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 ...

In anatomy, a plexus is defined as a part of the body full of nerve branches and connections. The uterine artery plexus refers to the part of the uterus where the arteries connect and branch off into ...

Researchers used samples from patients to develop endometriosis organoids that more accurately replicate human disease than ...

Endometriosis, fibroid tumors and structural anomalies are just a few conditions that can impact uterine health. Credit...Alessandra De Cristofaro Supported by By Katherine Hobson This guide was ...

Your uterus nourishes your growing baby for nine months. Once your baby is born, many of the blood vessels in your uterus break. The muscles of your uterus contract and squeeze them shut. Uterine ...

Uterine fibroids are tumors that grow in or on your uterus, or womb. Fibroids aren’t cancerous and hardly ever turn into cancer. They're made of smooth muscle cells and other tissue that grows in or ...

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 ...

Uterine cancer starts in the uterus. Doctors can order several tests, including blood and imaging tests, to diagnose and monitor the progression of this cancer. Cancer can form in two parts of the ...

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 ...