The intricate landscape of female reproductive biology represents a dynamic and complex system, with menstrual cycles serving as a critical indicator of overall physiological well-being. Understanding ...

For anyone who menstruates, this is a routine question during any visit to your doctor. Health care providers generally ask this to determine whether their patient is concerned about a menstrual ...

The exquisite hormonal signaling that drives the female reproductive system cannot be modeled in a flat petri dish. Scrambling to address history's long dearth of research in women's health and ...

This video segment adapted from NOVA explains how flowers play a central role in the reproductive cycle of plants. Their striking array of colors, patterns, fragrances, and nectar all require lots of ...

Most soft-bodied cephalopods produce and release their eggs once before they die, but the deep-water vampire squid is different—it goes through several egg-making cycles in its lifetime. Now, ...

Mouse lemurs were chosen for the study as their reproductive cycle is highly sensitive to day length. In winter, male lemurs are sexually inactive and the testes are not visible. In summer, when there ...

Previous studies have shown both prolonged and plastic cycles in viviparous females of the genus Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the cold temperate climate of Patagonia. Males have shown ...

Researchers have just defined the reproduction cycle of the Spanish Lynx. Experts have used a method of indirect analysis based on determining the sexual hormones concentration -- estrogen, ...

The feminine mystique is not just figurative—it also extends to women’s reproductive anatomy. For decades women were excluded from research studies, leading to a dearth of information about female ...