Uterine fibroids more severe in black women

black women, fibroids

A study in the American Journal of obstetrics has shown that there are marked differences in the way uterine fibroids present in black women and white women. In black women: fibroids tended to be discovered at an earlier age they were more likely to have severe disease they had more severe menstrual pain and they [...]

Hysterectomy or uterine artery embolization?

Most women have heard of hysterectomy, being removal of the uterus, for treating uterine fibroids but many may not be familiar with uterine artery embolization (UAE). This is a procedure where arteries leading to the fibroids are blocked so that the fibroids effectively starve and shrink. This procedure can be used on its own to [...]