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How the female reproductive system works

Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD Key Takeaways The female reproductive system includes organs that produce hormones ...
Miscarriage affects up to 20% of recognised pregnancies and carries significant physical and emotional burdens for women and ...
A new study has found that slow-swimming sperm are disadvantaged by narrow areas of the female reproductive tract, preventing them from reaching an egg. Less active sperm may never have the chance to ...
BOSTON — So-called “organs on a chip” — small blobs of tissue growing in lab dishes that mimic the function of their human counterparts — have promise for basic science and drug development. And those ...
They're inside our gut, on the skin, and in the mouth. Thousands of different types of micro-organisms live in and on the body, playing helpful roles in digestion or in aiding the body's natural ...
BOSTON — So-called “organs on a chip” — small blobs of tissue growing in lab dishes that mimic the function of their human counterparts — have promise for basic science and drug development. And those ...
Understanding the changes that will take place are critical. We're taught the basics about the female body in sex ed. But after milestones for women like getting your period and giving birth, many ...
From the Prlic and Lund labs, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division Woodward Davis AS, Vick SC, Pattacini L, Voillet V, Hughes SM, Lentz GM, Kirby AC, Fialkow MF, Gottardo R, Hladik F, Lund JM, ...
The female reproductive tract has the final say in human mate choice, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. Achieving pregnancy has been shown to be more likely between ...
The female reproductive tract has the final say in human mate choice, according to new research. The female reproductive tract has the final say in human mate choice, according to new research from ...