OBJECTIVE To conduct a meta-analysis of the studies assessing the effects of mifepristone on the uterus, uterine leiomyoma, and leiomyoma-related symptoms in premenopausal women. DESIGN Meta-analysis. SETTING Centers for reproductive care. PATIENT(S) Premenopausal women who suffered from leiomyoma. INTERVENTION(S) We identified all of the studies published before December 2012 that comp...

BACKGROUND Using a 3-year nationwide population-based database, this study examines the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes [lower birthweight, preterm gestation and babies small for gestational age (SGA)] in pregnant women with uterine leiomyoma. METHODS This study linked two data sets: Taiwan's birth certificate registry and its National Health Insurance Research Data set. A total of 5627 mo...

BACKGROUND Uterine leiomyoma is one of the most common benign tumors in women. It dramatically decreases the quality of life in the affected women. However, there is a lack of effective treatment paradigms. Micro-RNAs are small noncoding RNA molecules that are extensively expressed in organisms, and they are interrelated with the occurrence and development of the tumor. miR-139-5p was found to ...

Background: Leiomyomas are by far the commonest uterine neoplasms in female reproductive age group. Giant leiomyomas quite scarce and when longstanding tend to undergo various degenerations owing decreased blood supply which on imaging may simulate malignancy compromised imaging.Case Presentation: We present a case of 48-year-old post-menopausal multiparous woman complaining intermittent lower ...

Uterine leiomyoma is one of the most common gynecological tumor, whereas acute torsion of the uterine leiomyoma is very rare. We report a case of subserosal leiomyoma that was first detected by ultrasonography, and further confirmed as torsion of subserosal leiomyoma by laparoscopic surgery.

a rare case of non-puerperal uterine inversion caused by a large fundal leiomyoma in a 39-year nulliparous, infertile woman resulting in intractable hemorrhage was reported after a myomectomy. attempts to reduce the inversion vaginally by transecting the anterior and posterior cervix were unsuccessful and a laparotomy was performed. the inversion was not successfully corrected and hysterectomy ...

INTRODUCTION Parasitic leiomyoma is an extremely rare variant of uterine leiomyoma occurring outside uterus. The aim of this study is to report a case of parasitic leiomyoma with brief literature report. CASE REPORT A 46-yearo-old lady presented with upper abdominal heaviness and swelling of about 6year duration. associated with nausea, shortness of breath and palpitation. There was large wel...