Fibroid degeneration occurs when a uterine fibroid outgrows its limited blood supply and begins to die. Fibroids are benign uterine growths made of smooth muscle cells and fibrous tissue.

Patients with uterine fibroids are easily categorized as symptomatic ... prompts suspicion of sarcomatous degeneration of leiomyomata or of endometrial, cervical, or ovarian carcinoma as the ...

A very unsual case of fibroid degeneration sticks in my mind from ... it is sometimes possible to use a technique called ‘uterine artery embolisation’ to block off their blood supply so ...

These non-cancerous tumors, or uterine leiomyomas ... lead to complications such as preterm delivery and pain due to fibroid degeneration. Although most women with fibroids experience normal ...