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Pathogenesis of uterine fibroids: current understanding and future directions.
Fertility and SterilityFibroids are benign uterine tumors characterized by proliferation of uterine smooth muscle cells, embedded in an abundant extracellular matrix. Their prevalence is estimated to be more than 50% in women over the age of 45 years.
M. Dolmans +3 more
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Acupuncture for uterine fibroids
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2010Uterine fibroids (UFs) are benign growths within the uterine muscle and are present in 30% of women during their reproductive years. With the exception of hysterectomy, there are no effective medical and surgical treatments for women with uterine fibroids .
Yan, Zhang +3 more
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An overview of uterine fibroids
Nursing Standard, 2009Large numbers of women need gynaecological interventions for a range of problems associated with uterine fibroids. Women who are affected need clear information that can help them understand their condition and make an informed choice about treatment options.
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Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2006
Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is a minimally invasive therapy for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids and offers an alternative to conventional myomectomy and hysterectomy. This review focuses on recent publications evaluating UFE and concludes that it is a safe treatment option, providing substantial improvement in both health-related ...
Amy M, White, James B, Spies
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Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is a minimally invasive therapy for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids and offers an alternative to conventional myomectomy and hysterectomy. This review focuses on recent publications evaluating UFE and concludes that it is a safe treatment option, providing substantial improvement in both health-related ...
Amy M, White, James B, Spies
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Journal of minimally invasive gynecology, 2021
OBJECTIVE Uterine fibroids are one of the most common gynaecological tumours in premenopausal women. The conventional surgical treatments are myomectomy and hysterectomy, but high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a new noninvasive treatment ...
M. Tsai, Lu-Te Chang, K. Tam
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OBJECTIVE Uterine fibroids are one of the most common gynaecological tumours in premenopausal women. The conventional surgical treatments are myomectomy and hysterectomy, but high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a new noninvasive treatment ...
M. Tsai, Lu-Te Chang, K. Tam
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Infertility and uterine fibroids
Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2016Uterine fibroids are the most common tumors in women and their prevalence is higher in patients with infertility. At present, they are classified according to their anatomical location, as no classification system includes additional parameters such as their size or number.
Leonidas I, Zepiridis +2 more
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Embolization of uterine fibroids
Abdominal Imaging, 2003Since the first description of uterine artery embolization for the treatment of symptomatic fibroids of the uterus in 1994, this minimally invasive procedure has been increasingly performed in many Western countries. The method is characterized by a high technical success rate of about 85%, a highly significant relief of symptoms, and a very low rate ...
T K, Helmberger +2 more
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Uterine Fibroid Vascularization and Clinical Relevance to Uterine Fibroid Embolization
RadioGraphics, 2005Embolization has become a first-line treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroid tumors. Selective catheterization and embolization of both uterine arteries, which are the predominant source of blood flow to fibroid tumors in most cases, is the cornerstone of treatment.
Jean-Pierre, Pelage +7 more
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Current and Emerging Treatment Options for Uterine Fibroids
Drugs, 2023Mohamed Ali +7 more
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Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2008
It is estimated that at least 50% of fibroids are asymptomatic, but this figure is likely to be an underestimate as it is based on women in whom fibroids are found incidentally during another procedure (e.g. cervical screening), and there is little, if any, data from population studies on the true incidence of fibroids.
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It is estimated that at least 50% of fibroids are asymptomatic, but this figure is likely to be an underestimate as it is based on women in whom fibroids are found incidentally during another procedure (e.g. cervical screening), and there is little, if any, data from population studies on the true incidence of fibroids.
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