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Advancements in women's reproductive health have been hindered by insufficient knowledge and the underrepresentation of women in research, leading to symptom-focused care with poor outcomes. Modeling female reproductive biology and disease …

The presence of fetal cells has been associated with both positive and negative effects on maternal health. These paradoxical effects may be due to the fact that maternal and offspring fitness interests are aligned in certain domains and co…

Why do humans menstruate while most mammals do not? Here, we present our answer to this long-debated question, arguing that (i) menstruation occurs as a mechanistic consequence of hormone-induced differentiation of the endometrium (referred…