"She is my angel," says Chelsea Jovanovich, who gave birth to a healthy baby boy using Cheryl Urban's transplanted uterus Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to ...

Sometimes your ticker isn’t the only heart-shaped organ in your body. A very small but significant group of women also have heart-shaped wombs. This rare condition is known as a bicornuate uterus, and ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WVTM) – A woman in central Alabama is a medical anomaly. She has a double uterus and is pregnant in both. This rare occurrence shocked local doctors and is getting attention for a ...

An ectopic pregnancy is a condition where a fertilized egg implants outside the uterine lining, occurring in approximately 2% ...

When Kelsey Hatcher visited her obstetrician for an ultrasound this year, she smiled when an image of a healthy fetus appeared on the screen. Before leaving, Hatcher asked the nurse for further ...

What is Asherman syndrome? Fertility specialists explain how uterine scar tissue develops, affects periods and pregnancy, and ...

"I recommend a conization."When I went to hear the results of my examination, the word "surgery" came up, which I had never ...

A retroverted uterus is common and often harmless, but it can sometimes lead to complications.What you can do: Keep track of symptoms and visit a doctor if you have pain or trouble getting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An inverted uterus — a uterus that folds in on itself — is a serious, potentially deadly complication. (Illustration: Joamir ...

Talk about a Christmas miracle. An Alabama woman born with two uteri is pregnant with a girl in each one — and due on Christmas Day, local NBC affiliate WVTM13 reports. Kelsey Hatcher and her husband, ...

A protein found throughout the body plays a major role in immune system modulation during pregnancy and affects placental health, a study in mice finds. Immune cells play a key role during pregnancy, ...

The uterus is part of the female reproductive system, responsible for the healthy embryo and fetal development and it undergoes several changes during pregnancy. This organ is distensible and can ...