Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Hinxton mapped the ...

Vulvovaginitis is a swelling or inflammation of the vulva and the vaginal area usually has seen secondary to infections like candidiasis or as a part of allergy to certain soaps etc. After being to ...

Mapping the human reproductive system offers new clues into conditions affecting reproductive organs and the environmental ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...

Sexual reproduction keeps many species alive. In humans, male and female reproductive systems look very different, though. The female reproductive system has many unique parts, including the ovaries, ...

Sexual reproduction involves the joining of two sex cells (gametes) – the sperm (male gamete) and the egg/ovum (female gamete) to make a baby. Fertilisation is the fusion of a haploid sperm nucleus ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialise to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and signals that drive this ...

When given for a variety of cancer types, many cancer treatments – including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery and hormone therapy – have a negative effect on sexual wellbeing. This is due to both ...

Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a rare condition that impacts the female reproductive system. Its characteristic feature is an underdeveloped or absent uterus and vagina, but ...