2. Gene Variant Raises Risk of Uterine Fibroids - US News and World Report
Mutation discovered more common in white women, but different genes might raise risk in black women

3. New Uterine Fibroid Treatment Shows Promise
Ultrasound technique disrupts growths' blood supply

4. Uterine fibroids : Symptoms  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Abdominal fullness, gas; Bleeding between periods or very prolonged bleeding with periods; Increase in urinary frequency; Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia), sometimes with the passage of blood clots; Pelvic cramping or pain with periods; Sens...• Reviewer: Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine; Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

5. Uterine Fibroids  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
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 . Fibroids can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including heavy menstrual bleeding and ...• Author: Amy B. Tuteur MD