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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 like estrogen and progesterone. Ovaries release one mature egg each month ...
A new study provides the first evidence of a direct interaction between kisspeptins, proteins crucial for sexual development, and astrocytes, non-neuronal cells of the nervous system, blazing new ...
The health of female and male reproductive organ systems impacts all stages of life. In addition to being necessary for procreation and impacted by various diseases, reproductive system changes occur ...
Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure ...