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 [...]
Uterine fibroids more severe in black women
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 [...]
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