A new study about the female pelvis is casting it in a very interesting light: not only does it widen during puberty, but it also contracts come menopause. The obstetric dilemma hypothesis has been a ...

Women have wider hips than men because their pelves must allow for the birth of large-brained babies. Nevertheless, many female pelves are still not wide enough, which can result in difficult births.

There are some structural differences between the female and the male pelvis. Most of these differences involve providing enough space for a baby to develop and pass through the birth canal of the ...

Discovery of the most intact female pelvis of Homo erectus may cause scientists to reevaluate how early humans evolved to successfully birth larger-brained babies. A reconstruction of the 1.2 ...

Credit: Getty Images. The pelvic floor musculature plays a crucial role in many activities of daily living and can cause tremendous distress in the event of dysfunction. Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) ...

Female sexual disorders are prevalent in developed countries, affecting approximately 25-60% of women. Sexual function is an important aspect of quality of life, sparingly investigated in women ...

Mother Nature has the answer: With the onset of puberty, the female pelvis expands; with the onset of menopause, it contracts again. In contrast, the male pelvis remains on the same developmental ...