A 26-year-old man was diagnosed with Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome (PMDS), after he approached a hospital for infertility. PMDS is an exceptionally rare congenital condition, with fewer than 300 ...

Hamilton, now 19, tells PEOPLE there are days when her diagnosis weighs on her "heavily," and then there "are some days where it's just another day" Nicki Cox joined the PEOPLE team in 2025 as a Staff ...

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 ...

Here’s what a pregnancy looks like inside a microfluidic chip. At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses gently into the receptive lining of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 covers substance use and addiction and co-writes the Morning Rounds newsletter. You can reach Theresa on Signal at theresagaff.97. The first modern attempt at transferring a uterus from one ...