It was the patient's dream to become a mother one day, but the existence of a massive fibroid in her uterus was threatening this dream and affecting her health. A timely treatment, however, solved her ...

Up to 80% of women develop fibroids by the age of 50. Fibroids are non-cancerous smooth muscle tumors. They are characterized ...

Discover 5 ways fibroids affect fertility, from implantation interference to pregnancy complications, and learn which types ...

A common misconception is that fibroids always require surgical removal. While some women do need medical treatment—especially if fibroids cause severe pain, bleeding or fertility issues—many ...

There are different types of myomectomysurgery to remove uterine fibroids but which is better In this article we will talk about all aspects of robotic myomectomy ...

Medically reviewed by Monique Rainford, MD Submucosal uterine fibroids are non-cancerous (benign) tumors that grow in the ...

Treatment options include: Watchful waiting. For fibroids that aren't causing symptoms or problems. Medications. To relieve symptoms, including menstrual cramps and bleeding. Myomectomy. Surgical ...

Fibroid-specific procedures—There are a number of procedures that can be used to remove or shrink the size of uterine fibroids: Myomectomy—Myomectomy is the surgical removal of the fibroid ...

the development of electromechanical morcellation significantly improved the ease and efficiency of specimen removal. In turn this has increased the size of fibroids that can be treated using ...

Advanced endometriosis surgery, uterine-sparing fibroid removal and microsurgical reversal of tubal ligation are among the procedures performed by our team of surgeons at UAB. Using minimally invasive ...

Uterine fibroids are tumors made of muscle that can grow on your uterus. They rarely turn into cancer. Many women have uterine fibroids. You might not even know you have them, since they don’t ...