As the number of cesarean sections has increased over the past 30 years, a faster surgical closure technique has gained widespread use but may increase long-term complications.

Just as external sex organs such as the labia and clitoris can look vastly different on different people, so can those that are internal. This is a “congenital anomaly that someone is born with,” ...

Uterus transplants may be a promising solution for some women with infertility, after a new study found that the transplants didn’t appear to cause any health risks in children born from this method, ...

In January, the American Cancer Society reported that for the first time women younger than 50 had a higher cancer incidence rate than men. Based on 2023 data, cancer incidence ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

The idea of a heartshaped uterus sounds pretty romantic. Imagine: the organ that grows a baby, which you plan to love unconditionally for the rest of your life, being formed in the shape of a heart?

The answer was shocking: Michelle didn’t have a uterus. While that explained why she didn’t menstruate, it also meant she’d never carry a baby. At 16, that didn’t matter so much, but as she aged and ...