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Hormonal changes
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Ovarian Disorders
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Endometrial polyp
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Dysfunctional uterine bleeding often occurs when the endometrium, or lining of the uterus, is stimulated to grow by the hormone estrogen. When exposure to estrogen is extended, or not balanced by the presence of progesterone, the endometrium conti...
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Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that develop within or attach to the wall of the uterus, a female reproductive organ.Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic tumor. Fibroids may be seen as many as 1 in every 5 women in their childbeari...
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Uterine fibroids(also called leiomyomas or myomas) are benign growths of the muscle inside the uterus. They are not cancerous, nor are they related to cancer.
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Fibroid tumors may sound like a serious condition, but for many women who have them, they're just a fact of life.
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Detailed information on uterine fibroids, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Fibroids are non-cancerous growths of muscle tissue on or inside the uterus. Uterine fibroid embolization shrinks a fibroid by cutting off its blood supply.
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Fibroids start as pea-sized lumps, but can grow steadily during your reproductive years. Many fibroids just need to be monitored.
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Discussion of the many treatment options for fibroid cysts, and how to choose what's right for you.
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Which procedure is better for the removal of uterine fibroids, endometrial ablation or hysterectomy? I do not plan on having any more children.
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Uterine fibroids(also called leiomyomas or myomas) are benign growths of the muscle inside the uterus. They are not cancerous, nor are they related to cancer.
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Do fibroids ever go away on their own? If you have no pain or no heavy bleeding is there anything you can do to keep from getting more fibroids?
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What is a calcified uterine fibroid?
Joan Bengtson, M.D., is assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproduction at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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A less invasive treatment option for women with noncancerous uterine fibroids, previously offered to only younger women, has been shown to be effective in postmenopausal women as well.
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Adenomyosis is uterine thickening that occurs when endometrial tissue, which normally lines the uterus, moves into the outer muscular walls of the uterus.The cause is unknown. Sometimes adenomyosis may cause a mass or growth within the uterus, whi...
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A pregnancy that has maternal or fetal complications requiring special medical attention or bed rest is considered to be high-risk. Complications, as used here, mean the risk of illness or death before or after delivery is greater than normal for ...
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Detailed information on the most common types of pregnancy complications, including amniotic fluid complications, bleeding pregnancy complications, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, fetal loss, placental abruption, placenta previa, preeclampsia and eclampsi
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If you've had bleeding early in your pregnancy, you're not alone. Many other pregnant women have had early bleeding, too. And in most cases, nothing is wrong.
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Detailed information on the most common complications during pregnancy There are many conditions that can complicate a pregnancy and require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below are some, for which we have provided a brief overview.
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Detailed information on multiple pregnancies, including care of multiple birth babies
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Detailed information on premature rupture of membranes and preterm premature rupture of membranes
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Detailed information on maternal and fetal testing during high-risk pregnancies
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Detailed information on acute fatty liver of pregnancy, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Obstetrical emergencies are life-threatening medical conditions that occur in pregnancy or during or after labor and delivery.There are a number of illnesses and disorders of pregnancy that can threaten the well-being of both mother and child. Obs...
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A high risk pregnancy is one in which some condition puts the mother, the developing fetus, or both at higher-than-normal risk for complications during or after the pregnancy and birth.A pregnancy can be considered a high-risk pregnancy for a vari...
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Although as of 2004 there was no formal or universally accepted definition of a"high-risk" pregnancy, it is generally thought of as one in which the mother or the developing fetus has a condition that places one or both of them at a higher-than-no...
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An IUD is an intrauterine device made of plastic and/or copper that is inserted into the womb(uterus) by way of the vaginal canal. One type releases a hormone(progesterone), and is replaced each year.
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Can a person with fibroid tumors have an IUD?
Joan Bengtson, M.D., is assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproduction at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Sometimes it is uncomfortable to have an IUD inserted. What is the best way to deal with pain from this procedure?
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