Doctors are using ultrasound instead of surgery to treat uterine fibroids, non-cancerous tumors that can develop in a woman's uterus and cause pain, discomfort and bleeding if they grow too large. The ...

March 24, 2010 (Tampa, Florida) — A minimally invasive treatment using magnetic-resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is effective in removing uterine fibroids, provides lasting symptom relief, ...

A noninvasive, outpatient treatment for noncancerous uterine tumors provides sustained relief from symptoms, according to a new collaborative study. The study of this innovative treatment approach -- ...

A noninvasive ultrasound procedure effectively shrinks uterine fibroids and significantly relieves fibroid-related symptoms in women, according to a recent clinical trial. Magnetic resonance-guided, ...

Identification of fibroids on ultrasound can prematurely close evaluation, despite frequent co-existence and a ...

Kate Keller had uterine fibroids the size of a six-month pregnancy. She had some pressure in her pelvic area and a frequent urge to urinate but not too much pain. Her gynecologist asked her repeatedly ...

As the FDA has taken steps to limit the use of laparoscopic power morcellators in gynecological procedures, surgeons have had to seek out other methods to perform hysterectomies and myomectomies, or ...

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is trialling a new ultrasound treatment for uterine fibroids. Patient Michele Kramer of Melbourne is one of just six women in Australia who has been treated with magnetic ...