[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of uterine myomas: a review

R Sparic, L Mirkovic, A Malvasi… - International journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Myomas are the most common benign tumors of the genital organs in women of
childbearing age, causing significant morbidity and impairing their quality of life. In our …

Uterine fibroids: burden and unmet medical need

A Al-Hendy, ER Myers, E Stewart - Seminars in reproductive …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Uterine fibroids affect a wide cross-section of the population, with prevalence, symptom
severity, and overall disease burden generally higher among black women, likely due to …

Uterine fibroid management: from the present to the future

J Donnez, MM Dolmans - Human reproduction update, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Uterine fibroids (also known as leiomyomas or myomas) are the most common form of
benign uterine tumors. Clinical presentations include abnormal bleeding, pelvic masses …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term medical management of uterine fibroids with ulipristal acetate

J Donnez, O Donnez, D Matule, HJ Ahrendt… - Fertility and sterility, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of repeated 12-week courses of 5 or 10 mg
daily ulipristal acetate for intermittent treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. Design …

Current medical treatment of uterine fibroids

GS Sohn, SH Cho, YM Kim, CH Cho… - Obstetrics & …, 2018 - synapse.koreamed.org
Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas or myomas), benign monoclonal tumors, are the most common
benign tumors in women. Heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding, abnormal uterine …

Prevalence, morbidity, and current medical management of uterine leiomyomas

SM Drayer, WH Catherino - International Journal of Gynecology & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Uterine leiomyoma is the most common pelvic tumor in women, but the actual
prevalence is unknown. Objectives To review the literature on the prevalence of uterine …

Myomas and adenomyosis: impact on reproductive outcome

NF Vlahos, TD Theodoridis… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Among uterine structural abnormalities, myomas and adenomyosis represent two distinct,
though frequently coexistent entities, with a remarkable prevalence in women of …

Variants associating with uterine leiomyoma highlight genetic background shared by various cancers and hormone-related traits

T Rafnar, B Gunnarsson, OA Stefansson… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Uterine leiomyomas are common benign tumors of the myometrium. We performed a meta-
analysis of two genome-wide association studies of leiomyoma in European women (16,595 …

Pathophysiology of heavy menstrual bleeding

DK Hapangama, JN Bulmer - Women's Health, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common gynecological complaint with multiple
etiologies and diverse pathophysiological origins. This review discusses HMB with …

Evaluation and management of acute menorrhagia in women with and without underlying bleeding disorders: consensus from an international expert panel

AH James, PA Kouides, R Abdul-Kadir… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Acute menorrhagia is a common gynecological disorder. Prevalence is high among women
with inherited bleeding disorders and recent guidance for optimal management is lacking …