A new study provides the first evidence of a direct interaction between kisspeptins, proteins crucial for sexual development, and astrocytes, non-neuronal cells of the nervous system, blazing new ...

Cheap, easy birth control is arriving in the United States. The country's first over-the-counter birth control pill "will soon become the most effective birth-control method available without a doctor ...

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DENVER — Soon, people will have a simpler way to access contraceptives. The first over-the-counter birth control pill, called Opill, will soon be available at the pharmacy and even online. Doctors say ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved Thursday the first over-the-counter birth control pill as concerns about cost, health hazards and correct usage take a back seat to reproductive rights after ...

Michigan residents can now receive birth control prescriptions directly from their pharmacists. Gretchen Whitmer signed that measure into law this week as part of a bill package improving access to ...

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 monthly ...