Uterine Fibroids
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Association of uterine fibroids with birthweight and gestational age - PubMed

Association of uterine fibroids with birthweight and gestational age - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32741603/

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.06.012. 1 Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. 2 Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. 3 Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,...


Discussion: Race or ethnicity substantially confounds the associations. The clinical belief that uterine fibroids impair fetal growth is supported only by a significant decrease in birthweight for women with multiple fibroids. Updated 7/22.

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TODAY: Misdiagnosed as Cancer, Woman Has Watermelon-Sized Uterine Fibroid Removed

TODAY: Misdiagnosed as Cancer, Woman Has Watermelon-Sized Uterine Fibroid Removed

Source : https://nyulangone.org/news/today-misdiagnosed-cancer-woman-has-watermelon-sized-uterine-fibroid-removed

TODAY: Misdiagnosed as Cancer, Woman Has Watermelon-Sized Uterine Fibroid Removed N atalie Suflita, a 35-year-old from Rochester, New York, noticed lower back pressure and numbness in her legs when she...


Discussion: “The mass took up basically her entire abdomen. But I could tell that it had a lot of the key characteristics of a fibroid on her imaging,” says Dr. Shirazian. “It was attached to the uterus, but could be separated while still maintaining her fertility.”

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Association of uterine fibroids with birthweight and gestational age.

Association of uterine fibroids with birthweight and gestational age.

Source : https://www.vumc.org/whr/publication/association-uterine-fibroids-birthweight-and-gestational-age

Association of uterine fibroids with birthweight and gestational age. Annals of epidemiology. 2020 Dec;50(50). 35-40.e2.32741603 [PubMed]


Discussion: Endometrial hyperplasia is the result of chronic exposure to estrogen along with a relative deficiency of progesterone.

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Treatment for uterine fibroids

Treatment for uterine fibroids

Source : https://www.fhi.no/en/publ/2022/Treatment-for-uterine-fibroids/

Uterine fibroids are made of a type of muscle cells and connective tissue that grow on the wall of the uterus. About eight out of ten women have uterine fibroids,...


Discussion: We found one randomized study and a health technology assessment on the effect of combination therapy with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist and two Cochrane reviews on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and progestogen, respectively.

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Myometrial oxidative stress drives MED12 mutations in leiomyoma - Cell & Bioscience

Myometrial oxidative stress drives MED12 mutations in leiomyoma - Cell & Bioscience

Source : https://cellandbioscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13578-022-00852-0

Background More than 70% of leiomyomas (LM) harbor MED12 mutations, primarily in exon 2 at c.130-131(GG). The cause of MED12 mutations in myometrial cells remains largely unknown. We hypothesized that...


Conclusion: Together, our data identified a clear connection between increased myometrial oxidative stress and a high rate of MED12 mutations that may underlie the risk of LM development and severity in women of reproductive age.