Uterine fibroids are growths made of muscle and tissue that form in or on the wall of your uterus. These tumors are almost always noncancerous and represent the most common type of growth in women.

Painful experience has taught Erika Moore that benign doesn’t always mean harmless. Moore, a biomedical engineer at the University of Maryland in College Park, lives with noncancerous tumors in the ...

Uterine fibroids are incredibly common, non-cancerous growths that develop in or on the walls of the uterus.

Uterine fibroids, medically known as leiomyomas or myomas, are non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the uterus. They are among the most common reproductive health conditions affecting women ...

For women, the reality of living with uterine fibroids (or knowing a sister, mother or aunt who does) is overwhelmingly common. It often feels like an unwelcome family heirloom, quietly passed down ...