No longer considered functionless, the “rediscovered” rete ovarii may be crucial for understanding “unexplainable” infertility and ovarian disorders.

The ovary consists of cells other than oocytes ... they tested whether aged oocytes contained aggregates of misfolded proteins. Microscopy revealed no such aggregates in aged oocytes. The researchers ...

Every month, wounds open in women of child-bearing age. To release an egg during ovulation, the ovary ruptures, bursting a single layer of cells known as the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE). The body ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is accelerating spatial biology research with announcement of $160,000 worth of ...

To optimize treatment outcomes for patients whose late-stage cancer shows resistance to the standard treatment, Sarasota Memorial Research Institute will participate in testing an experimental ...

Ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells form in the tissues covering the ovary or lining the fallopian tube or peritoneum.