Review

Does the postmenopausal ovary still matter?

Science

The paper

Michael B. Stout, Francesca Elizabeth Duncan

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation · Northwestern University

Science · 1 Oct 2026

doi.org/10.1126/science.aeh7496 PubMed 42821671

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