Popular science fiction is no stranger to escape pod scenarios, typically featuring characters who narrowly avoid their demise by jettisoning from a spaceship - think R2-D2 and C-3PO shooting away ...

Spermiation—the release of mature spermatozoa from Sertoli cells into the seminiferous tubule lumen—occurs by the disruption of an anchoring device known as the apical ectoplasmic specialization ...

Depending on the type of intersex variation someone has, it could alter their chromosome makeup, genital appearance, hormonal balance, and more. Share on Pinterest Maskot/Getty Images We’re born with ...

The epididymis is a tube where sperm mature and gain the ability to swim. Problems with the epididymis can affect fertility or lead to infertility. Epididymitis is a common condition where the ...

Objective Effects of the diet-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis reach far beyond the gut. We aim to uncover the direct evidence involving the gut–testis axis in the aetiology of impaired ...

The scrotum holds the testicles outside the body to keep them cooler than body temperature, which helps with sperm production. Muscles like the dartos and cremaster help regulate the temperature of ...