But it turns out our ovaries aren’t just keeping time on our fertility. Scientists now believe the ovaries play a key role in female longevity, helping to regulate the systems that keep our heart, ...

Ovarian follicles are small fluid-filled sacs inside the ovaries. Each follicle has the potential to release an egg for fertilization. Learn more here.

The recent publication of integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma has provided an extensive catalogue of molecular aberrations of this deadly disease, but uncertainty about which ...

Netflix’s “Sex, Explained” finds a balance between smart and steamy Netflix's new Vox-splainer tackles a subject about which even adults are still woefully misinformed ...

When she was 12, Lily Bratchell lost her right ovary to a large complex cyst after initially being misdiagnosed with appendicitis. She hopes sharing her story will save others the pain and give ...