May is Women’s Health Month, a time to focus on women’s health issues and raise awareness about common conditions such as ...

Uterine fibroids, or leiomyomas, present diagnostic challenges due to symptom overlap with rare but aggressive leiomyosarcomas. Standard imaging tools such as ultrasound and MRI often fail to ...

Interventional radiology (IR) is transforming uterine fibroid and ovarian disorder treatment, offering innovative, less ...

Pain reduction with linzagolix for uterine fibroids is partly explained by reduced heavy menstrual bleeding and fibroid ...

Uterine leiomyosarcoma may be rare, but awareness can save lives. If you or someone you love is experiencing persistent or ...

Luckily, the tumour turned out to actually be a benign fibroid, and removing the mass didn’t impact my fertility. I should’ve been happy, but after I emerged from the surgery room, I was still ...

On an ultrasound, a subchorionic hematoma looks like a crescent-shaped space between the amniotic membrane and the uterine wall. Many subchorionic hematomas go away on their own. If your doctor ...

Abnormal uterine bleeding may occur during your period or between periods. It may refer to unusually light or heavy menstrual bleeding, which may not be something to worry about. Bleeding between ...

We published and found associations between use of chemical hair relaxers and uterine fibroids. We’ve seen modest associations for breast cancer, so these are reproductive outcomes we’ve been ...

The absolute risk for uterine rupture with an attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery was 0.3%. Clinicians say benefits often outweigh any risks, but shared decision-making is important.

To shrink fibroids or get rid of them completely, medical treatments like uterine artery embolization (UAE) and focused ultrasound surgery are highly effective. Surgery to remove the uterus ...

Many women have uterine fibroids. You might not even know you have them, since they don’t always cause any symptoms. You might not know you have them until you see your doctor. Since your doctor ...