Leiomyomas of the uterus, or more commonly fibroids, are benign tumors of the smooth muscle of the uterus [1]. A substantial number of women have fibroids, some studies show 70% occurrence in white women and 80% occurrence in black women by the age of 50 [2,3]. Symptomatic fibroids present with heavy and/or painful menses, abdominal discomfort, urinary frequency/retention, and in some cases inf...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the effect of small intramural fibroids on the cumulative pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, live birth and implantation rates after three IVF/ICSI attempts. METHODS The first three treatment cycles of women enrolled for IVF/ICSI over a 12-month period were analysed. Only patients with small (<or=5 cm) intramural fibroids not encroaching upon the endometrial...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for treating symptomatic fibroids with high signal intensity (SI) on magnetic resonance (MR) T2-weighted imaging (T2WI). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 537 cases, consisting of 14 patients with high SI fibroids on T2WI (T2 high group), were retrospectively included and compared with 28 randomly selected patients wi...

PURPOSE To estimate the prevalence of women diagnosed with uterine fibroids and the associated symptom burden in the US. PATIENTS AND METHODS Responses of women aged 18-54 years, who completed an online survey, were analyzed. Data were weighted based on age, education, race, geographic region, income, and propensity score to derive national estimates of the prevalence of women diagnosed with ...

OBJECTIVE To highlight a natural approach to coexisting oligomenorrhea, subfertility, luteal phase insufficiency and multiple fibroids cohesively when in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has failed. CASE PRESENTATION A 43-year-old woman with diminished ovarian reserve and multiple uterine fibroids had previously been advised to discontinue IVF treatment. According to Chinese Medicine diagnosis, herb...

Uterine fibroids are common benign neoplasms, with a higher prevalence in older women and in those of African descent. Many are discovered incidentally on clinical examination or imaging in asymptomatic women. Fibroids can cause abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pressure, bowel dysfunction, urinary frequency and urgency, urinary retention, low back pain, constipation, and dyspareunia. Ultrasono...

Uterine fibroids are a common problem in women. Statistics showing 20-50% of fibroids produce symptoms and consequently patients seek surgical intervention to improve their quality of life. Treatments for fibroids are typically successful in controlling the fibroid disease, yet sexual function following invasive surgical treatments for fibroids can be jeopardized. The Sexual Function Index (FSF...

Fibroids are the most common tumor in women and many medical and surgical options exist for their management. The incidence of uterine sarcoma in women undergoing treatment for fibroids has previously been thought to be extremely rare, however there has been recent controversy as to whether this risk has been underestimated. This article reviews the literature investigating the incidence of lei...

Uterine fibroids are often seen in pregnancy, with a reported prevalence between 0.1% and 15%. The incidence is increasing because more women delay pregnancy. The effect of uterine fibroids on fertility and pregnancy depends on number, size and location. In 2% of all pregnancies with uterine fibroids, conservative therapy fails and myomectomy by laparotomy or laparoscopy had to be performed, ma...

The incidence of uterine leiomyomas in pregnancy is not uncommon, ranging from 1.6-10.7% depending on the size considered and the trimester of assessment [1]. However the diagnosis is never straight forward with 42% of large fibroids (>5cm) and 12.5% of small fibroids (3-5cm) diagnosed by clinical examination [2]. The increased thickness of the myometrium complicates the detection and hence the...