Learn more about ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and primary peritoneal cancer from the National Cancer Institute. Image of the Female Reproductive System Anatomy of the female ...

Male: By the tenth week of pregnancy, a fetus's gender is evident, and by week 14 sex organs have formed. Female: At 20 weeks, a female fetus has a fully developed reproductive system, replete ...

In women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), cortisol production rate is probably normal, although adrenal androgens can be overproduced in a subset of affected women. Cortisol metabolism ...

The female gamete is called an ovum or egg. The plural is ova. Ova are produced from germline cells in the ovaries. Ovaries contain immature ova at various stages of development. Each ova is ...