Protecting the health of the athlete is a goal of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC convened an expert panel to update the 2005 IOC Consensus Statement on the Female Athlete Triad.

The female reproductive system includes organs that produce hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Ovaries release one mature egg each month during ovulation. Fallopian tubes transport the egg from ...

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Discover the bizarre facts and fiction about the Virginia opossum's incredible symmetrical reproductive system.

Low-level exposure to bisphenol A before birth can permanently alter metabolism, immunity, and disease risk in sex-specific ...

A large international study reveals that mammals tend to live longer when reproduction is suppressed. On average, lifespan ...

Females are more immunoreactive than males and, although sex hormones have an important role in immune functions, the X chromosome is fundamental in shaping sex-specific immune responses. X-linked ...

In the United States, flu season typically lasts from October to May. The flu virus affects people of all ages each year, and symptoms include coughing, runny nose, fever, chills, body aches, and ...

Researchers from the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine Center for Nanomedicine—which designs nanotechnology-based ...

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) provides 'top-down', higher-order guidance of thought, attention, behaviour and emotion, with dorsolateral regions regulating cognition, and ventromedial regions regulating ...

Erectile dysfunction (ED) can stem from both physical and emotional issues, with physical causes becoming more prevalent as men age. Obesity is a significant risk factor, increasing the likelihood of ...