The process of human ovulation has long been shrouded in mystery. We know that once or twice a month, women release tiny eggs from their ovaries into their fallopian tubes, which usher eggs into the ...

Scientists have discovered a new protein which helps sperm fuse to an egg and is fundamental for human fertilization. The new protein, named MAIA after the Greek goddess of motherhood, could be ...

Who hasn't seen it before: the view through the microscope in which a sperm penetrates an egg cell and fertilizes it. This fundamental step in procreation happens dynamically and seemingly without ...

Know how gut health influences reproductive hormones, ovulation, and sperm quality, and learn simple ways to improve ...

Human bodies have to be built from a single egg cell that's fertilized by a sperm cell. Many rounds of cell division occur as the body is developing, and it seems that there are plenty of chances for ...

A research group led by Associate Professor Naoko Inoue (she/her), doctoral student Safiullah Hazim (he/him), Associate Professor Yoshihisa Uenoyama (he/him), and Professor Hiroko Tsukamura (she/her) ...

After ovulation, the egg survives for a very short time, yet this brief window plays a significant role in fertility.

Ultrahuman's new Cycle and Ovulation Pro feature for the Ring Air has an unexpected origin story. The algorithm behind it was originally designed for intravaginal fertility monitors, but Ultrahuman ...