Uterine fibroids, or myomas, are common benign (noncancerous) tumors that affect around 75 percent of women at some point during their lives. Our specialists typically treat fibroids with non-surgical ...

Fibroids, noncancerous growths that develop in or on the uterus, are fueled by the hormones estrogen and progesterone. These hormones play a significant role in their development, growth and ...

Uterine fibroids are tumors that grow in or on your uterus, or womb. Fibroids aren’t cancerous and hardly ever turn into cancer. They're made of smooth muscle cells and other tissue that grows in or ...

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) celebrated Women’s Health Week May 15-19, which serves as a yearly reminder to remain aware of the threats to the health of servicewomen and ...

An intramural fibroid is a noncancerous tumor that grows between the muscles of the uterus. Treatment options can depend on your symptoms and the size of your fibroids. There are several types of ...

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 ...

Uterine fibroids affect countless women worldwide, often developing silently until they cause significant discomfort or health complications. These non-cancerous growths in the uterus can range from ...

Up to half of women have fibroid tumors and many don't realize it. While these growths in the uterus are common, they can sometimes be problematic such as interfering with quality of life or impacting ...

Kelly McCreary, 38, has opened up about her painful battle with fibroids, two years after having surgery to have them removed. The actress – who plays Dr. Maggie Pierce on ABC’s hit show Grey’s ...

Fibroids have plagued our community for far too long. According to a recent study, 40% to 80% of women are most likely to develop fibroids by the time they reach 50 years old, with Black women three ...

A 36-year-old woman presented with a lump in her abdomen during her first pregnancy. She told clinicians she had noticed the lump before she became pregnant. She had no pain or other symptoms. The ...

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 ...