Fibroids are treated from inside the uterus ... “They will shrink some with an old fashioned injection and now there's actually medicine in pill form that will help decrease their effects.” ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Nearly 60% of women undergo hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) for fibroids rather than having a less invasive treatment first, according to a study published last year ...

Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is emerging as a nonsurgical therapy for fibroid disease in many women. One of the major issues in the continuing development of UAE is pain control after the ...

An ultrasound and MRI give conclusive results on the location and size of the fibroids (Photo: Courtesy) Fibroids are noncancerous, abnormal growths that develop in or on a woman’s uterus during ...

The Regents of the University of California settled $15 million in a medical battery lawsuit after a patient mistakenly was injected with a chemical substance.