Discussion: Our understanding of fibroid growth and progress has improved, which makes it more and more obvious that fibroids do not present as independent entities different from the working of the remaining human body. The current unmet needs in this population include methods to enhance diagnosis and associated diseases, enhance...
Use of Straighteners and Other Hair Products and Incident Uterine Cancer
Source : https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djac165
Uterine cancer is one of the most common gynecologic cancers. Overall, incidence and mortality rates have increased in the United States in the past 2 decades, with more than 65 950...
Conclusion: These findings are the first epidemiologic evidence of association between use of straightening products and uterine cancer. More research is warranted to replicate our findings in other settings and to identify specific chemicals driving this observed association.
Spontaneous Expulsion of a Huge Cervical Fibroid After Uterine Artery Embolization Done as a Lifesaving Procedure for Acute Severe Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Uterine fibroids are a prevalent disease that most commonly affects women of reproductive age group and causes symptoms such as abnormal uterine bleeding that can have a detrimental impact on...
Discussion: In this case, the patient had fibroid expulsion seven days after UAE, with symptom relief and no need for additional surgical procedures, demonstrating the efficacy of UAE. According to the available literature, fibroid expulsion after UAE was reported in 5-15% of cases, with time periods ranging from days to years.
Cardiometabolic Risk and Cardiovascular Disease in Young Women With Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are associated with hypertension and cardiometabolic risk factors, yet the onset and severity of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women with fibroids remain understudied. We used data from the...
Conclusion: We observed an independent association between prevalent CVD and fibroids in normotensive as well as hypertensive women in the general population, compared to controls. As fibroids occur with greater frequency and severity in women of African ancestry, it is important to consider how gender, sex, ancestry, socio-economic...
Cotyledonoid Dissecting Leiomyoma: A Rare Variant of Leiomyoma of the Uterus
Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma is a rare variant of leiomyoma and has only been reported a few times in the literature. As a result of its alarming gross and radiologic appearance,...
Discussion: A 34-year-old African American woman, G3P1021 presented to the gynecology outpatient clinic with a history of symptomatic uterine fibroids. The patient had a past medical history of anemia due to abnormal uterine bleeding that required blood transfusions. Transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasonography showed a diffusely enlarged...