Hysterectomy, a surgical procedure to remove the uterus, is a topic that can stir many emotions and concerns. For women ...

Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous growths that develop in or on the uterus. Also known as leiomyomas, they vary in size and ...

The majority of women with uterine fibroids are asymptomatic, consequently get less clinical attention and fibroid tumors often remain undiagnosed. [23,24] Symptomatic women typically complain ...

The risk for uterine fibroids in midlife women seemed to decrease in those receiving diabetes treatment but varied based on ...

Here’s what you can do to help prevent and treat this condition. Uterine fibroids are one of the most common benign tumors in women of reproductive age. They also disproportionately affect women of ...

Metformin use, compared with no use, was associated with a lower risk for uterine fibroids among women with diabetes.

Uterine fibroids are tumors made of muscle that can grow on your uterus. They rarely turn into cancer. Many women have uterine fibroids. You might not even know you have them, since they don’t ...

Goldman says. "Also, if cycles are persistently heavy, an evaluation should be done to ensure that there aren't other causes of heavy bleeding like uterine fibroids or rare abnormalities of the ...

In 2020, after undergoing a myomectomy, which is a procedure to remove uterine fibroids, her symptoms returned in 2021. “I had a fainting spell and was tired of trying hormones so I opted for a ...

Ascension St. Vincent in Carmel is the first in the state to offer fibroid removal without cutting the skin. This new ...

Uterine fibroids are benign (not cancerous) growths in the uterus. Also known as leiomyomas, fibroids affect most women at some point in their lives. They generally cause no symptoms or health ...

When she finally saw a doctor, in her mid-twenties, she was diagnosed with uterine fibroids, benign tumors that develop in the uterine cavity that are usually small, but can grow to the size of a ...