There’s no doubt that women’s healthcare has been seriously understudied and underfunded for far too long. Many of us have heard terms like uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts, but few of us — unless ...

Growths in the female reproductive system are relatively common. Most present with similar symptoms including pain and irregular periods. But while they may have similar symptoms, the different types ...

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that grow in your uterus and can cause painful periods, abnormal bowel movements, and ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. -- A noninvasive ultrasound procedure effectively shrinks uterine fibroids and significantly relieves fibroid-related symptoms in women, according to the results of a multicenter ...

Ultrasound-guided endometrial polypectomy could be a lower-cost, easily accessible alternative to hysteroscopy for women with abnormal uterine bleeding and polyps, researchers reported at the 2022 ...

If an effective treatment is available for one common disease in men, and that same treatment is available for a different common disease in women, a logical expectation would be that the treatments ...

Uterine fibroids, also called leiomyomas or myomas, are non-cancerous tumors made of muscle tissue that can grow within or on the uterus. These fibroids vary in size, shape, and location, sometimes ...

Roughly 20-50% of women have these growths in the uterus. Only a third are big enough for a doctor to discover them during a physical exam. Most are non-cancerous, posing no higher cancer risk. These ...

A reader asks about the cause of uterine fibroids and their consequences. By Jen Gunter What causes uterine fibroids, and why do they (sometimes) cause unusually heavy bleeding? — Kristin Estabrook ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...

These benign tumors can affect women in their procreative prime, but they are more treatable than ever. By Hilda Hutcherson This story was originally published on June 20, 2019 in NYT Parenting. I was ...