Infested!

Making Eggs

The cell adhesion molecule N-cadherin is essential for the development of ovarian follicles and ovulation

Read the published research article here

Image from work by Alaknanda Emery and colleagues

Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

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Published in eLife, January 2024

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Endometriosis Stages

Symptoms do not always correlate with the stage. Meaning that, some people may experience excruciating pain, yet have stage one (minimal) and vice versa.

Trigger Warning: Menstrual Cycle / Growth Diagram / Cyst and Lesions and Adhesions / Infertility / Digestive Issues / Pelvic Cavity.

If you get your ovaries removed and want to keep them, put them in a jar with formaldehyde (Or however else you should keep them) with a label 'Pickled Eggs 😛'

fuckin hilarious power move

THE WIND-DANCERS… FUCHSIA by magda indigo https://flic.kr/p/2nGKRXV

Love getting these kinds of texts from my boyfriend ❤️

Final sketch for illustration

Found this one in storage. I think I'm going to paint over it and give it more life. It's so... off to me because i had done it while i was still drinking too much vodka every day. (2020.) and gender dysphoria just oozes off of it - I want to temper it into something new.

She's too confined to the borders of the form. It doesn't have to be that way. I can keep the intricacies safe and build upon it

Determined Sex

To study the mechanisms by which genetic mutations cause disease in humans, researchers replicate comparable mutations in mice and closely observe their development (such as the developing mouse ovary pictured). But if those mice can’t endure the mutations, and do not survive to adulthood, their use is limited. Mutations of the WT1 gene are linked to defects in the development of male and female genitalia. Previously, mice engineered to lack this gene were so severely impacted that only minimal insights could be gleaned, but a new approach has created a more viable strain of mouse, with the gene silenced during early gonad [testes or ovaries] development. These mice developed genital tracts containing both male and female structures, had ambiguous external genitalia and lacked mature gonads. Understanding how WT1 helps distinguish early sex development could ultimately help us intervene with treatments for humans.

Written by Anthony Lewis

Image from work by Alejo Torres-Cano and colleagues

Celltec-UB, Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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Published in PLOS Genetics, June 2022

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Heads up. If your period is really heavy and lasts a long time or is irregular… go to the doctor. Or gynecologist. Tell them.

I just got diagnosed with PCOS and before about 2 months ago I had never heard of it. And neither had my friends or even some of my coworkers. Even though it’s Soooo common.

Not getting it managed can lead to some very serious repercussions such as Diabetes and Cancer.

On the lesser end you go through a lot of pain when it’s not being managed. My entire life i thought it was normal to have irregular periods. Turns out it’s ✨Not✨.

When I got into college I had my period for 5 months straight. I was losing hair, I was stressed, depressed, you fucking name it. My doctor gave me a pain killer and said to lose some weight. And that’s all he did.

Years later this shit starts getting really really bad so I decide- fuck it- gynecologist time. Did I want to go? Fuck. No.

But I’m glad I did because turns out my doctor screwed me over. Causing me pain and potentially fatal or life altering illnesses. So go to your gynecologist office. Or at the very least go to a doctor. And if they brush you off with some fat phobic bullshit- get a second opinion. Cuuuuuuz shit sucks and learning to manage PCOS has helped in a lot of aspects In my life I had no idea was being affected 🤷🏽‍♀️

From • @what_will_kill_you Ovarian follicle Normal histology #medicine #meds #med #medstuds #medstudent #histology #ovary #gynecology #gynaecology #fertility #infertility #pathology #path #pathart #what_will_kill_you https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDC2ZYjoNgFCiipY9wDc4kp2oZG2WziBqHWUw0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=