Doctors in Singapore successfully removed a so-called giant uterine fibroid weighing about 61 lbs. (28 kilograms) from a 53-year-old woman's abdomen, according to a new report of the case. Medically ...

Erica Chidi, co-founder and CEO of Loom, a women's health education platform, is making her private health journey -- a six-year battle with uterine fibroids -- public, she said, in hopes of making ...

Up to 80% of women develop fibroids by the age of 50. Fibroids are non-cancerous smooth muscle tumors. They are characterized according to position and size within the uterus. They can occur in the ...

In a rare clinical success, surgeons at a Hyderabad hospital have removed 11 large uterine fibroids-weighing a total of 2.7 ...

Fibroids don’t mean cancer, infertility or hysterectomy. A leading gynaecologist breaks down the biggest myths women still ...

Fibroids that distort the uterine cavity are typically managed surgically by resecting the myoma. Intramural fibroids can also be surgically managed (myomectomy, hysterectomy), or alternatively, ...

Share on Pinterest Fibroids were linked to 81% higher heart disease risk in a new study. Image credit: Maskot/ Researchers ...