Uterine fibroids and leiomyomas are benign smooth muscle tumours affecting a substantial proportion of women of reproductive age worldwide. Clinical manifestations vary from asymptomatic cases to ...

Among women with uterine leiomyomas (fibroids), those who undergo uterine artery embolization have a higher risk for additional procedures including hysterectomy, but a lower risk for complications ...

To the Editor: In their article on genetic alterations in uterine leiomyomas, Mehine et al. (July 4 issue) 1 confirm earlier data reported by our group. 2 Of the 80 fibroids in our study, 47 had ...