Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uterine fibroids are surprisingly common — up to 75% of us will have at least one of the benign growths by our 50th birthday. And ...

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 ...

A 43-year-old Australian woman presented to the emergency department with concerns related to dyspnea, urinary frequency, and heavy menstrual bleeding. Her BMI was 36. She noted that she had been ...

A 36-year-old woman presented with a lump in her abdomen during her first pregnancy. She told clinicians she had noticed the lump before she became pregnant. She had no pain or other symptoms. The ...

Most people with a uterus will develop at least one uterine fibroid during their reproductive lifespan. In the US, it's estimated that 26 million people with uteruses between the ages of 15 and 50 ...

Uterine fibroids in pregnancy are mostly asymptomatic, but as many as 20% will develop complications such as degeneration, ...

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 ...

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 ...