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 ...

Live imaging reveals follicle expansion and contraction before egg release. Credit: Nature Cell Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01524-6 ...

When the follicle eventually bursts to release the egg, this rupture can also trigger sharp or dull pain. This is the most common cause of ovulation pain, and it typically happens around the ...

In the contraction phase, the follicle shrinks, which the team found was controlled by smooth muscle cells. It’s the third phase where the study really got into the finer details of ovulation ...

During ovulation, a mature egg is released from a follicle. The researchers studied 21 women with obesity and 21 women of normal weight, ages 19 to 38 with a self-reported history of regular ...

“When the follicle ruptures, which happens in the third phase, the egg is released and ovulation is complete,” said Tabea Lilian Marx, a doctoral student at the institute, who also worked on ...

The follicular phase is typically the longest phase of your menstrual cycle, taking place in the two weeks before ovulation and ending right when you start ovulating, explains ob-gyn Renita F. White.

Gene expression atlas captures where ovulation can go awry Date: January 23, 2024 Source: Cornell University Summary: An interdisciplinary collaboration used a cutting-edge form of RNA tagging to ...

During ovulation, a mature egg is released from a follicle. The researchers studied 21 women with obesity and 21 women of normal weight, ages 19 to 38 with a self-reported history of regular ...