Throughout the follicular phase, a single "dominant follicle" develops faster than the rest. This follicle (a fluid-filled sac in your ovary) then releases more estrogen into the body in preparation ...

A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female ...

Oocytes are a few dozen micrometers in diameter and are individually wrapped in layers of specialized cells that form a follicle that supports the developing egg. “[The ovary] dictates the future of ...