Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly ...

Nearly 60% of women undergo hysterectomy for fibroids, rather than a less invasive treatment. Here's why that might be ...

Commonly patients undergoing surgery for fibroids are advised on a risk of underlying malignancy of 17 in 1,000,000, based on the rate of uterine malignancies in the general population.

Tina James, a 27-year-old woman, was initially overcome with fear and anxiety when she learned that she had uterine fibroids, ...

The most common reason for a hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, is to address chronic sources of pain and bleeding that ...

Given the morbidity associated with hysterectomy, less-invasive options for treating symptomatic uterine fibroids are appealing. In this manufacturer-sponsored, prospective, multicenter trial ...

Boston University's Catherine M. Klapperich and Joyce Y. Wong are pioneering research into reproductive health issues, from ...

One of the benign tumors that occurs in the breast, 'fibro adenoma', is the most common breast disease found among women in ...

China has completed a remote single-arm robotic surgery for a patient in the country's Xizang Autonomous Region, marking a major breakthrough in combining medical technology with information ...

It has been recommended for use as a longer-term treatment of six months or more and is not intended for people who need short-term treatment, for example, before planned uterine fibroid surgery ...

Authors Luca Giannella, Leonardo Natalini, and Andrea Ciavattini have reported a rare, misleading fibroid degeneration ...