In July 2023 the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced that the successful delivery of the first baby born from a transplanted uterus outside of a clinical trial. The birth itself occurred the ...

The Bachelorette alum Hannah Brown shocked fans when she announced that she had been diagnosed with a double uterus. What is the condition and what updates has Hannah shared about her health? What Is ...

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 ...

To take on motherhood is to accept a certain level of trauma, whether that’s the trauma of childbirth, miscarriage, surrogacy, or adoption. It simply matters too much not to hurt. For Chelsea Thatcher ...

A woman born without a uterus welcomed a baby boy, becoming the first person outside of a clinical trial to give birth after receiving a uterus transplant. The mom, identified by University of Alabama ...

Uterine transplantation is an innovative medical procedure that involves the transplantation of a healthy uterus into the body of an individual who is unable to conceive due to absolute uterine factor ...

Each menstrual cycle, the uterus sheds its lining, rebuilds it, and prepares again for a possible pregnancy. Guided by ...

Around one in 500 women don’t have a functioning womb, needed to carry a pregnancy. This condition, called absolute uterine ...

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 ...

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 ...

Theresa is the lead Morning Rounds writer, and her stories focus on gender-affirming care, reproductive health, and mental health. You can reach Theresa on Signal at theresagaff.97. The first modern ...