If you find yourself one of the 80% of women who receive a fibroids diagnosis, don’t panic: There’s an arsenal of uterine fibroids treatment options available. Fibroids, also called leiomyomas or ...

Kristina Omari was 42 years old when her OB-GYN, a Black woman as well, recommended she get a hysterectomy. Omari had dutifully attended her check-ups every year, but this was the first time the ...

Andrea Lukes, MD, MHSc, FACOG, is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and the founder and CEO of the Carolina Women’s Research and Wellness Center in Durham ...

Uterine fibroids are a common benign gynecological condition affecting many women of reproductive age. However, not all cases ...

DOCTOR A NEW WAY TO TREAT UTERINE FIBROIDS FIBROIDS ARE BENIGN MUSCLE CELLS AND THEY CAN GROW AS LARGE AS A MELON AND BE QUITE PAINFUL. THE NEW PROCEDURE IS CALLED ASSESSA. IT’S MINIMALLY INVASIVE ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Uterine fibroid pain can range from dull pressure to sharp cramping.Severe, stabbing pain could signal a degenerating fibroid.Treatment options include ...

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key Takeaways: Progesterone is a natural reproductive hormone that ...

Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is a rare, malignant tumor that forms in the uterine lining. Doctors most commonly diagnose it in people in the perimenopause stage. ESS is a subtype of a rare form ...

Although the most common symptom of uterine fibroids is heavy menstrual bleeding, irregular patterns of bleeding that cumulatively may be considered heavy bleeding can also occur. Women with uterine ...