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 ...

But science is beginning to learn that various chemicals in the female reproductive system can facilitate – or sabotage – that sperm’s chance for victory. And it appears to happen at an early stage in ...

The normal female mouse embryo (top) contains only the female reproductive tract highlighted in pink. The female mutant mouse embryo without COUP-TFII (bottom) develops as intersex that has both male ...

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 ...

An unsung appendage in the female body, which has long been considered useless, may actually be essential for ovary development and fertility, a new mouse study finds. This structure, called the rete ...

The constant remodeling of the organs of the female reproductive tract during the reproductive cycle leads to fibrosis and chronic inflammation over the years. Scientists have now uncovered these ...

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 ...

On your mark. Get set. Go! In the race for conception, most of us have been taught it’s the strength and swiftness of the wiggling ejaculate that determines which sperm gets to the finish line first.