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News items on 'Uterine Fibroids'
Warning over fibroids treatment
(BBC 17/10/2009)
UK doctors say a treatment for heavy periods caused by fibroids can seriously harm a subsequent pregnancy. An Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital study looked at the outcomes of 215 pregnancies following uterine artery embolisation (UAE) treatment. The researchers found much higher rates of miscarriage, caesareans and heavy bleeding after delivery, and call for caution in recommending the treatment. The study appears in the journal, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.
All clear for gran who 'had terminal cancer' for 20 years after she discovers tumour was harmless cyst
(Daily Mail 11/11/2008)
For 20 years she lived under a death sentence, having been told that the tumour inside her was terminal cancer. But it wasn't. The grandmother has now discovered that the tumour was in fact a harmless cyst. 'They told me it was a benign fibroid and not cancer - it was amazing,' said Mrs Stranack, 58. 'I came out of hospital on my birthday and began buying new clothes.'
'Children - it's now or never'
(Telegraph 23/06/2008)
Being diagnosed with fibroids left actress Juanne Fuller with a difficult choice.
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