Recent research highlights that for fertility and aging, the egg may be the leading lady, but she needs her supporting cast. By Kristen V. Brown The egg has become a dominant source of anxiety for ...

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 ...

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan earned recognition from Forbes magazine contributor Juergen Eckhardt for creating the first comprehensive map of the human ovary. Forbes named the ...

Adrenal steroidogenesis is under the control of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. Furthermore, metabolic factors including insulin and obesity-related signals may play a role in the ...

Removing both of a woman's ovaries before natural menopause may reduce the integrity of white matter in their brains, scientists have found. For most women this operation, known as surgical menopause, ...

The removal of both ovaries before natural menopause occurs has been associated with reduced cognitive ability later in life. However, it remains unclear what pathological changes within the brain ...

When a female with PCOS enters the stage of menopause, she will still experience the symptoms of PCOS and, in addition, menopausal symptoms. This is the final installment of our 6-part series on the ...