A noninvasive, outpatient treatment for noncancerous uterine tumors provides sustained relief from symptoms, according to a new collaborative study. The study of this innovative treatment approach -- ...

Given the morbidity associated with hysterectomy, less-invasive options for treating symptomatic uterine fibroids are appealing. In this manufacturer-sponsored, prospective, multicenter trial, ...

Suzanne Leblang, M.D., radiologist said, "This is the patient's stomach and here is the fibroid where the uterus is sitting right above the bladder." The plan of attack: Exablate 2000, a newly ...

Their goal, according to Segars, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Division of Women's Health Research at Johns Hopkins, was to help guide clinicians and patients in making ...

(HealthDay)—High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) causes substantially less morbidity than surgery for treatment of uterine fibroids, with similar long-term quality of life (QoL), according to a ...

A diagnosis of fibroids often creates anxiety among women planning a pregnancy, with many assuming surgery is unavoidable ...

Nearly all women—really!—have fibroids. The numbers are startling: As many as 70% of white women and 80% of black women are thought to have these non-cancerous uterine tumors by age 50. It's tough to ...

Fibroids have plagued our community for far too long. According to a recent study, 40% to 80% of women are most likely to develop fibroids by the time they reach 50 years old, with Black women three ...