This large, matched observational study evaluated the impact of non–cavity-distorting intramural myomas on the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The analysis included 163 women with fibroids ...

Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2008;3(4):515-521. Hart and colleagues studied a similar cohort of women undergoing IVF with intramural fibroids less than 5cm in size, (n=112) compared with control ...

A 36-year-old woman presented with a lump in her abdomen during her first pregnancy. She told clinicians she had noticed the lump before she became pregnant. She had no pain or other symptoms. The ...

However, because she was living in the U.S. and had no health insurance, she had not opted for surgical treatment at that time. She told clinicians that at around that point in time, she developed ...

Up to 80% of women develop fibroids by the age of 50. Fibroids are non-cancerous smooth muscle tumors. They are characterized according to position and size within the uterus. They can occur in the ...

Uterine fibroids affect up to 80 percent of women by age 50, yet their impact on fertility remains widely misunderstood. While many women with fibroids conceive without difficulty, certain types and ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Uterine fibroids are the most common tumor of the female pelvis. Up to 80% of adult women of color have these benign, non-cancerous tumors. While there are women who have fibroids with little or no ...

Q: My periods have gotten heavy recently, and the doctor told me I have fibroids. What are these? Will I get cancer or need surgery to get rid of them? A: Fibroids are common — so common that if I ...

If you have a uterus, chances are you’ll find yourself discussing uterine fibroids with your doctor at some point during your life. “Uterine fibroids, also caused by leiomyomas, are benign ...

Uterine fibroids affect up to 80 percent of people with a uterus (and are two to three times more likely to occur in Black women)—and uterine fibroids symptoms tend to be “loud and obnoxious,” says ...