Uterine fibroids are tumors made of muscle that can grow on your uterus. They rarely turn into cancer. Many women have uterine fibroids. You might not even know you have them, since they don’t ...

Uterine fibroids ... the uterus. Also known as leiomyomas, fibroids affect most women at some point in their lives. They generally cause no symptoms or health problems and seldom require treatment.

Fibroids can be treated with medications, uterine artery embolization, or other medical procedures. Uterine fibroids, also called leiomyomas, are benign tumors that grow in or on the uterus.