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 ...

Uterine cancer and fibroids are both conditions that can affect the uterus. Uterine cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the lining of the uterus, while fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow ...

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths that develop in or around the uterus. They can affect females of any age or ethnicity, but in the United States, they are more common among Black females than ...

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 ...

Symptomatic fibroids are treated traditionally by hysterectomy or myomectomy. However, in recent years uterine artery embolization has come to the fore as a successful alternative to surgical ...

Fibroids are benign tumors that grow in or on the uterus, or womb. They may impact fertility and pregnancy chances. Most women will experience no effects from fibroids during their pregnancy. However, ...

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 ...

A single large fibroid may occupy the entire uterine fundus (Panel A, bivalved) and obliterate the endometrial cavity, but many fibroids of varying size can also grow in a single uterus (Panel B).

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 can cause symptoms ranging from mild to serious, including painful periods. Experts have a couple of ideas about why you may get them. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) Uterine ...

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 benign tumors that may grow in various regions of the uterus. These tumors are relatively common and affect approximately 20% of childbearing women and half of all women by the ...