Often undiagnosed, only about one-third of fibroids are large enough to be detected during a physical examination ...

Uterus transplants in women with absolute uterine-factor infertility resulted in a 70% success rate of women later giving birth. The study included 20 women with uterine-factor infertility, a ...

Uterine fibroids, also known as leiomyomas, are the most common benign (noncancerous) tumors made of smooth muscle and connective tissue that develop in the myometrium layer of the uterus. They are ...

At least 35 million American women have been diagnosed with uterine fibroids. These non-cancerous tumors grow in the wall of the uterus, causing heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pain. Dr. Megan ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports a striking statistic: up to eighty percent of women develop uterine fibroids by age fifty. However, research consistently shows Black women ...

While it had long been less common among Black women, the rates are climbing and proving more deadly. Cancer of the uterus — also called endometrial cancer — is increasing rapidly and may become the ...

An Alabama hospital has now helped deliver another set of twins that were born from a woman with a double uterus, which doctors call a “one in a million” pregnancy. On March 6, Shellie Pascoe welcomed ...

In many cases, this condition goes unnoticed. However, some women may experience symptoms like pain during sex, more intense menstrual cramps, lower back discomfort, constipation, or even a feeling of ...

A hysterectomy is a surgery to remove the uterus and is often done to treat conditions like fibroids, heavy bleeding, or cancer. Depending on the type, it may also involve removing the cervix or ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Uterine cancer cases are on the rise in the United States and experts are paying close attention to the higher rates of death and later diagnosis for Black women. According to the ...

Roman physicians recognized as early as 200 AD that women often have benign tumors in the walls of their uterus. Today, experts estimate that by age 50, some 70 percent of white women and more than 80 ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital helped deliver two sets of twins born from moms with a double uterus Andrea Mabry/University of Alabama at Birmingham An Alabama hospital has now ...