In humans, ovulation occurs when an egg is released from a fluid-filled sac called a follicle, within the ovary. This egg then 'leaps' across to the fallopian tube, where it proceeds toward an ...

Right at ovulation, the follicle somehow breaks open and the egg emerges. If the follicle doesn't break open, there's no ...

The Tokyo metropolitan government will introduce a subsidy for healthy women to help cover the steep costs of freezing their eggs, a move aimed at countering the falling birthrate. The ...