Uterine fibroids occur in an estimated 20 to 80 percent of women. They are most common in women from their 30s to their early 50s. Most women will have small fibroids and no symptoms. If you have ...

Uterine fibroids are tumors that grow in or on your uterus, or womb. Fibroids aren’t cancerous and hardly ever turn into cancer. They're made of smooth muscle cells and other tissue that grows in or ...

Fibroids and uterine cancer can both cause growths to form in the uterus. Certain symptoms can also overlap. A doctor can determine whether you have fibroids or uterine cancer. Fibroids are benign ...

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in women, affecting up to 70% of white women and over 80% of Black women by menopause. Symptoms can include heavy bleeding, pelvic pain, and ...

Black women are more likely to undergo a hysterectomy for fibroids than white women. Doctors explain that women must be given all treatment options. My mom was 13 when she first learned about fibroids ...

Uterine fibroids, also known as leiomyomas, are the most common benign (noncancerous) tumors made of smooth muscle and connective tissue that develop in the myometrium layer of the uterus. They are ...

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors originating from uterine smooth muscles. The location can be submucosal, intramural, or subserosal. They can be solitary or multiple, associated with symptoms, or ...

Nearly all women—really!—have fibroids. The numbers are startling: As many as 70% of white women and 80% of black women are thought to have these non-cancerous uterine tumors by age 50. It's tough to ...

Uterine fibroids (also called myomas or leiomyomas) are benign (noncancerous) tumors in muscle tissue that can change the shape or size of your uterus and sometimes your cervix. Fibroids occur when a ...

A nonsurgical approach for treating uterine fibroids is being used at Cayuga Medical Center with a high success rate for relieving the pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, and pelvic pressure that the ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...