When an expansive curlicue of tissue sitting below the ovaries was discovered more than a century ago, it was dismissed as useless and erased from biology textbooks. Biologists now are taking a new ...

An ultrasound image of a human ovary that used shear wave elastography to assess ovarian stiffness by detecting and measuring fibrotic tissue. Medication to reduce ovarian scarring helps extends ...

The efficacy of cancer treatment has significantly improved over the years, providing better survival rates for reproductive-age women and making fertility concerns more important. The current study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research shows that ultrasounds can be an extremely effective means of diagnosing cases of ovarian cancers, provided one ...

Menopause, when a woman’s period ceases, is a stark example of the consequences of ovarian aging. It occurs when the ovaries ...

Women diagnosed with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) are at risk for more health problems than women who enter ...

Ovarian function suppression (OFS) with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHas) is a standard of care for premenopausal patients with high-risk stage II/III hormone receptor–positive breast ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Women live far longer ...

A new ovarian cancer surveillance test is now being offered to women with an inherited risk of the disease, marking a significant development in care. University College London Hospitals NHS ...