Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD The female reproductive system is the internal and external organs involved in fertility, conception, pregnancy, and childbirth in people assigned female at ...

The functions of the female reproductive system are: - 1. Production of ovum eggs. 2. Receiving the sperms. 3.

The female reproductive tract is influenced by the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. 3,4 Through the effects of pituitary hormones on ovarian function, intrinsic and extrinsic defects in the ...

The rete ovarii, a poorly understood structure connected to the ovaries, may be much more essential to ovarian function than scientists initially thought.

On Tuesday, scientists unveiled a five-organ female reproductive system on a chip small enough to hold in your hand, and showed that it could simulate a 28-day menstrual cycle.

Scientists have assembled a lab system from living tissue that can replicate a woman's 28-day hormonal cycle. The goal is to use the system to find new ways to treat a host of women's health problems.