The following is a summary of “Do MRI structured reports with FIGO classifications of leiomyomas contain adequate information ...

Another factor is giving birth to few babies. This, Dr Muthoka says, is linked to an interplay between female hormones oestrogen and progesterone.

Previously, a woman’s treatment options in Kenya were: drugs to ease the pain or to reduce heavy bleeding; open surgery to ...

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have shed new light on how the uterus develops, leading to a ...

Uterine fibroids cause pain for some women. Others don’t even know they have them, but more than 70% of women will experience ...

Conditions or surgeries that cause adhesions or scarring in the pelvic area can also pull the uterus back and cause it to become retroverted. They include: Endometriosis Pelvic inflammatory disease ...

My doctors discovered a large uterine fibroid through ultrasound and MRI, which explained many of my symptoms. After the fibroid was found, I underwent a full-body Prenuvo scan to ensure there ...

Menstrual disorders are fairly common during a woman’s reproductive years, and can cause significant physical and psychological distress. Normal menstruation starts at menarche, around age 12 ...

A NEW cohort study reveals significant racial and ethnic disparities in uterine fibroid diagnoses, with particularly elevated rates among Asian subgroups, an area previously underexplored in clinical ...

Uterine fibroids are a common medical condition that can cause intense pain, heavy periods, and in some cases infertility. But a lack of research means the cause and full impact remains unknown.

She fell pregnant six times but wasn't able to carry a child to full term. Ms Johnson never knew her uterine fibroids were affecting her fertility, only learning about the extent of the condition ...

The following is a summary of “Short-term outcomes of minimally invasive total vs supracervical hysterectomy for uterine fibroids: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program study,” published in ...