What Is the Female Reproductive System? The female reproductive system is designed to carry out several functions. It produces the female egg cells, called the ova or oocytes, which are necessary for ...

Humans are sexual, meaning that both a male and a female are needed to reproduce. Each is equipped with specific organs capable of producing specific cells needed to procreate. In conjunction with a ...

With the National Institutes of Health's grant, Junhyong Kim (left) and Kathleen O'Neill (right) will create a molecular model of the female reproductive system. Two Penn professors have been awarded ...

"They’re not typically assessed or measured." Researchers issue warning after discovering overlooked threat to reproductive health: 'More significant effects' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The deletion of the Wt1 gene during the early stages of the embryonic reproductive organ formation leads to differences in sex development in adult mice, according to a new study. The deletion of the ...

Early in fetal development, a mass of cells known as the bipotential gonad has the possibility of giving rise either to ovaries or testes, reproductive organs that contribute to many of the ...