Uterine fibroids affect most women, but our understanding is just now catching up as new research is debunking old myths and ...

Treatment varies depending on the patient’s needs and the severity of symptoms. “It can be anything from lifestyle ...

Source Reference: Tjokroprawiro BA, et al "Successful cesarean myomectomies of large uterine fibroids: Two cases and a literature review" Am J Case Rep 2021; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931051.

Fibroids, also called leiomyomas or myomas, are non-cancerous tumors that grow in or around the uterus. Leiomyomas, which can be as small as a seed or larger than a grapefruit, and appear in ...

In most cases, fibroids are noncancerous and don’t put women at greater risk for uterine cancer. According to Johns Hopkins, 99 percent of fibroid cases are classified as noncancerous.

DENVER — Women with type 2 diabetes prescribed any GLP-1 receptor agonist were less likely to develop any new-onset uterine fibroids over 5 years compared with those who used metformin or ...

Disclosures Women's Health. 2014;10 (6):645-653. Abstract and Introduction Abstract In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the contributory role of uterine fibroids to infertility.

More than 25 million American women, ages 15 to 50, have uterine fibroids, which are non-cancerous growths in the uterus that can cause pain and abnormal bleeding. For some women, a hysterectomy ...