Reproductive System
Latest about reproductive system
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This Could Be the 'Beginning of the End' for North Atlantic Right Whales
By Mindy Weisberger published
A lack of new babies for endangered Northern Atlantic right whales makes their future even more uncertain.
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Pesticide Residue on Fruits, Veggies, Linked to Lower Fertility in Women
By Rachael Rettner published
Pesticide residue on fruits and vegetables may hurt women's fertility, a new study suggests.
![A female Southern Resident Killer Whale breaches in the calm blue waters of the Salish Sea between Washington State and British Columbia, Canada.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QH7eEv9TV2gRC4cNvWPh34-320-80.jpg)
Do Animals Have Menopause?
By Joseph Castro published
Female killer whales reproduce between the ages of 12 and 40 years but can survive into their 90s.
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Ebola, Zika & More: How Many Viruses Can Get into Men's Semen?
By Rachael Rettner published
More than two dozen viruses can make their way into human semen.
![Kaylee Moats, 22, was born with a rare condition that affects the female reproductive organs.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VqiVNGG9SLi4yV5DVqz3oW-320-80.jpg)
Woman Born Without a Vagina Speaks Out About Rare Condition
By Rachael Rettner published
A woman in Arizona who was born without a vagina — the result of a rare condition — is speaking out about her condition.
![A pregnant woman.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hA6SwssLbv7vvwpJNCqbjU-320-80.jpg)
Surprise Fertility Treatment: How a Cancer Drug Helped One Woman Get Pregnant
By Cari Nierenberg published
In a surprising case, a drug that is normally toxic to ovaries actually helped one woman get pregnant.
![An arrow points to <i>Thalassiosira pseudonana</i> sperm cells, and wedges indicate the flagella that allow the cells to swim to an egg for fertilization.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nX7nfXbWDXhKnX2eVSnYG3-320-80.jpg)
Diatoms Have Sex, and Ammonium Is a Turn-On
By Mindy Weisberger published
Diatoms, long thought to reproduce asexually, do engage in sexual reproduction, with ammonium acting as an aphrodisiac.
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