Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heavy periods aren't just inconvenient (and expensive, given the cost of pads and tampons). They can often be painful, causing ...

Any bleeding after menopause is abnormal, and a doctor should always check it. Vaginal atrophy is the most common cause of postmenopausal bleeding, which is often easily treatable. You may have polyps ...

Dr. Seibel describes uterine fibroids as a swirl of smooth muscle that are located within the muscle fiber of the uterus. “In other words, the uterus is a muscle, and if you think of it analogously, ...

For almost 10 years, every menstrual cycle filled 36-year-old Funke with dread. She organised her work around her periods, never left home without extra sanitary pads and battled a constant tiredness ...

Assistant Professor Stacey Schutte, right, and Research Associate Andreja Moset Zupan are looking for new treatments for fibroids in Schutte's biomedical engineering lab. Insights into how uterine ...

"Fibroids are benign growths in, within or on the uterine walls that develop during a woman's child bearing age," says Dr Evelyn Muthoka, an obstetrician and gynecologist. She says that there is no ...