Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD Key Takeaways The female reproductive system includes organs that produce hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Ovaries release one mature egg each month ...

Female reproductive health has frequently been wrapped up in politics and patriarchy. In 2019 millions of women globally are still ostracized for menstrual bleeding. American lawmakers are trying to ...

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 ...

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 ...