A woman’s uterus can grow from the size of a pear to the size of a watermelon. But pregnancy isn’t the only condition that will cause a woman’s uterus to become enlarged. uterine fibroids, the ...

Adenomyosis is often called the "evil sister" of endometriosis. Adenomyosis is where endometrial tissue grows in the outer muscular walls of the uterus. One-third of people with adenomyosis are ...

It used to be that discussing anything period-related was pretty taboo. But thankfully, this trend has started to shift in recent years. While you've probably heard of endometriosis, the condition in ...

A 47-year-old African-American woman has heavy menstrual bleeding and iron-deficiency anemia. She reports the frequent need to urinate during the night and throughout the day. A colonoscopy is ...

Medically reviewed by Cordelia Nwankwo, MD Key Takeaways Endometriosis symptoms include pain during urination, lower back pain, and heavy menstrual bleeding.Heavy menstrual bleeding can cause iron ...

However, because she was living in the U.S. and had no health insurance, she had not opted for surgical treatment at that time. She told clinicians that at around that point in time, she developed ...

May 13-19 is Women’s Health Week. Instead of trying to tackle a whole host of all-over-the-place issues, we thought we would focus on something we always we have questions about — the area down there.

Deciding to undergo a hysterectomy wasn’t a simple choice for Melody Brown. Before going under the knife, she first weighed many factors. Her uterine fibroids were making life difficult. She faced ...

BELAGAVI (KARNATAKA): (Nov 22) Doctors at the BIMS on Saturday said they removed a 3.7-kg fibroid-enlarged uterus from a woman in what they described as "a complex surgery". The 42-year-old patient ...