A minimally-invasive procedure has been shown to successfully treat uterine fibroids while requiring little downtime for the patient and preserving the woman's uterus. "This is another treatment ...

UTERINE FIBROIDS ARE COMMON, NON-CANCEROUS GROWTHS THAT DEVELOP IN OR AROUND THE UTERUS. THEY OFTEN DON’T CAUSE ANY SYMPTOMS, BUT WHEN THEY DO, THEY CAN BE DEBILITATING. IN THOSE CASES, WOMEN OFTEN ...

NOTES, a scar-free surgical option for fibroids, offers quicker recovery and fewer complications for women at UMMC.

July is Fibroid Awareness Month, a condition that impacts hundreds of thousands of women. While the cause isn't well understood, the non-cancerous growths can cause pain, pregnancy loss, and ...

CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) — Ascension St. Vincent Carmel is the first hospital in the state to offer fibroid removal without cutting the skin. The procedure uses a radio frequency to reduce the growth of ...

If an effective treatment is available for one common disease in men, and that same treatment is available for a different common disease in women, a logical expectation would be that the treatments ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Doctors at Holland Hospital say a new procedure is giving women with fibroids relief without traditional surgery. July is Fibroid Awareness Month. Millions of women suffer ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is warning women that a surgical procedure used to eliminate growths in the uterus could inadvertently spread cancer to other parts of the body. The ...

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More than 25 million American women, ages 15 to 50, have uterine fibroids, which are non-cancerous growths in the uterus that can cause pain and abnormal bleeding. For some women, a hysterectomy - ...