It was a complicated case of the removal of a large fibroid from a woman's uterus -- without compromising on her fertility, reproductive health, and her dream of giving birth one day -- that ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Nearly 60% of women undergo hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) for fibroids rather than having a less invasive treatment first, according to a study published last year ...

The procedures won't kickstart menopause on their own, and they won't adversely impact sex, doctors say. They also won't cure ...

A myomectomy is the surgical removal of the fibroids. It preserves the uterus but can cause excessive bleeding, weaken the uterine wall, compromise future pregnancies, increase scar tissue that ...

Many women who suffer from uterine fibroids are asymptomatic, but others experience intense pelvic pain and heavy periods — ...

“Given the size of the fibroid and uterus occupying the abdomen ... this operation required over two hours to remove approximately 150 fibroids, with the largest measuring 12 cm, Dr Eshwar ...

Fibroid-specific procedures—There are a number of procedures that can be used to remove or shrink the size of uterine fibroids: Myomectomy—Myomectomy is the surgical removal of the fibroid ...

treatments range from hormonal therapies to minimally invasive procedures like uterine artery embolization, focused ultrasound surgery, and myomectomy, the surgical removal of fibroids while ...

Uterine fibroids are very common ... objective way to describe myomas and a framework for determining how best to remove them. Multiple imaging modalities are available for the evaluation of ...

“Fibroids are non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the uterus (womb),” says Dr Deepali Misra-Sharp, an NHS GP and women’s health clinical lead. “Also known as ‘uterine leiomyo ...