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 problems and seldom require treatment. When ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Uterine fibroid pain treatments like medications or surgery can offer relief. Uterine ...

Treatment varies with fibroid location and size. The various methods of treatment include open myomectomy, laparoscopic or robot-assisted myomectomy, medical treatment, uterine artery embolization ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MDFibroid degeneration occurs when a uterine fibroid outgrows its limited blood supply and begins to die. Fibroids are benign uterine growths made of smooth muscle ...