Importance Many women spend a substantial proportion of their lives preventing or planning
for pregnancy, and approximately 87% of US women use contraception during their lifetime …

Effective tubal transport of ova, sperm and embryos is a prerequisite for successful
spontaneous pregnancy. Although there is much yet to be discovered about the …

The endocrine system dynamically controls tissue differentiation and homeostasis, but has
not been studied using dynamic tissue culture paradigms. Here we show that a microfluidic …

Abstract Background In the United States, more intrauterine device (IUD) users select
levonorgestrel IUDs than copper IUDs for long-term contraception. Currently, clinicians offer …

Since the discovery of the antiprogestin mifepristone, hundreds of similar compounds have
been synthesized, which can be grouped in a large family of progesterone receptor ligands …

Concerns regarding the mechanisms of action of emergency contraception (EC) create
major barriers to widespread use and could also lead to incorrect use of EC and …

Worldwide over 5 million children have been conceived using assisted reproductive
technology, and research has concentrated on increasing the likelihood of ongoing …

A recent cluster of papers has shown that motile cilia in the respiratory and reproductive
tracts of humans and other mammals can exhibit sensory functions, a function previously …

With the advent of assisted reproductive technology in the past three decades, the clinical
importance of fallopian tubes has been relatively overlooked. However, successful …

The reproductive role of the fallopian tube is to transport the sperm and egg. The tube is
positioned to act as a bridge between the ovary where the egg is released and the uterus …