Essence Massage eventually closed before a second massage operation opened up. Illegal practices continued to occur at the ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure and stretch sensors in uterine muscles and surrounding nerves work together ...

To take on motherhood is to accept a certain level of trauma, whether that’s the trauma of childbirth, miscarriage, surrogacy, or adoption. It simply matters too much not to hurt. For Chelsea Thatcher ...

Stage 2 endometrial cancer spreads to the cervical stroma but remains within the uterus and cervix, requiring precise staging and diagnosis. Treatment typically involves surgery, possibly a radical ...

As if giving birth isn’t difficult enough, about 14 million women each year lose a significant amount of blood within 24 hours of delivery — a condition called postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). It’s more ...

A septate uterus is when a thin tissue membrane, called the septum, runs down the middle of the uterus (womb) and divides it into two separate parts. This condition occurs when the baby is developing ...

Hannah Brown may have opened up her life to the public eye on reality TV, but she’s also been suffering from her own private health battles. Brown explained that she has yet to undergo the ...

Around 135 transplants have been performed, but it's probably too soon to offer the procedure to trans women. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

A new UC Davis study reveals previously unknown cell types in the female reproductive tract of Drosophila fruit flies. The knowledge could help in studies of fertility in general, and in managing ...

For people who have serious uterine abnormalities—including a condition that causes the uterus to be absent at birth—or have had their uterus damaged or removed, the only options for having a child ...

We now have the most detailed map ever made of the endometrium, or the inner lining of the uterus. This will significantly improve our understanding of reproductive health and common conditions such ...