EditorialAdrienne Moore, a respiratory therapist in the Atlanta area, was diagnosed with uterine cancer at 45. Doctors initially dismissed her symptoms as perimenopause. (Lynsey Weatherspoon/The New York Times)
EditorialWire-knot tweezers for obstetrics 1,2, use of the wire-knot tweezer to remove an uterine polyp 3, tweezers and speculum invented by Andre Levret 4,5. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
EditorialAgate intaglio: Uterine symbol, Roman, Imperial, Date 2nd century A.D., Roman, Agate, Other: 9/16 x 7/16 x 1/16 in. (1.4 x 1.1 x 0.2 cm), Gems.
EditorialDecorated Text Page, Unknown, Paris, France, 1544, Tempera colors and gold paint on uterine parchment, Leaf: 14.3 x 8.1 cm (5 5/8 x 3 3/16 in.).
EditorialThe Annunciation to the Shepherds, Unknown, Paris, France, 1544, Tempera colors and gold paint on uterine parchment, Leaf: 14.3 x 8.1 cm (5 5/8 x 3 3/16 in.).
EditorialDecorated Text Page, Unknown, Paris, France, 1544, Tempera colors and gold paint on uterine parchment, Leaf: 14.3 x 8.1 cm (5 5/8 x 3 3/16 in.).
EditorialThe Agony in the Garden, Unknown, Paris, France, 1544, Tempera colors and gold paint on uterine parchment, Leaf: 14.3 x 8.1 cm (5 5/8 x 3 3/16 in.).
EditorialThe Adoration of the Magi, Unknown, Paris, France, 1544, Tempera colors and gold paint on uterine parchment, Leaf: 14.3 x 8.1 cm (5 5/8 x 3 3/16 in.).
EditorialWire-knot tweezers for obstetrics 1,2, use of the wire-knot tweezer to remove an uterine polyp 3, tweezers and speculum invented by Andre Levret 4,5. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
EditorialWire-knot tweezers for obstetrics 1,2, use of the wire-knot tweezer to remove an uterine polyp 3, tweezers and speculum invented by Andre Levret 4,5. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.