The majority of women with uterine fibroids are asymptomatic, consequently get less clinical attention and fibroid tumors often remain undiagnosed. [23,24] Symptomatic women typically complain ...

Uterine fibroids are benign (not cancerous) growths in the uterus. Also known as leiomyomas, fibroids affect most women at some point in their lives. They generally cause no symptoms or health ...

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In this week's Moves in Medicine, we explore the options. Nearly every woman knows someone who's experienced fibroids. "By the time that we are in our late 40s, about 60% of women have fibroids ...