Throughout the quarter, students will discuss the fundamentals of female reproductive anatomy and reproductive ... from a clinical angle – from physiology to pathology to therapeutic interventions.

The Reproductive Endocrinology Laboratory is interested in understanding how hormones from the brain and pituitary control puberty, male and female reproduction ... in IPHY 3410 (Human Anatomy) or ...

A mouse study may pave the way for new approaches to contraception and infertility treatment. Sperm are surprisingly picky ...

But, given that the female reproductive ... the female reproductive tract. The findings, published in Nature Communications April 17, also help explain the evolution of mammalian anatomy.

WashU Medicine researcher Polina Lishko, PhD, a BJC Investigator and professor of cell biology and physiology ... have evolved to keep male reproductive organs cooler than their core body temperature.

In mammals - including us humans - sperm are surprisingly picky about temperature, thriving best in conditions a few degrees cooler than normal body temperature.