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Uterine Fibroids
Also called: Fibroids, Uterine leiomyomata
Uterine fibroids are the most common non-cancerous tumors in women of childbearing age. Fibroids are made of muscle cells and other tissues that grow in and around the wall of the uterus, or womb. The cause of fibroids is unknown. Risk factors include being African-American or being overweight.
Many women with uterine fibroids have no symptoms. If you have symptoms, they may include
- Heavy or painful periods or bleeding between periods
- Feeling "full" in the lower abdomen
- Urinating often
- Pain during sex
- Lower back pain
- Reproductive problems, such as infertility, multiple miscarriages or early labor
Most women with fibroids can get pregnant naturally. For those who cannot, infertility treatments may help. Treatment for uterine fibroids includes medicines that can slow or stop their growth, or surgery. If you have no symptoms, you may not even need treatment.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Uterine Fibroids
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Uterine Fibroids
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Overviews
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Fibroids(Food and Drug Administration)
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Uterine Fibroids(National Women's Health Information Center)
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Uterine Fibroids(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Uterine Fibroids Guide(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Fibroids(Food and Drug Administration)
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Latest News
- Tibolone Helpful during Treatment of Fibroids(08/28/2008, Reuters Health)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
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Diagnostic Laparoscopy(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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Ultrasound - Pelvis(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
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Diagnostic Laparoscopy
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Treatment
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Dilation and Curettage(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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- Myomectomy(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Uterine Fibroid Embolization: A New Way to Treat Fibroids(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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- Uterine Fibroid Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment(Society of Interventional Radiology)
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Dilation and Curettage
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Prevention/Screening
- Uterine Fibroids: Risk Factors(National Uterine Fibroids Foundation)
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Tutorials
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Diagnostic Laparoscopy(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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Dilation and Curettage(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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Uterine Fibroids(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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Diagnostic Laparoscopy(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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Videos
- Robotic Myomectomy Procedure(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Description of the Uterus(National Uterine Fibroids Foundation)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Leiomyoma(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Uterine Neoplasms(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Leiomyoma
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Genetics
- Genetics Home Reference: Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer(National Library of Medicine)
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Research
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Uterine Fibroids(National Institutes of Health) - Links to PDF
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Uterine Fibroids
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Uterine artery embolization versus occlusion for uterine leiomyomas: a pilot...
- Article: Are fibroids that become endocavitary after uterine artery embolization necessarily...
- Article: Molecular and cytogenetic characterization of plexiform leiomyomata provide further evidence...
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Directories
- ACOG's Physician Directory(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Find an Interventional Radiologist(Society of Interventional Radiology)
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Organizations
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Uterine Fibroids Foundation
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National Women's Health Information Center(Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Also available in Spanish
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Date last updated: 29 August 2008 Topic last reviewed: 14 August 2008 |