Uterine fibroids are more common than you might realize. According to the Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, they affect up to 80 percent of people with a uterus, with those of African descent being ...

Up to 80% of women develop fibroids by the age of 50. Fibroids are non-cancerous smooth muscle tumors. They are characterized according to position and size within the uterus. They can occur in the ...

Uterine fibroids are a very common gynecological condition that can cause pelvic pain and heavy menstrual periods. Fibroids are non-cancerous tumors that grow in the walls of the uterus (womb).

That ultrasound revealing fibroids might have left you wondering why you drew the short straw while your friends remain fibroid-free. These muscular growths in the uterus affect an astonishing number ...

Chronic pelvic pain in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women can be due to a variety of gynecologic disorders, including benign or malignant tumors, interstitial cystitis, pelvic adhesions, or ...

From unbearable pain to feeling no symptoms at all, women with uterine fibroids can have vastly different experiences. While these growths affect a large percentage of women, health advocates say they ...

Finally, women's health issues are becoming more visible. We're seeing dialogue opening up around topics from PMDD to endometriosis, all-important research funding being granted, vital studies being ...

Surgical treatment options currently include hysteroscopic myomectomy, abdominal myomectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy, and endometrial ablation. Many women with fibroids can be treated with these ...

When surgery is required for the treatment of complex benign gynecologic conditions, women today have more options than ever before, with a growing emphasis on minimally invasive procedures – for good ...

Uterine fibroids remain one of the most widespread yet under-discussed women’s health issues in America today. These benign growths develop in the uterine wall during reproductive years and affect up ...

Historically treated as simply “bad periods,” uterine fibroids impact 80 percent of Black women, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but what happens after treatment of fibroids is ...

In March 2014, multiple award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o won an Oscar for her role in 12 Years a Slave, becoming the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win the prestigious award. Now, in a post ...