The team behind the feat plan to study uterine disorders and the early stages of pregnancy—and potentially grow a human fetus. “Think of this as a human body,” says Javier González. In front of me is ...

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 ...

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 ...

The ancient wandering womb theory suggested that many ailments in women were caused by the uterus becoming dislodged and roaming the body in search of moisture. According to these theories, the uterus ...

Usually, your uterus tips forward at the cervix (a cylinder-shaped neck of tissue that connects the vagina and uterus). A tilted or tipped uterus tips backward instead of forward. It’s a fairly common ...

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 ...

Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly influence lifelong health. Patients often are in the dark about which ...

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 ...

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 ...

Theresa Gaffney is the lead Morning Rounds writer and reports on health care, new research, and public policy, with a particular interest in mental health, gender-affirming care, and LGBTQ+ patient ...

Uterus transplants may be a promising solution for some women with infertility, after a new study found that the transplants didn’t appear to cause any health risks in children born from this method, ...