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Physiol RevUterine fibroids (leiomyomas), the most common tumors in women and those assigned female at birth, originate from myometrial smooth muscle cells and cause heavy menstrual bleeding, anemia, pelvic discomfort, pregnancy loss, and obstruction of labor in ...
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Uterine Fibroids and Infertility [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2021 Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.
Nicolai Maass, , Alkatout Ibrahim
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Uterine Fibroids and Diet [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Uterine myomas or fibroids are the most common benign female tumors of the reproductive organs, associated with significant morbidity and quality of life impairment.
Antonio Malvasi +2 more
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Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Uterine Fibroids: Pathophysiology and Clinical Implications
Antioxidants, 2023 In the last few decades, our understanding of the complex pathobiology of uterine fibroid development has grown. While previously believed to be a purely neoplastic entity, we now understand that uterine fibroids possess different and equally important ...
Sadia Afrin +2 more
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Epidemiology and management of uterine fibroids
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2020 Uterine leiomyomas are one of the most common and yet understudied diseases in women. These tumors, commonly known as fibroids, affect women mainly during their reproductive years and are diagnosed in up to 70% of white women and more than 80% of women ...
, Erica Marsh
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Fertility and Sterility, 2023 Importance: Uterine fibroids and endometriosis are two of the leading causes of morbidity amongst reproductive aged women. There are significant racial disparities in disease prevalence, incidence, age of onset, and treatment profile in fibroids.
J. Katon, T. Plowden, E. Marsh
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Comprehensive Review of Uterine Fibroids: Developmental Origin, Pathogenesis, and Treatment
Endocrine reviews, 2021 Uterine fibroids are benign monoclonal neoplasms of the myometrium, representing the most common tumors in women worldwide. To date, no long-term or noninvasive treatment option exists for hormone-dependent uterine fibroids, due to the limited knowledge ...
Qiwei Yang +6 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Uterine fibroids are the most common benign neoplasm of the uterus and a major source of morbidity for women. We report an overview of trends in uterine fibroids of incidence rate, prevalence rate, years lived with disability (YLDs) rate in ...
Zheng Lou +8 more
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Global epidemiological characteristics of uterine fibroids
Archives of medical science : AMS, 2023 Introduction The aim of the study was to examine the burden of uterine fibroids at global, regional and national levels in terms of age and the Socio-demographic Index (SDI). Material and methods Data were extracted from the GBD 2019 dataset.
Bo Li +3 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023 Novel treatment options for uterine fibroids, such as uterine artery embolization (UAE), ultrasound-guided and magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU and MRgHIFU), and transcervical radiofrequency ablation (TFA) methods, are
Ayazhan Akhatova +7 more
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