womb

About 160 million years ago, near the end of the Jurassic Period, the common ancestor of all placental mammals, whose young develop in the womb, appeared.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

In the UK, a sperm or egg donor can withdraw consent up until the embryo is transferred into the womb.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

This meant that children born just a few months apart had very different levels of sugar exposure both in the womb and during early childhood.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

She would need a full hysterectomy to remove her womb, which would put her into immediate menopause, and means she is not able to have children.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

I grew up a little, and I gradually began to figure out that pretty much everyone had been lying to me about pretty much everything since the moment I emerged from my mother’s womb.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

No details have been made public about the three women who have so far received wombs from deceased donor organs.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025

With this new definition, people who need to “borrow” DNA and wombs from fertility helpers—egg donors, sperm donors, and gestational carriers—have more protection from being discriminated against at fertility clinics and by insurance companies.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2023

Many of the later chapters are devoted not to female-specific features such as wombs and milk, but rather to female versions of body parts shared by all humans.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2023

The development of artificial wombs represents a “big transformational leap” that “solves lots of issues,” says David.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2023

And I am sure that, as all pendulums reverse their swing, so eventually will the swollen cities rupture like dehiscent wombs and disperse their children back to the countryside.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck