Epidemiology of uterine fibroids: from menarche to menopause

LA Wise, SK Laughlin-Tommaso - Clinical obstetrics and …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Uterine leiomyomata (UL) have a substantial impact on women's health, but relatively few
studies have identified opportunities for primary prevention of these neoplasms. Most …

Extracellular matrix in uterine leiomyoma pathogenesis: a potential target for future therapeutics

MS Islam, A Ciavattini, F Petraglia… - Human reproduction …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Uterine leiomyoma (also known as fibroid or myoma) is the most common
benign tumor of the uterus found in women of reproductive age. It is not usually fatal but can …

Endometriosis and nuclear receptors

BD Yilmaz, SE Bulun - Human reproduction update, 2019 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Endometriosis is recognized as a steroid-dependent disorder; however, the
precise roles of nuclear receptors (NRs) in steroid responsiveness and other signaling …

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 …

Hormones and pathogenesis of uterine fibroids

FM Reis, E Bloise, TM Ortiga-Carvalho - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Both estradiol and progesterone are essential for uterine fibroid
development.•Ovarian blockade arrests leiomyoma growth, but it has many side …

Selective progesterone receptor modulators—mechanisms and therapeutic utility

MS Islam, S Afrin, SI Jones, J Segars - Endocrine Reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) are a new class of compounds
developed to target the progesterone receptor (PR) with a mix of agonist and antagonist …

New therapeutics in endometriosis: a review of hormonal, non-hormonal, and non-coding RNA treatments

G Brichant, I Laraki, L Henry, C Munaut… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis is defined as endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. It is a chronic
inflammatory estrogen-dependent disease causing pain and infertility in about 10% of …

Pictorial methods to assess heavy menstrual bleeding in research and clinical practice: a systematic literature review

JL Magnay, S O'Brien, C Gerlinger, C Seitz - BMC women's health, 2020 - Springer
Background Pictorial blood loss assessment charts (PBACs) represent the most widely used
method to assess menstrual blood loss (MBL) in clinical trials. The aims of this review were …