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 ...

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 fibroids are common benign tumors of the uterine smooth muscles. Wide ranges of incidence are reported in the literature. Fibroids may be solitary or multiple and can vary in size. Many of ...

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 ...

Fibroids are tumors that grow from muscle tissue in the uterus. They are not cancerous. They can be as small as a pea or larger than a grapefruit. They can grow outside the uterine wall, inside the ...

* Fibroid lecture, led by an interventional radiologist, will focus on uterine artery embolization. Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena. 7-9 p.m. Free. Reservations suggested. (626) ...

Heavy periods are one of the hallmark signs of uterine fibroids, but there are other causes, too. Knowing the reason for your heavy menstrual bleeding is your key to managing it. Do you feel that your ...

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 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 ...