For decades, studying menstruation has posed a problem even the most sophisticated lab equipment couldn’t solve: most lab animals simply don’t menstruate. While menstruation affects roughly half the ...

Recently, scientists have reviewed the existing literature to understand how space travel, space radiation, and microgravity affect human reproductive functions. This review was published in Npj ...

The following outlines aspects of the female reproductive system, including the internal and external organs, the menstrual cycle, the egg, and reproductive hormones. The menstrual cycle is a monthly ...

Globally, women are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STI) including HIV. The immune system of the female reproductive tract (FRT) balances the unique role of providing ...

University of Sheffield and University College London researchers have made the first successful detection of estrogen, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 9, 2025) In a Frontiers in Public Health review article, researchers report on the wide body of science connecting adverse effects to female reproductive system, such as ...

Our society tends to think of ‘reproductive freedom’ solely in the context of the women clearly impacted by such regulations. Though, reproductive freedom legislation and regulations will ultimately ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 17, 2025) A literature review in Reproductive Sciences finds glyphosate (GLY) and glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) impact women’s reproductive health, adding to the long ...