Despite affecting half of the world's population, menopause has historically been understudied and misunderstood, both in ...

Menopause is known to mark a major transition in women’s bodies, but its effects on the reproductive system as a whole is ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialise to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and signals that drive this process. The findings offer important insights into ...

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 ...

Researchers at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center have developed the first large-scale atlas of female reproductive system ...

The genitourinary tract includes the urinary and genital organs. Various conditions, such as urinary tract infections and kidney problems, may affect the genitourinary tract. The genitourinary tract ...

Early in human development, during the first trimester of gestation, a fetus may have XX or XY chromosomes that indicate its sex. Yet at this stage a mass of cells known as the bipotential gonad that ...