Fibroid Embolization Less Effective In Women Under 40
Young women who have a minimally invasive treatment for uterine fibroids called embolization are more likely to have a recurrence than older women are, according…
Fibroids
Can Fibroid Surgery Be Avoided?
One of my favorite professors in medical school was fond of saying “There is nothing so constant in medicine as variation.” From my perspective, more…
New Study Links Relaxers To Fibroids
(BlackDoctor.org) — A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology has linked hair relaxers to uterine fibroids, as well as early puberty in young…
Can Fruit Really Prevent Fibroids?
According to a new study, women who ate two or more servings of fresh fruit per day were less likely to develop uterine fibroids…
Facts About Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are tumors or lumps made of muscle cells and other tissue that grow within the wall of the uterus. Fibroids may grow as…
Black Women And Fibroids
Fibroids are the most common growths in a woman’s reproductive system. Many women with fibroids have no symptoms at all, while others have symptoms…
Uterine Fibroid Embolization
A study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting shows of 105 patients in the Atlanta metro area, only 18 percent…
Fix Fibroids Without Surgery
High-intensity ultrasound may mean an end to hysterectomies for many women: The 3-hour treatment uses a laser to heat and destroy fibroid tissue, easing pain…
The Most Common Form Of Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are the most common, non-cancerous tumors in women of childbearing age. The fibroids are made of muscle cells and other tissues that grow…
Understanding The Pain Of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a fairly common condition characterized by long-term, body-wide pain and tender points in joints, muscles, tendons and other soft tissues. Fibromyalgia has also…
Fibroids Vs. Black Women: 4 Strategies To Win
For black women, uterine fibroids pose a particular menace. They occur more often than in their white counterparts, develop sooner and grow larger. Estimates show…
