High cumulative incidence of uterine leiomyoma in black and white women: Ultrasound evidence. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003 Jan; 188:100-7. Click here for Journal Watch subscription information.

The Noncancerous Uterine Diseases Research Program studies healthy uterine function and uterine conditions, including uterine ...

Provera works similarly to progesterone made naturally by the body, but with a more pronounced effect. It makes the uterine lining thinner and controls the timing of monthly cycles. After taking ...

Uterine fibroids are abnormal growths that form from muscular tissue in the uterus. By age 45, it’s estimated that around 70% of people who have a uterus will develop at least one. They are among the ...

It was 1996, and an ultrasound had revealed fibroids growing in the walls of her uterus. But she knew what the procedure had done to her mother: After her ovaries and uterus were removed in her ...

Immunohistochemical staining with Actin (+), Progesterone receptor (+), Desmin (+), Ki67 (+) was consistent with a diagnosis of benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) of the heart. Subsequently, ...

Background: Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of uterine leiomyoma (ULM) with an increasing incidence. This study aimed to identify potential oxidative stress-related biomarkers ...

Main outcome measures Hazard ratios (estimated by Cox proportional hazards models) for total and cause specific premature mortality according to laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis or ultrasound ...

Visualization 1: Uterine fibroids also known as leiomyoma are benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus, they do not metastasize (invade neighbouring healthy tissues) and are non-cancerous. The study ...

Stovall DW, Parrish SB, Van Voorhis BJ, Hahn SJ, Sparks AE, Syrop CH. Uterine leiomyomas reduce the efficacy of assisted reproduction cycles: results of a matched follow-up study. Hum. Reprod.

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Uterine fibroids are a very common gynecological condition that can cause pelvic pain ...