The non-invasive procedure uses ultrasound to heat and destroy targeted tumour cells while sparing healthy tissue. Estella said it was "almost painless, simple and I came home the next day". She said ...

NEW YORK - Women with fibroids may now have another non-surgical option for dealing with the troublesome condition: ultrasound. Hysterectomy has been the standard treatment for these tumors in the ...

Their goal, according to Segars, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Division of Women's Health Research at Johns Hopkins, was to help guide clinicians and patients in making ...

That ultrasound revealing fibroids might have left you wondering why you drew the short straw while your friends remain fibroid-free. These muscular growths in the uterus affect an astonishing number ...

Uterine fibroids are a common benign gynecological condition affecting many women of reproductive age. However, not all cases ...

Vanek’s tumour, also called an inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP), is a rare, non-cancerous growth from the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. We report the case of a woman in her mid-50s who came ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, a board-certified OB/GYN, explains to PEOPLE what fibroids are and how likely it is for the condition to go undetected Sheila Baylis is the former editor for PEOPLE's health ...

July marks Fibroid Awareness Month. Fibroids likely affect you or someone you know because 80% of all women have this condition — marked by non-cancerous growths of the uterus. I am one of those women ...