and learn how quitting can restore fertility and improve ...

Early in human development, during the first trimester of gestation, a fetus may have XX or XY chromosomes that indicate its sex. Yet at this stage a mass of cells known as the bipotential gonad that ...