Given the morbidity associated with hysterectomy, less-invasive options for treating symptomatic uterine fibroids are appealing ... magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound ...

Laparoscopy. A thin, lighted tube with a camera on the end (laparoscope) is inserted into the abdomen through a small incision, allowing the surgeon to see inside the abdomen and view fibroids on the ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Fibroid degeneration occurs when a uterine fibroid outgrows its limited blood supply and begins to die. Fibroids are benign uterine growths made of smooth muscle ...

Saline infusion sonography, hysteroscopy and MRI are the preferred imaging methods for the diagnosis and characterization of uterine fibroids. Most medical therapies for fibroids impede conception ...

Discover why African American women are disproportionately affected by uterine fibroids and learn about revolutionary treatment options that are changing lives.

B ENGALURU: Through a five-hour-long laparoscopic surgery, doctors at Aster RV Hospital removed a 4.005 kg fibroid from the uterus of a 42-year-old patient who had not exhibited any noticeable ...