TAMPA (BLOOM) – While uterine fibroids may be non-cancerous, their symptoms and side effects can be painful. A hysterectomy was a common treatment, however, the good news is treatment has evolved.
A hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus, typically marks the end of a woman’s reproductive potential. Yet, a few ...
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Doctors say fibroids affect 60% to 80% of women in the United States. In a Fox 32 special report, Dawn Hasbrouck looks at how ...
Although hysterectomy remains the most common procedure for treating fibroids and fibroids are the leading indication for hysterectomy, its long-term sequelae make less invasive alternatives the ...
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Uterine fibroids are a common condition that affects up to 80% of women in their lifetime. Nearly half of those women will experience symptoms that affect their quality of life and ...
Fibroids are non-cancerous growths in the uterus that can cause heavy bleeding, pain, and difficulty getting pregnant. They are the most common type of tumor in women of reproductive age, affecting up ...
The benefit of a medical intervention can be measured in multiple ways, primarily whether it is successful in managing symptoms. Secondary outcomes such as short-term complications, long-term ...
Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly influence lifelong health. Patients often are in the dark about which ...
Uterine fibroid tumors can be painful and troublesome – and sometimes undiagnosed. “Up to 30% of women have them and don't know,” Samy Iskandar, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Bon Secours OB-GYN, ...
CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Fibroids are non-cancerous growths in the uterus that can cause heavy bleeding, pain and difficulty getting pregnant. They are the most common type of tumor in women ...