In recent years, focus on career and delayed marriage age is driving some women to consider preserving their fertility ...

In a major scientific breakthrough, scientists discover the existence of the female egg -- the ovum. Prior to this, it is only known that semen must enter the female body for conception to occur.

Loise Nyagol has suffered from a condition known as an anembryonic pregnancy, or blighted ovum. This is when, during pregnancy, the embryo fails to grow leading to a miscarriage at 8-13 weeks.

Female: At birth, a girl's pair of ovaries contain up to 1,000,000 follicles, which are hollow balls of cells, each with an immature egg (or ovum) in the center. A girl is born with all the eggs ...

The women who refused to give up their ovum were required to pay a ransom of up to 70,000 baht to secure their release, according to National Thailand. While the three women have now returned to ...