Inside your pelvis is an organ that plays an important role in your period, ability to get pregnant, and carry a pregnancy. As with other parts of your body, sometimes cancer cells can grow there. The ...

One in 5 women has a cervix and uterus (womb) that tilt back toward the spine instead of sitting upright or leaning slightly forward in the lower abdomen. Doctors call this a “tilted uterus” or ...

Around one in 500 women don’t have a functioning womb, needed to carry a pregnancy. This condition, called absolute uterine factor infertility, occurs when a woman is born without a uterus, has had to ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD A retroverted uterus tilts backward naturally and usually doesn't require treatment.Potential symptoms include lower back pain, painful periods, and fertility ...

Your reproductive system is designed to prepare for pregnancy every month during your childbearing years. This is a collaborative effort of your reproductive organs and relevant hormones. The corpus ...

For couples facing infertility, understanding why they’re struggling to get pregnant can feel frustrating and overwhelming. Often the quality of sperm or the egg contribute to infertility, but in some ...

When the body prepares for menstruation, certain hormones rise and fall, which eventually affects muscles, ligaments, and the uterus. These changes can create discomfort that spreads to the lower back ...

Mild uterine pain during early pregnancy doesn’t always mean something is wrong with the pregnancy. However, pain accompanied by spotting or bleeding should be reported to your doctor. During early ...

Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a rare condition that impacts the female reproductive system. Its characteristic feature is an underdeveloped or absent uterus and vagina, but ...

Uterine polyps are fleshy growths that appear on the inner lining of the uterus and extend into the cavity of the uterus. They are usually benign, but a small minority of them may be precancerous.