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Though the ovary is often reduced to its role in reproduction, research shows it plays a surprisingly central role in a woman’s health throughout her body and lifetime. It is becoming more important ...

The ticking of the biological clock is especially loud in the ovaries — the organs that store and release a woman’s eggs. From age 25 to 40, a woman’s chance of conceiving each month decreases ...

Ovarian cystic neoplasms are ovarian tumors that have cyst-like qualities. They can include epithelial ovarian tumors and germ cell tumors called teratomas. Ovarian cystic neoplasms can be benign, ...

For over a century, the ‘sterile womb’ dogma considered the upper female reproductive tract (FRT), which comprises the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, a sterile environment. Modern ...

Ovarian torsion (adnexal torsion) is a medical emergency. It occurs when the ovary or ligaments that support the ovaries and fallopian tubes twist, cutting off the blood supply to your ovary, ...