A chemical called DEHP can trigger a chain reaction that causes uterine fibroids, a new paper finds. DEHP is used to make plastic flexible in many products, such as shower curtains and food packaging.

In a study published this week, researchers at Northwestern Medicine have demonstrated a causal link between environmental phthalates and the increased growth of uterine fibroids, the most common ...

New research is shedding more light on how toxic chemicals found in plastic may affect hormone function and women's health. Approximately 80% of reproductive-aged women develop uterine fibroids ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Differences in the growth of fibroid tumors may explain why black women typically have more symptoms than white women, according to a study in the Proceedings of the ...

That ultrasound revealing fibroids might have left you wondering why you drew the short straw while your friends remain fibroid-free. These muscular growths in the uterus affect an astonishing number ...

Often undiagnosed, only about one-third of fibroids are large enough to be detected during a physical examination ...

Insights into how uterine tumors grow could give hope to millions of women who deal with painful fibroids. Insights into how uterine tumors grow could give hope to millions of women who deal with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exposure to phthalates, particularly di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalates, increased ...

To shrink fibroids or get rid of them completely, medical treatments like uterine artery embolization (UAE) and focused ultrasound surgery are highly effective. Surgery to remove the uterus ...