Uterine fibroids are a common condition that affects up to 80% of women in their lifetime. Nearly half of those women will experience symptoms that affect their quality of life and fertility, ...

"Earlier diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids can help reduce this health disparity ... and screening usually occurs after the fibroids are large or the patients are symptomatic. Many women ...

Table 1 Class of Agent Reduction in Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Reduction in Uterine Size Pain Reduction FDA-Approved for Fibroid Treatment Data ... or in those with very large fibroids in whom ...

Noncancerous uterine growths ... impact Black women, fibroids can lead to a variety of symptoms. From heavy menstrual ...

Treatment varies with fibroid location and size. The various methods of treatment include open myomectomy, laparoscopic or robot-assisted myomectomy, medical treatment, uterine artery embolization ...

Uterine fibroids are a common condition that affects up to 80% of women in their lifetime. Nearly half of those women will experience symptoms that affect their quality of life and fertility, ...

The following is a summary of “Currently Available Treatment Modalities for Uterine Fibroids,” published in the May 2024 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology by Micić et al. Uterine fibroids are common ...

Every year, approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States, with a significant portion done to treat ...

The presence of fibroids made it difficult for her ovaries to be seen and accessed for egg retrieval, resulting in fewer eggs ...

Fibroids are non-cancerous growths in uterus Fibroids, also known as uterine fibroids or leiomyomas ... especially if the growth is large or pressing on nearby tissue. Treatment options for ...

Thanksgiving marks the 30th anniversary of Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE), a life-changing, non-surgical treatment. Interview America's first UFE patient and the physician who pioneered this ...