The following outlines aspects of the female reproductive system, including the internal and external organs, the menstrual cycle, the egg, and reproductive hormones. The menstrual cycle is a monthly ...

releasing eggs, which can potentially be fertilized by sperm producing female sex hormones, such as progesterone and estrogen providing an environment for a fertilized egg to develop during pregnancy ...

Connective Tissue: Supports, connects, and separates different types of tissues and organs in the body. It provides structural support, transports nutrients and waste products, and plays a role in ...

Evidence links the gut microbiota and fertility to women’s reproductive health, influencing hormone metabolism, and conditions such as PCOS.

The constant remodeling of the organs of the female reproductive tract during the reproductive cycle leads to fibrosis and chronic inflammation over the years. Scientists have now uncovered these ...

In a recent review published in the journal Nutrients, researchers in Austria discuss the role of certain minerals in the female reproductive system. The function of minerals for female reproductive ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Women live far longer ...

Reproduction is a complicated process controlled by extra- and intracellular regulators of brain chemistry and gonadotropins. And plant molecules can affect these processes at every level. A recent ...