The uterus is a pear-shaped organ located in the pelvis that’s responsible for menstruation, and it can carry a developing fetus inside a woman’s body, according to Cleveland Clinic. Normally, the ...

A hysterectomy, involving uterus removal, addresses conditions like fibroids or cancer, potentially including cervix or ovaries. While improving health, it carries side effects such as early menopause ...

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 ...

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 ...

Martins, A. Adenocarcinoma of the Uterus in Infancy. Br J Cancer 14, 165–168 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1960.19 ...

The human body contains countless variations that make each person unique, and reproductive anatomy is no exception. Among these variations is the retroverted uterus – a condition where the uterus ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Pelvic pain. Endometriosis. For women, lots of not-so-pleasant reproductive problems (ahem, down there) affect your daily life. But what if you have a tilted uterus? Does it make your periods painful, ...

Niklas Björkström's research group at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) has conducted a study that provides new knowledge about how the immune system in the uterus works. This knowledge ...