Ovary

Errors at the start of life

Oocyte growth relies on physical phenomena that drive smaller cells to dump their contents into a larger cell.

According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, human eggs appear to "choose" which sperm will become the...

Ovarian reserve means the reproductive potential left within a woman's two ovaries based on the number and quality of eggs. It can be defined...

The human ovary orchestrates sex hormone production and undergoes monthly structural changes to release mature oocytes. The outer lining of the ovary (cortex) has...