Half of 26 to 35-year-olds were unable to identify a vagina on a medical diagram of the female reproductive system, as part of a survey carried out by women's charity The Eve Appeal.

The female reproductive system is a group of organs that work together to enable reproduction, pregnancy, and childbirth. It also produces female sex hormones, including estrogen and progesterone.

The following outlines aspects of the female reproductive system, including the internal and external organs, the menstrual cycle, the egg, and reproductive hormones. The menstrual cycle is a ...

The female reproductive system is made up of many parts. These parts function together to do many things, such as producing eggs and hormones, maintaining a pregnancy, and facilitating childbirth.

Internal Organs Uterus: The uterus is a pear-shaped organ that plays a major role in reproductive health. Each month during your menstrual cycle, the lining of the uterus (or womb) thickens. The ...

Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old illustrations of human anatomy are uncannily accurate with just one major exception: the female reproductive system.

Even looking solely at diseases and conditions, as seen above in the NIH definition of women’s health, is too narrow. Women also face the challenge of existing within a system that was designed by and ...

Peter G. Beninger, Robert W. Elner, Timothy P. Foyle, Paul H. Odense, Functional Anatomy of the Male Reproductive System and the Female Spermatheca in the Snow Crab Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius) ...

The researchers could make the system mimic either of two possibilities at the end of the cycle. In the absence of a “pregnancy,” progesterone levels drop, which inside the female body causes ...