Uterine fibroids: diagnosis and treatment

MSD De La Cruz, EM Buchanan - American family physician, 2017 - aafp.org
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 …

The medical management of abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-aged women

LD Bradley, NA Gueye - American journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016 - Elsevier
In the treatment of women with abnormal uterine bleeding, once a thorough history, physical
examination, and indicated imaging studies are performed and all significant structural …

Hormonal therapy for gynecological cancers: how far has science progressed toward clinical applications?

S Mitra, MS Lami, A Ghosh, R Das, TE Tallei… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The most common therapies for severe and recurrent gynecological
cancers are hormone therapy and chemotherapy, and responsiveness to therapy is a key …

Current medical treatment of uterine fibroids

GS Sohn, SH Cho, YM Kim, CH Cho… - Obstetrics & …, 2018 - synapse.koreamed.org
Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas or myomas), benign monoclonal tumors, are the most common
benign tumors in women. Heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding, abnormal uterine …

Uterine fibroids: an update on current and emerging medical treatment options

M Farris, C Bastianelli, E Rosato, I Brosens… - … and clinical risk …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Uterine fibroids are the most common gynecological disorder, classically requiring surgery
when symptomatic. Although attempts at finding a nonsurgical cure date back to centuries, it …

[HTML][HTML] Relugolix, a novel oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist, in the treatment of pain symptoms associated with uterine fibroids: a randomized, placebo …

Y Osuga, K Enya, K Kudou, H Hoshiai - Fertility and sterility, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of the oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone
receptor antagonist, relugolix, in patients experiencing uterine fibroid–associated pain …

Endocrinology of uterine fibroids: steroid hormones, stem cells, and genetic contribution

MB Moravek, SE Bulun - Current Opinion in Obstetrics and …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
The recent shift in focus from hormones to fibroid stem cells and genetic aberrations should
lead not only to a deeper understanding of the specific cause of fibroids, but also to the …

Diagnosis and management of uterine fibroids: current trends and future strategies

A Ahmad, M Kumar, NR Bhoi, Badruddeen… - Journal of basic and …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Uterine fibroids (UFs), leiomyomas or myomas, are a type of malignancy that affects the
smooth muscle of the uterus, and it is most commonly detected in women of reproductive …

Updates on uterine artery embolization

MP Kohi, JB Spies - Seminars in Interventional Radiology, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) are the most common benign neoplasm of the female pelvis
and have a lifetime prevalence exceeding 80% among African American women and …

Modern myoma treatment in the last 20 years: a review of the literature

A El-Balat, RL DeWilde, I Schmeil… - BioMed research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Myomas, also known as fibroids, are a specific characteristic of the human species. No other
primates develop fibroids. At a cellular level, myomas are benign hyperplastic lesions of …