Drosophila is one of the most thoroughly studied lab animals -- with the exception of the female reproductive tract. Now a team of biologists has taken the first deep look at the Drosophila uterus and ...

New research from the University of Waikato nails down how much light travels from the outside world to babies in the womb, with far-reaching implications for understanding human development. Research ...

The uterus has been a site of medical, and moral, scrutiny for centuries. In her new book, “Womb,” the midwife Leah Hazard explains what we know about the uterus — and how much we’ve yet to discover.

One in 20 women will have some kind of uterine abnormality. Most won’t realize they have the condition until there are complications with a pregnancy. On this episode of “The Seven Domains of Women’s ...

A septate uterus is a deformity of the uterus, which happens during fetal development before birth. A membrane called the septum divides the inner portion of uterus, at its middle. This dividing ...

A bicornuate uterus occurs when the uterus is heart-shaped. The condition is sometimes referred to as “heart-shaped womb.” A person may not be aware that they have a bicornuate uterus. The uterus in ...

If you have a bicornuate uterus, it means that your uterus is in heart shaped. While some people experience symptoms of abdomen pain and irregular menstrual bleeding, others do not. You might not know ...

Colored view of the female lower reproductive tract of Drosophila. Uterus in purple, sperm storage and support organs in gold and bronze. The first study of single-cell gene expression in Drosophila ...