In a first for India and Asia, a woman has given birth after receiving a uterus transplant. In Pune, yesterday, Meenakshi Walan, of Vadodara, gave birth to a baby girl...

...uterus, ovaries, Fallopian tubes, cervix, vagina, and vulva. What’s a menstrual cycle? A menstrual cycle begins when the ovaries release an egg (ovulation). The uterus then starts building up a...

Uterine fibroids are dense, muscular, benign tumors that grow for no known reason in the wall of the uterus. They are not cancerous; they won’t become cancerous; and they don’t...

Endometriosis is a painful disorder, where tissue that usually lines the inside of the uterus (the endometrium) grows outside the uterus. Treatment usually involves hormone therapy and pain medication, though...

...reproductive organs (uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries) is caused primarily by STIs that spread up from the opening of the uterus to these organs. Along with an abnormal or foul discharge...

...the vagina, uterus and the entire reproductive tract, regulates menstruation, eases period cramps, reduces bloating and heavy bleeding, and improves fertility and sexual pleasure (especially for a male partner). The...

...chronic pelvic pain, and gynecologic cancer, according to the American College of Gynaecologists. Hysterectomies can involve the removal of a) only the uterus, b) the uterus and the cervix, and...

...the uterus, and it immediately begins to do its business of releasing either copper ions or hormones into the uterus, preventing unwanted pregnancies. The IUD in India The IUD was...

...the condition’s relationship to fertility. Endometriosis is a condition characterized by abnormal growth of endometrial cells. Endometrial cells are typically found within the uterus; they form the endometrium, which grows...

...may take several months to conceive after stopping the injections. Effectiveness at preventing pregnancy: 94-99%. Hormonal IUDs IUDs (intra-uterine devices) are small, T-shaped devices inserted in the uterus by a...

...fertility treatment, but it’s usually a first step for couples having difficulty conceiving but no obvious fertility issues. It involves placing sperm inside the uterus for a chance at quicker...

...inserted into the woman’s uterus at peak ovulation. Fertilization of the naturally released egg occurs within the female partner’s, or surrogate’s, uterus. Pros: Often the first recommended procedure for couples;...

...the female reproductive tract, in anticipation of sexual intercourse, and therefore, the possibility of sperm entering the uterus. Should that happen, the brain ensures that the female body is prepared...

...have relatively more dilated veins, which means more blood supply to the area.” Other reasons range from women having a retroverted or tilted uterus (that bends towards the rectum instead...

C-sections are a major surgery, one that involves cutting through the abdominal wall, tearing abdoninal muscles apart to expose the uterus, and then cutting through the wall of the uterus....

...for a potential pregnancy: ~Days 1-5: Your uterus gets rid of last month’s unfertilized egg (your period) ~Days 10-13: Your ovaries get ready to release an egg (any viable sperm...

...because the uterus and cervix have expanded, from carrying and delivering a baby, allowing the blood to flow more easily out of the body, and requiring the uterus to do...

...them. While I’m lucky enough to have an immediate family that doesn’t care too much about babies in my uterus, I can understand how exhausting it is to deal with...