It was 2019. I was 26-years-old and wrapping up a late night retail shift when a friend, also clearing the check-out desk, picked up a sad-looking pair of baby booties that lay abandoned nearby.

My first gynecologist, also a Catholic, was recommended to me by my mother-in-law, who worked at the same hospital. Like my ...

Well, that’s one way to get your tubes tied. A 22-year-old woman has opted to get her fallopian tubes extracted from her body and she turned them into a piece of jewelry to tether around her neck.

Multiple forms of birth control failed me and affected my quality of life. I feared being stuck with a man for the rest of my life if I accidentally got pregnant. I removed my tubes as a form of birth ...

Elizabeth Kough of Missouri said her newborn son wasn't part of her plans, but she feels "very blessed" Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to ...

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. “I quickly decided after finding out that I was ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) -For those who have a family history of cancer or other illnesses, genetic testing can help a person determine steps to reduce risk. For one woman, it’s led to a sense of empowerment ...

The Real World/Road Rules gets some tough news, but is comforted by her new "brilliant" doctor In her PEOPLE.com blog, Diem Brown, the Real World/Road Rules Challenge contestant recently diagnosed ...

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