If you find yourself one of the 80% of women who receive a fibroids diagnosis, don’t panic: There’s an arsenal of uterine fibroids treatment options available. Fibroids, also called leiomyomas or ...

University of Iowa doctoral student Katie Colling is making progress in identifying hormones that are effective at combating ...

Kristina Omari was 42 years old when her OB-GYN, a Black woman as well, recommended she get a hysterectomy. Omari had dutifully attended her check-ups every year, but this was the first time the ...

Andrea Lukes, MD, MHSc, FACOG, is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and the founder and CEO of the Carolina Women’s Research and Wellness Center in Durham ...

Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO Uterine cancer is staged using the FIGO and TNM systems based on tumor size, lymph ...

For most people with uterine cancer, treatment is effective, but in some people, uterine cancer can recur either in the uterus or in another part of the body. Share on Pinterest Getty Images/FG Trade ...

Research led by a University of Iowa student is opening new doors to potential uterine cancer treatments that could allow ...

DOCTOR A NEW WAY TO TREAT UTERINE FIBROIDS FIBROIDS ARE BENIGN MUSCLE CELLS AND THEY CAN GROW AS LARGE AS A MELON AND BE QUITE PAINFUL. THE NEW PROCEDURE IS CALLED ASSESSA. IT’S MINIMALLY INVASIVE ...

Molecular discoveries may help improve treatments for labor and pain. When labor starts, the uterus must produce steady, ...

Although the most common symptom of uterine fibroids is heavy menstrual bleeding, irregular patterns of bleeding that cumulatively may be considered heavy bleeding can also occur. Women with uterine ...

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