A prospective study of 655 women with polycystic ovary syndrome found that cumulative live birth rates plateau after eight ...

When diagnosed with PCOS, I think the first thing many people wonder is, "Can I get pregnant?" To give you the conclusion ...

Stress can disrupt the hormones that control the menstrual cycle, delaying ovulation or, in some cycles, preventing it altogether. This happens through a direct signalling pathway between the brain ...

Women who ovulate for longer over their lifetimes have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, suggesting that suppressing ovulation can lower this risk. A new international study, published this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Longer duration of ovulation across the life span was associated with a greater risk for epithelial ovarian ...

A new narrative review in Reproductive Sciences argues that gut microbial dysbiosis, endotoxemia, and chronic low-grade ...

Sperm can survive in the female reproductive tract for up to five days, but an egg lives for only 12 to 24 hours after ...

While you may want your menstrual cycle to be regular, ovulation isn't always on time. Your periods are "irregular" if they come less than 21 days or more than 35 days apart. Your menstrual cycle ...

Understanding how your menstrual cycle works will improve your chances of successfully getting pregnant – or avoiding pregnancy – depending on your goal. It's important to know when ovulation occurs ...

Ovulation pain, also called mittelschmerz (a German word that means “middle pain”), is relatively common and typically harmless. The pain is usually mild and occurs during ovulation, or when the ovary ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by hyperandrogenism, anovulation and cystic ovarian morphology. Anovulation in women with PCOS results, in part, from low follicle-stimulating hormone ...

A large South Korean study explores how pregnancy, age at first period, reproductive lifespan, birth control and hormone therapy may influence ovarian cancer risk.