A woman with two wombs only learned she had multiple uteruses while pregnant with her second child — after doctors missed it the first time around. Hayley Scudder, 34, was told her condition is so rare that the odds are one in a million, so she now refers to her double uteruses as “limited edition.” … Read more
A mom was so traumatized by her first pregnancy that she says she “literally developed of phobia” and had her fallopian tubes removed at age 24. Belle Mourraille, now 28, was bedridden for months and lost 30 pounds while pregnant, and after thinking she was going to die during childbirth, she opted to undergo a … Read more
Say goodbye to the stirrups. Women’s health startup Daye is selling a “vaginal microbiome test” in the form of a tampon that users wear and then mail back for screening — and it can detect everything from infections to possible fertility issues. Daye’s diagnostic tampon can detect different bacteria with an at-home test. Daye Daye … Read more
Babies conceived via assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, have a 36% higher risk of developing a major heart defect than children conceived naturally, a new study finds. Still, heart defects are relatively rare. The study authors found them in 1.15% of naturally conceived babies and 1.84% of babies born after assisted reproduction. … Read more
Turns out, rats don’t like getting hot and heavy. In a wafer-thin silver lining to the unbearably humid, miserable, no good, very bad heat waves that have body-slammed the Baked Apple so far this summer, comes news that these scorching temperatures are wreaking sudden havoc on the reproductive rate of the city’s rat population. Simply … Read more
Women who go into menopause before 40 are four times more likely to die young from cancer — and twice as likely to die young of heart disease or something else, a new study from Finland has found. However, the researchers say that using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for more than six months can cut … Read more
“I want to know what your number one reason is for not having kids.” Danni Duncan, a social media influencer who has amassed over four million likes on TikTok and describes herself as “your childfree friend”, asked that now viral question. Danni stipulated that no one owes an explanation for why they’ve decided not to … Read more
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are eight times more likely to attempt suicide than women without the common hormonal condition, a shocking new study has found. An estimated 5 million to 6 million American women have PCOS, which affects some 8% to 13% of women of childbearing age, statistics show. Many don’t even know they have … Read more
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She don’t need no man. A shark in a Chicago zoo has made history — giving birth despite having no contact with any males. The female epaulette shark lives in a habitat of her own at the Brookfield Zoo, located outside Chicago, where she’s lived since 2019. She hasn’t been housed with a male since … Read more
From their lips to your ears. Two gynecologists are sharing the five things you’ve always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. Caitlyn Ranger and Amanda Henne, gynecologists at Ochshner Health in Louisiana, posted a video that has since garnered over 287,000 views from those curious about their perspectives on the job. They talked … Read more
Having an “outie” doesn’t mean what it used to. California pediatrician Dr. Ilana Sherer is purportedly calling for penises to be renamed as “outies, and vaginas to be coined as “innies” in a bid to make medical terminology more inclusive. Sherer, a Palo Alto Medical Foundation/Sutter Health physician, reportedly recommended the more gender-neutral language while … Read more
Chloe Spitlanic is no stranger to stomach pains, being lactose and fructose intolerant. But when the Melbourne woman was just 22, having recently begun her Master’s degree, the stomach pains began to hint toward something more sinister. While Victoria went into its first Stage 4 lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, Spitlanic was dealing with her … Read more
A new study from researchers at the University of Chicago has found that more men are getting vasectomies, including young men who might otherwise be starting families. From 2014 to 2021, the percentage of all male patients undergoing vasectomies in a given year increased 26%, based on health insurance claims. The findings were published in … Read more
A new study has found that COVID-19 infections and vaccinations temporarily lengthen menstrual cycles. The research, published last week in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, is one of the first such studies to use real-time tracked data versus relying on a person’s memory of their cycle changes. “Menstrual health is significantly understudied and underrepresented in … Read more
A woman from England is celebrating a “life-changing” surgery after doctors removed a massive cyst that she says was so large it made her look pregnant. Siobhan Foster, 26, began experiencing “excruciating” stomach pain in March 2022, and doctors later found a huge, 40cm (about 15.7 inches) cyst carrying 16 liters (around 4.2 gallons) of … Read more
More than 90% of women say they experience premenstrual symptoms of some kind, according to the Office on Women’s Health, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services. Symptoms may include stomach cramping, back pain, insomnia, intense food cravings, acne flare-ups and other unpleasant effects. Yet women don’t have to resign themselves to living with … Read more
Erin Barnett has opened up about her years-long battle to get a hysterectomy. The former Love Island Australia and I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! contestant finally underwent the surgery in June, having suffered by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and severe endometriosis since she was 14. The now-28-year-old was diagnosed with both conditions when doctors removed a three-liter cyst from … Read more
She was in sew much pain. A 39-year-old woman from a rural village in Colombia discovered that she had a needle and thread stuck inside of her for 11 years, causing her over 4,000 days of pure agony. María Aderlinda Forero had her fallopian tubes tied right after she gave birth to her fourth child … Read more
A woman from England said that she went in for a routine internal checkup – and woke up without a uterus or a cervix. As a result, Zoe Bailey, 31, has been left unable to get pregnant and can’t carry her own child, something that she’s always dreamed of. “All my life I’d wanted to … Read more