News tagged with uterine fibroids
Robotic surgery: How safe is it?
When Mea Figueroa of St. Cloud was told that a robot would be performing a delicate operation to remove uterine fibroids that were causing her pain and abnormal bleeding, she hesitated slightly.
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Pathology study tracks uterine changes with mifepristone
Research continues to show that the controversial abortion drug mifepristone might have another use, as a therapeutic option besides hysterectomy for women who suffer from severe symptoms associated with uterine fibroids.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Treatments for uterine fibroids tested in new study
A new study being led by Oxford University could ultimately help women balance having children and developing their careers.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Uterine health more important than egg quality
For women seeking pregnancy by assisted reproductive technologies, such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study shows that the health of the uterus is more relevant than egg quality for a newborn to achieve normal birth ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Child/teen sexual and physical abuse linked to fibroids in premenopausal women
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that both physical and sexual abuse history were positively associated with a higher incidence of uterine fibroids later in life. These findings currently ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Fibroids cause women's lower urinary tract problems: uterine fibroid embolization helps
Uterine fibroid embolization—an interventional radiology treatment for the noncancerous yet very common growths that develop in the muscular wall of the uterus—improves a number of women's lower urinary tract problems ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Quality of life significantly increases after uterine fibroid treatment
Women who received one of three treatments for uterine fibroids at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston said their symptoms diminished and their quality of life significantly increased, according to a new study published ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Rock-a-bye baby: Uterine fibroid embolization shows fertility rates comparable to myomectomy
Uterine fibroid embolization, a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure that blocks blood supply to treat painful uterine fibroids, has a comparable fertility rate to myomectomy, the surgical removal of uterine ...
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Interventional radiology: Zapping uterine fibroids with heat from high-energy sound waves
There's a new interventional radiology tool showing promise in the treatment of uterine fibroids: magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), a minimally invasive treatment that uses high-energy ultrasound waves ...
Mar 15, 2010 |
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New non-surgical treatment for uterine fibroids can improve quality of life
A new, effective, non-surgical treatment for uterine fibroids can help women with this condition maintain their fertility, an American scientist told the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Interventional radiology treatment for uterine fibroids: Safe, nonsurgical option (w/ Video)
Uterine fibroid embolization—a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment for women that cuts off blood flow to painful fibroids to kill the tumors—is highlighted as an appropriate treatment for ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Avoiding hysterectomy: Major interventional radiology E-collection info available
For the first time, the Society of Interventional Radiology has assembled a major electronic collection of professional articles about uterine artery embolization, a treatment directed toward a number of conditions involving ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Successful neurosurgery with transcranial MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound
The Magnetic Resonance Center of the University Children's Hospital Zurich has achieved a world first break through in MR-guided, non-invasive neurosurgery. Ten patients have been successfully treated by means ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Researchers find increased dairy intake reduces risk of uterine fibroids in black women
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers at the Slone Epidemiology Center found that black women with high intake of dairy products have a reduced incidence of uterine leiomyomata (fibroids). This report, based ...
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Dec 04, 2009 |
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