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An unusual presentation of degenerating fibroid

, 2016
Degeneration in a fibroid is seen when the blood supply falls inadequate to support the center of fibroid. Usually degeneration in a fibroid requires a symptomatic medical management.
Bhave, Neha V., Chaudhari, Hemangi, Shah, P. K.   +2 more
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MicroRNA 21a-5p overexpression impacts mediators of extracellular matrix formation in uterine leiomyoma

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2018
Background MicroRNAs (MiR) may promote fibroid development via altered expression of genes involved in cell proliferation and ECM formation, and evidence supports aberrant expression of MicroRNA (MiR) 21a-5p in fibroids.
Eden R. Cardozo, Rosemary Foster, Anatte E. Karmon, Amy E. Lee, Leah W. Gatune, Bo R. Rueda, Aaron K. Styer   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improvement in parameters of quality of life and uterine volume reduction after uterine fibroid embolization

Einstein (São Paulo), 2020
Objective To evaluate improvement in quality of life, reduction of uterine volume, and the correlation between these two variables after uterine fibroid embolization.
Nathalia Almeida Cardoso da Silva, Denis Szejnfeld, Rafael Kogan Klajner, Marcos Vinicius Maia da Mata, Ricardo Aun, Sergio Quilici Belczak   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Fibroids [PDF]

Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016
Fibroids represent a major public health care problem as the most prevalent pelvic tumors in women of reproductive age and as the leading cause of gynecologic surgeries in the United States. The recent advances in the genomic technologies including genome-wide association studies and high-throughput sequencing provide insight into their pathogenesis ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Concordance of Preoperative Transvaginal Ultrasound and Intraoperative Findings in Fibroid Ablation Using Transcervical Ultrasound

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate concordance between the number of uterine fibroids deemed clinically significant on preoperative transvaginal sonography (TVS) and the number of fibroids treated intraoperatively during transcervical radiofrequency ablation (RFA) under intrauterine ultrasound guidance.
Philip G. Hepp, Markus Fleisch, Ines Beyer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intraobserver variability in fibroid size measurements: estimated effects on assessing fibroid growth.

, 2018
To evaluate intraobserver variability of fibroid sonographic measurements and apply this factor to fibroid growth assessment.Study participants were African American women aged 23 to 34 years who had never had a diagnosis of uterine fibroids.
Baird, Donna, Moshesh, Malana, Peddada, Shyamal D, Cooper, Tracy   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Cervical Lymphangiolipoleiomyoma: An Unusual Offender at a Usual Destination – Case Report and Literature Review

Journal of Mid-Life Health
Cervical fibroids are relatively rare compared to fibroids that develop in other parts of the uterus, accounting for nearly 1%–2% of all fibroids. They typically originate from the supravaginal or vaginal portions of the cervix.
Md Ali Osama, Kavita Gaur, Kiran Agarwal, Ankita Pandey, Reena Yadav   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Vitamin D3 supplementation on symptomatic uterine leiomyoma in women with Hypovitaminosis D

Journal of Mid-Life Health, 2021
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Vitamin D3 on symptoms, uterine and leiomyoma volume in women with symptomatic leiomyoma and hypovitaminosis D.
Amita Suneja, Fahmina Faridi, Shuchi Bhatt, Kiran Guleria, Mohit Mehndiratta, Richa Sharma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Taking Off the Rose‐Colored Glasses”: How Justice‐Centered Science Curricula Engages Prehealth Undergraduates' in Critical Consciousness

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Health disparities rooted in systemic oppression and perpetuated by implicit bias among medical professionals remain pervasive across North America. These inequities are often sustained by providers' limited awareness of social realities that shape the lives of people from marginalized communities.
Sabah K. Elias, Francisca Dogbe, Ashley R. Acosta‐Parra, Arsema Alemayehu, Faizah Asif, Yajing Feng, Jacob Francisco Gomez, Isabella Morimoto, Ofelia Preciado, Dathan Tran, Ross Wohlgemuth, Lucas R. Smith, Eric J. Crossen, Brie Tripp   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pregnancy-related fibroid reduction

, 2010
We tested the hypothesis that the protective effect of parity on fibroids is due to direct pregnancy-related effects by following women from early pregnancy to postpartum period with ultrasound.
Hartmann, K.E., Savitz, D.A., Olshan, A.F., Herring, A.H., Laughlin, S.K., Baird, D.D., Fielding, J.R.   +6 more
core   +1 more source