There’s no doubt that women’s healthcare has been seriously understudied and underfunded for far too long. Many of us have heard terms like uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts, but few of us — unless ...

Both fibroids and cysts are common in females, especially before menopause. Fibroids are a type of noncancerous tumor that forms in the muscular wall of the uterus. In contrast, ovarian cysts are ...

Uterine fibroids are tumors that grow in or on your uterus, or womb. Fibroids aren’t cancerous and hardly ever turn into cancer. They're made of smooth muscle cells and other tissue that grows in or ...

Passing blood clots outside your period can signal hormonal imbalances or medication side effects. Conditions like PCOS, uterine fibroids, or polyps can cause abnormal clotting. All abnormal uterine ...

Vanek’s tumour, also called an inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP), is a rare, non-cancerous growth from the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. We report the case of a woman in her mid-50s who came ...

Unless you or someone close to you has been previously diagnosed with an endometrial polyp, you are likely to know what that is. These abnormal growths are common, with more than 200,000 cases per ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...