An operation to remove the uterus should be called a uterectomy – like the removal of the tonsils is a tonsillectomy, or an ...

But this turned out to be a misconception that hasn’t allowed us “to capture the disease accurately,” Christine Won, MD, ...

The name hysterectomy is rooted in a mental health condition – ‘hysteria’ – that was once believed to affect women ...

It's no secret that women often become less interested in sex with age. However, orgasm and satisfaction have been shown to ...

Keeping sex on the schedule may be its own menopause medicine: among 900 women aged 40-79, those active in the last three ...

Have you had a tonsillectomy (your tonsils taken out), appendectomy (your appendix removed) or lumpectomy (removal of a lump from your breast)? The suffix “ectomy” denotes surgical removal of the ...

It’s no secret that women often become less interested in sex with age. However, orgasm and satisfaction have been shown to not decline significantly with age. A new study suggests regular sexual ...

The ancient wandering womb theory suggested that many ailments in women were caused by the uterus becoming dislodged and ...

Through her trailblazing work in television, Shonda Rhimes has established herself as an American cultural icon ...

The domination of dead men's names for body parts isn't the only issue; some of them have problematic backgrounds and ...

Opinion: UVA Law's Craig Konnoth says the Supreme Court's reliance on diagnoses to decide when transgender minors can receive ...