RALEIGH, N.C. -- July is fibroid awareness month, an initiative created to draw attention to uterine fibroids. Fibroids, noncancerous growths of the uterus, often appearing during childbearing years, ...

Early detection, combined with lifestyle interventions and timely medical management, is crucial for improving health, preserving fertility, and enhancing well-being.

Fibroids have been linked to a high level of estrogen in women. Some lifestyle changes can help to balance the hormones, causing symptomatic relief and possible reduction in the growth of fibroids in ...

If you’re young, healthy, and have no medical history, you’re unlikely to doubt pelvic pain, heavy periods, or bloating. In most cases, it might not even mean anything. But in some cases, it could ...

Although up to 80 percent of women experience uterine fibroids by age 50, my journey to finding proper care felt like a traumatic solo trip with no map, no guide, and no clear destination. Painful ...

“Fibroids are benign growths in, within or on the uterine walls that develop during a woman’s child bearing age,” says Dr Evelyn Muthoka, an obstetrician and gynecologist. She says that there is no ...

Scientists at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the University of South Florida, Tampa, have come one step closer to identifying the cause of uterine fibroids - ...

Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) are two of the most common gynecological conditions affecting women during their reproductive years. Both can lead to fertility challenges and long ...

"We're going to see a huge revolution in the treatment of fibroids going forward," Dr. Greenberg of Brigham and Women's ...