The world's first baby born from a transplanted womb is soon to have company.
The parents of the first baby born from a transplanted womb hope they can be an inspiration to others struggling with infertility—but that's not why they did it.
A 36-year-old Swede has become the world's first woman to give birth after receiving a womb transplant, doctors said Saturday, describing the event as a breakthrough for infertile women.
A drug which targets a key gene fault could halt an aggressive womb cancer and shrink tumours, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer.
New research reveals how environmental factors in the womb can predispose not only the mother's own offspring but also the grandoffspring to metabolic disorders like liver disease. Researchers reporting in the Cell Press ...
Men's susceptibility to serious health conditions may be influenced by low exposure to testosterone in the womb, new research suggests.
A Swedish doctor says four women who received transplanted wombs have had embryos transferred into them in an attempt to get pregnant.
Researchers have discovered how an 'entrance exam' set by the womb determines if the implantation of an embryo is successful; potentially a milestone for advances in pregnancy treatments.
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa have uncovered a genetic explanation for why Filipino women in the state have a higher chance of delivering their babies before full term.
Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated from relatives in an experimental procedure that has raised some ethical concerns. The women will soon try to become pregnant with ...
People at high risk of cancer of the bowel and womb due to a genetic condition will receive a more accurate diagnosis as a result of a new model developed by a team of international scientists.
Conduct an Internet search for "masturbation," and you will find hundreds, if not thousands, of slang phrases for the act.
Surgeons in Spain successfully removed a giant benign tumour weighing 25 kilograms (55 pounds) from the womb of a 47-year-old woman, the hospital treating her said on Wednesday.
Babies learn how to anticipate touch while in the womb, according to new research by Durham and Lancaster universities.
(Medical Xpress)—Three evolutionary biologists with ties to research facilities in the U.K., Germany and Australia have published a Policy Forum piece in the journal Science suggesting that governmental agenci ...