As many as 80% of women will have uterine fibroids in their lifetime. Too many of them will undergo a hysterectomy, experts ...

Moore, a biomedical engineer at the University of Maryland in College Park, lives with noncancerous tumors in the uterus called uterine fibroids. “That’s what drew me in to wanting to understand these ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you find yourself one of the 80% of women who receive a fibroids diagnosis, don’t panic: There’s an arsenal of uterine fibroids treatment options available. Fibroids, also called leiomyomas or ...

Uterine fibroid pain can range from dull pressure to sharp cramping. Treatment options include medications, surgery, and ...

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 ...

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 ...