A 40-year-old Human Resources Manager, Bisi, with uterine fibroids, delayed her treatment for over  four years for fear of ...

Uterine fibroids are a common condition that affects up to 80% of women in their lifetime. Nearly half of those women will ...

Although hysterectomy remains the most common procedure for treating fibroids and fibroids are the leading indication for ...

Table 1 Class of Agent Reduction in Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Reduction in Uterine Size Pain Reduction FDA-Approved for Fibroid Treatment Data Primarily from Studies of Idiopathic Heavy Menstrual ...

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

[26] Additionally, women with uterine fibroids may suffer more often from dyspareunia and non-cyclic pelvic pain. [27] Although bleeding and pelvic pain symptoms are frequently reported in ...

Nearly half of those women will experience symptoms that affect their quality of life and fertility, including severe pain and anemia. Uterine fibroids are the major reason for the removal of the ...

pain, and abdominal bloating, and which if left untreated can cause infertility. Around two-thirds of women will develop at least one uterine fibroid in their lifetime, while one-third will be ...

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

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 ...