News tagged with fibroid tumors


Vitamin D may reduce risk of uterine fibroids

Women who had sufficient amounts of vitamin D were 32 percent less likely to develop fibroids than women with insufficient vitamin D, according to a study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

Health created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fibroid tumors not risk factor in twin pregnancies

(HealthDay)—There does not appear to be an increased risk for complications in twin pregnancies with fibroid tumors compared with those without fibroid tumors, according to research published in the January ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Progress in ultrasound-guided surgery may improve breast cancer treatment

When surgeons operate to remove a tumor, determining exactly where to cut can be tricky. Ideally, the entire tumor should be removed while leaving a continuous layer of healthy tissue, but current techniques for locating ...

Surgery created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic risk for uterine fibroids discovered

Uterine fibroids are the most common type of pelvic tumors in women and are the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to discover a genetic risk ...

Genetics created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is combining hysterectomy and a tummy tuck safe?

(HealthDay) -- New research suggests that combining two very different surgeries -- a hysterectomy and a tummy tuck -- is relatively safe, with no major complications seen in 65 women who had both procedures ...

Surgery created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin D shrinks fibroid tumors in rats

Treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats predisposed to developing the benign tumors, reported researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

African-American women 3 times more likely to get fibroids

Women who experience heavy periods, cramping, pain during sex, an urge to urinate frequently and even infertility may have a common disorder that affects African-American women three times more often than other women. This ...

Cancer created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0