Endometrial cancer is one of the few cancers that doesn’t stay quiet. That’s why you should never brush off spotting between periods or any bleeding after menopause. When caught early, this ...

The Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences are developing an easy, noninvasive test to detect endometrial cancer in women with abnormal vaginal bleeding. It analyzes vaginal fluid collected on tampons for ...

The majority of women with uterine fibroids are asymptomatic, consequently get less clinical attention and fibroid tumors often remain undiagnosed. [23,24] Symptomatic women typically complain ...

For most uterus owners, periods are a monthly occurrence as regular—and annoying!—as rent. And between bleeding, PMS symptoms, and the cost of period products, it's not always a great time.

What Is Metastatic Endometrial Cancer? Metastatic endometrial cancer is when cancer that starts in the lining of the uterus (endometrium) spreads to other parts of the body. Your doctor may call ...

The baby's mum, Grace Davidson, 36, was born without a functioning uterus, and received her sister's womb in 2023 – in what was then the UK's only successful womb transplant. Two years after ...

Alternatively, some people may be born with a mix of male and female sex characteristics (such as a uterus and testicles) that can’t be seen on the outside. When someone doesn’t fall exactly ...

Uterine atony—also called atony of the uterus—occurs when the uterine muscles don't tighten after delivering a baby. If the muscles don't contract, the bleeding doesn't stop, causing postpartum ...

Retroverted uterus is a condition in which the uterus is positioned so that it tilts backward toward the spine rather than forward toward the navel. It is often called a tilted uterus or tipped uterus ...

Uterine fibroids are a common medical condition that can cause intense pain, heavy periods, and in some cases infertility. But a lack of research means the cause and full impact remains unknown.