Uterine Fibroid

Uterine fibroids increase risks for adverse pregnancy and obstetric outcomes with size, not number, tied to breech presentation, postpartum hemorrhage and placenta previa risks, according to a meta-analysis.

Black women whose mothers had uterine fibroids are at increased risk for the disease, especially if their mothers were diagnosed at younger ages, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Use of oxytocin or tranexamic acid with ethamsylate was not associated with significant reductions in intraoperative blood loss vs. placebo among women undergoing abdominal myomectomy, according to findings published in BMC Women’s Health.

Uterine fibroids are common hormone-dependent tumors that can develop after puberty, with likelihood increasing with age and regressing after menopause when estrogen and progesterone are no longer produced.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Nesa Medtech’s Fibroid Mapping Reviewer Application to aid physicians in diagnosing symptomatic uterine fibroids and planning of interventional procedures, according to a company press release.

BALTIMORE — Elagolix plus add-back of estradiol and norethindrone improved bleeding and non-bleeding symptoms linked to uterine fibroids among premenopausal women, according to researchers at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

Exposure to environmental phthalates was causally associated with uterine fibroid growth, according to data published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

A presenter at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress reported that eating smaller portion sizes of starchy foods and increasing intake of non-starchy vegetables and whole foods can improve health outcomes in patients with diabetes.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In this video exclusive, Ayman Al-Hendy, MD, discusses why uterine fibroids are more common among Black women compared with white women and new science behind diagnosis and even prevention.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Interactions between endocrine-disrupting chemicals and race may affect the elevated incidence of uterine fibroids among Black women, according to results presented here.