Hard-to-diagnose women’s disease is often dismissed, even by gynecologists — but can cause serious problems if left untreated

Dr. Sheeva Talebian is haunted by how long “we’ve conditioned women to believe that debilitating pain is normal.” It’s a ...
EurekAlert!

How the microbiome influences female fertility？

For decades, the uterus was believed to be a sterile environment, but recent research has upended this idea, revealing a diverse microbiome that may influence fertility and reproductive health. A new ...
Yahoo

What is uterus didelphys? Why some women have two uteruses — and separate pregnancies.

Just as external sex organs such as the labia and clitoris can look vastly different on different people, so can those that are internal. Dr. Laura Purdy, chief medical officer at Wisp, a sexual ...
Odessa American

Robotic surgery available for fibroid removal

Dr. Sanchita Yadalla, a board certified OGYBN with MCH holds a model of a female uterus to demonstrate the new techniques which can be used for surgery. (B Kay Richter/Odessa American) Although they ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

As women in the U.K. begin speaking out, their counterparts in the U.S. are nodding in affirmation — because medical misogyny is just as much a problem across the Atlantic ...

Women are being prescribed drugs that were never tested on women’s bodies. Or when they experience uterine pain or migraine headaches, their concerns are sometimes downplayed by male doctors. The ...
MIT Technology Review

Who should get a uterus transplant? Experts aren’t sure.

Around 135 transplants have been performed, but it's probably too soon to offer the procedure to trans women. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech ...