The uterus plays a crucial role in a woman's health, influencing various bodily functions such as menstruation and hormone ...

Uterine fibroids are more common than you might realize. According to the Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, they affect up to 80 percent of people with a uterus, with those of African descent being ...

Uterine fibroids, though usually non-cancerous, have a profound impact on a your body. They can cause pelvic pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, and weight gain in the abdomen. For many people, noticing ...

Moore, a biomedical engineer at the University of Maryland in College Park, lives with noncancerous tumors in the uterus called uterine fibroids. “That’s what drew me in to wanting to understand these ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- July is National Fibroid Awareness Month, which draws attention to a common condition affecting many women of reproductive age. Experts say up to 80% of women will experience uterine ...

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 ...

PUTS YOU AT RISK FOR UTERINE FIBROIDS? WELL, FIRST, LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT FIBROIDS ARE. THEY’RE AN ESTROGEN DEPENDENT TUMOR. AND THEY’RE NON-CANCEROUS, BUT CAN CAUSE SEVERE PAIN. DR. LATASHA MURPHY OF ...

A reader asks about the cause of uterine fibroids and their consequences. By Jen Gunter What causes uterine fibroids, and why do they (sometimes) cause unusually heavy bleeding? — Kristin Estabrook ...

Most people with a uterus will develop at least one uterine fibroid during their reproductive lifespan. In the US, it's estimated that 26 million people with uteruses between the ages of 15 and 50 ...