New research shows that the surrounding cells and tissues of the ovary play a crucial role in how eggs mature and how quickly ...

An Ohio lawmaker wants to require public school students to watch videos about fetal development annually from third through ...

A newly introduced education bill in Ohio would require every public school in the state to teach lessons on “human growth and development” during pregnancy in grades three through 12.

A woman's fertility declines with age, which is often attributed to a fall in egg number and quality, but the environment of ...

Many Catholic universities restrict contraceptive access, citing religious values. Student activists who have stepped in to ...

Scientists studying tiny roundworms have uncovered how the secrets of a long life can be passed from parents to their ...

Cervical epithelial cells are far from passive bystanders in the body's immune system. New research shows they actually play ...

The ticking of the biological clock is especially loud in the ovaries—the organs that store and release a woman's eggs. From age 25 to 40, a woman's chance of conceiving each month decreases ...

The menstrual cycle is a process that your body goes through in order to eventually become pregnant — here's what it involves ...