Female Reproductive System answers your questions about female anatomy and the processes and functions involved with creating and sustaining new life. Topics in this section include ovulation, menopause, and pms.
Every month like clockwork, some women may become irritable, forgetful, distracted, bloated and tired. We’re quick to give these symptoms a label: PMS. But what exactly is that? Find out about premenstrual syndrome. See more »
Is it a rite of passage or pure inconvenience? Women don't see their periods in the same way. But if you decide to trade in your tampon supply for birth control pills that suppress your period altogether, is it bad for you?
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Egg production is an essential part of the female reproductive system. This animation shows how hormones the uterus ovaries fallopian tubes and vagina work together to prepare the egg for possible fertilization.
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Every successful pregnancy begins with a healthy egg. But for women who are unable to conceive, there is one solution: egg donation. What does it take to be an egg donor?
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Every month like clockwork, some women may become irritable, forgetful, distracted, bloated and tired. We’re quick to give these symptoms a label: PMS. But what exactly is that? Find out about premenstrual syndrome.
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A couple of months ago in Britain, three babies were born from two separate wombs -- inside the same woman. Uterus didelphys -- or a double womb -- is a pretty rare condition. It affects anywhere from about one in 1,000 to one in 1 million women worldwide, and it sometimes occurs in families.
See more »Why are there so many questions surrounding menopause? Because women are now living long enough to ask them! Now, many women have a full third to half of their lives ahead of them after menopause.
See more »Changes in your body and a late menstrual cycle are signs that you are pregnant. Performing a home pregnancy test is the easiest way to find out. Learn how pregnancy tests work.
See more »Drugs such as Viagra have done wonders for helping men function sexually -- but what about women? While no "magic pill" yet exists, a lot is being learned about female sexual dysfunction. See the details.
See more »A woman's temperature, ovarian follicles, uterine lining and hormone levels change during her menstrual cycle. Learn about menstrual cycle changes.
See more »The breast is made up of the underlying pectoral muscle fibrous tissue blood vessels nerves and lymph vessels. This animation shows the parts of the chest and breasts.
See more »An egg cell or ovum must be at the right place at the right time for conception to take place. The key reproductive organs include the uterus, fallopian tube, ovary and vagina.
See more »Many women feel breast tenderness during or around the time of menstruation. This animation illustrates how menstruation affects breast tissue.
See more »Ovulation occurs through a sequence of hormonal responses. Learn how a woman releases an egg each month during ovulation.
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