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  1. Hysterectomy | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National ...

    Aug 7, 2018 · Hysterectomy is the only sure way to cure uterine fibroids completely. Health care providers may recommend this option if you are near or past menopause and you have large …

  2. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and …

    Jun 13, 2017 · Uterine fibroids can cause pain and abnormal bleeding from the uterus. Sometimes, fibroids can make it difficult for a woman to get pregnant or maintain a pregnancy. …

  3. What are the treatments for uterine fibroids? - NICHD

    Treatments for fibroids include the following: Medication-related treatments Hysterectomy Other treatments This page also includes information about emotional support for living with fibroids.

  4. Medication-Related Treatments for Fibroids - NICHD

    Oct 19, 2018 · Certain medical treatments to reduce fibroid size and blood loss may be used in combination with other treatments. Common medical treatments for fibroids include: 1, 2 Pain …

  5. What are uterine fibroids? Uterine fibroids, or leiomyomas, are benign tumors that grow in or on the wall of the uterus. Typically made of muscle and connective tissue cells, uterine fibroids …

  6. Other Treatments for Fibroids | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy …

    Jun 13, 2017 · Uterine fibroids can be treated with radiological and other methods. These can include endometrial ablation, uterine artery embolization, magnetic resonance imaging–guided …

  7. Find a Study on Uterine Fibroids | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice …

    Sep 5, 2023 · Select one of the following links to get ClinicalTrials.gov search results for studies on uterine fibroids: All NICHD clinical trials on uterine fibroids All ClinicalTrials.gov trials on …

  8. Science Update: Stress, microRNA linked to uterine fibroids ...

    Mar 28, 2024 · Patients with uterine fibroids who scored high on stress questionnaires also had high levels of certain microRNAs—which regulate genes--in their uterine muscle tissue. The …

  9. NICHD Uterine Fibroids Research Information

    Jun 13, 2017 · NICHD research on uterine fibroids aims to learn more about what causes them, how they grow, factors related to who develops them, and fibroid treatments. As part of this …

  10. Science Update: Drug reduces fibroids in mice, according to NIH

    Jul 3, 2023 · Tranilast, a drug used to treat allergies and certain types of scars, reduced the size of human fibroid tumors implanted in mice, according to an NIH-funded study. The authors …