Black women tend to get more aggressive uterine cancers than White women. But this is only part of the story, investigators and patients say.

Multiple menopause symptoms can make women feel fatigued. Hot flashes, sleep problems, pain, and depression are just a few. A ...

Uterine fibroids represent one of the most prevalent reproductive health concerns affecting women today, with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimating that up to 80 percent of ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...

Did you know that the average uterus of an adult female is about 8 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 4 cm thick? The uterus is defined as a hollow muscular organ located in the female pelvis between the ...

Did you know that the average uterus of an adult female is about 8 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 4 cm thick? The uterus is defined as a hollow muscular organ located in the female pelvis between the bladder ...

Pelvic pathologic conditions that can cause bleeding may include something growing in the uterus that should not be there, such as polyps, fibroids, hyperplasia, endometrial cancer, infection ...

A preoperative biopsy revealed a thickening of the uterine layer (endometrial hyperplasia), but no malignancy was detected. Because the imaging results were concerning, clinicians decided to ...

Conditions or surgeries that cause adhesions or scarring in the pelvic area can also pull the uterus back and cause it to become retroverted. They include: Endometriosis Pelvic inflammatory disease ...

For many women, these symptoms are more than just monthly inconveniences; they could be signs of uterine fibroids. These non-cancerous growths can disrupt daily life, causing pain, excessive ...

Both endometrical cancer and endometriosis originate from the endometrial lining of the uterus. Endometrical cancer which remains confined to the endometrial lining is classified as stage IA while ...