What are Uterine Fibroids?

An article from Dr. Steven R. Goldstein M.D, a top Gynecologist in NYC. What are uterine fibroids? Fibroids are the most common benign pelvic tumors. They are hormonally responsive to estrogen and, thus, they are not seen prior to women getting their first period and they will shrink in size after menopause when no more estrogen is produced. By age fifty, approximately 70% of Caucasian women and 80% of Black women will have some uterine fibroids. Most will be asymptomatic and incidental, althou...