7,829
Views
57
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review

Contemporary management of uterine fibroids: focus on emerging medical treatments

&
Pages 1-12 | Accepted 23 Oct 2014, Published online: 12 Nov 2014

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (4)

Mohamed Ali, Sara A.R.Ayman Al Hendy. (2021) Elagolix in the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in premenopausal women. Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology 14:4, pages 427-437.
Read now
Manuela Farris, Carlo Bastianelli, Elena Rosato, Ivo Brosens & Giuseppe Benagiano. (2019) Uterine fibroids: an update on current and emerging medical treatment options. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management 15, pages 157-178.
Read now
Krisztina Fischer, Nathan J McDannold, Clare M Tempany, Ferenc A Jolesz & Fiona M Fennessy. (2015) Potential of minimally invasive procedures in the treatment of uterine fibroids: a focus on magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound therapy. International Journal of Women's Health 7, pages 901-912.
Read now
Mahesh Fuldeore, Hongbo Yang, Ahmed M Soliman & Craig Winkel. (2015) Healthcare utilization and costs among women diagnosed with uterine fibroids: a longitudinal evaluation for 5 years pre- and post-diagnosis. Current Medical Research and Opinion 31:9, pages 1719-1731.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (53)

Hannah Hineman, Hayden Middleton & Elizabeth Stewart. (2023) An Atypical Presentation of a Uterine Fibroid. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners 19:8, pages 104708.
Crossref
Sateria R. Venable & Ayman Al-Hendy. (2023) Uterine Fibroids: A Podcast on Patient and Physician Perspectives on Medical Management and a New Medical Therapy (Relugolix Combination Therapy). Advances in Therapy.
Crossref
Miriam N. Baumgarten & Lukasz T. Polanski. (2023) Modern management of fibroids. Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine.
Crossref
Shikha Singh, Praveen Kumar, Kavita, Saurabh Singh Rathore, Yashasvi Singh & Neha Garg. (2023) Contemporary approaches in the management of uterine leiomyomas. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 287, pages 195-210.
Crossref
M. Gracia & J. Isern Quitllet. (2023) Controversias en el tratamiento de los miomas. Clínica e Investigación en Ginecología y Obstetricia 50:3, pages 100854.
Crossref
I Lambrecht & T Van den Bosch. (2023) The use of a short course of Ulipristal Acetate for acute abnormal uterine bleeding in women without uterine fibroids. Facts, Views and Vision in ObGyn 15:2, pages 99-105.
Crossref
Azaz Ahmad, Manoj Kumar, Nihar Ranjan Bhoi, Badruddeen, Juber Akhtar, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Mohd Ajmal & Mohammad Ahmad. (2023) Diagnosis and management of uterine fibroids: current trends and future strategies. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology 34:3, pages 291-310.
Crossref
晓莹 周. (2023) Management of Uterine Fibroids. Advances in Clinical Medicine 13:02, pages 2817-2823.
Crossref
Hanif Reza, Nadila Arisa Andriani & Saphira Ayu Suwantari. (2022) Cervical Leiomyoma in Pre-Menopausal Woman: A Case Report. Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research 8:3, pages 145-148.
Crossref
Ibrahim Alghanimi. (2021) E-health and interventional radiology in gynecology  . International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare 15:2, pages 166-176.
Crossref
Saikat Mitra, Mashia Subha Lami, Avoy Ghosh, Rajib Das, Trina Ekawati Tallei, Fatimawali, Fahadul Islam, Kuldeep Dhama, M. Yasmin Begum, Afaf Aldahish, Kumarappan Chidambaram & Talha Bin Emran. (2022) Hormonal Therapy for Gynecological Cancers: How Far Has Science Progressed toward Clinical Applications?. Cancers 14:3, pages 759.
Crossref
Qurain Turki AlShammari, Mezna AlHouty, Bushra Abdel Malik, Mohammed Salih, Saleh Abdulkareem AlRumyan, Meshari T AlShammari, Rahaf Alshareef & Elgeili Yousif. (2022) Comparison between Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound in Diagnosing Uterine Fibroids in Hail Area, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research And Allied Sciences 11:4, pages 168-173.
Crossref
Katherine J. Kramer, Sarah Ottum, Damla Gonullu, Capricia Bell, Hanna Ozbeki, Jay M. Berman & Maurice-Andre Recanati. (2021) Reoperation rates for recurrence of fibroids after abdominal myomectomy in women with large uterus. PLOS ONE 16:12, pages e0261085.
Crossref
Lina Maria Matthies, Thomas Strowitzki, Rudy Leon De Wilde & Markus Wallwiener. 2021. The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 65 71 .
Cesur Samanci, Burak Ozkose, Fethi Emre Ustabasioglu, Burak Caglar Erol, Sabri Sirolu, Fatma Yılmaz, Zeynep Gedik Ozkose, Hatice Yılmaz, Sahra Cavuşoğlu Kara, Raziye Caliskan & Fatih Gulsen. (2021) The Diagnostic Value of Superb Microvascular Imaging in Prediction of Uterine Artery Embolization Treatment Response in Uterine Leiomyomas. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 40:12, pages 2607-2615.
Crossref
Juan Luis Giraldo Moreno & Susana Salazar López. 2021. Infertility and Assisted Reproduction. Infertility and Assisted Reproduction.
Nicole Gidaya Bonine, Erika Banks, Amanda Harrington, Anna Vlahiotis, Laura Moore-Schiltz & Patrick Gillard. (2020) Contemporary treatment utilization among women diagnosed with symptomatic uterine fibroids in the United States. BMC Women's Health 20:1.
Crossref
Tim Strand, Sari Kives, Nicholas Leyland, John Ashkenas, Peter Janiszewski & John Thiel. (2020) Treatment Choices in a National Cohort of Canadian Women With Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 42:12, pages 1475-1482.e2.
Crossref
Fernanda Águas, Fernando Guerreiro, Carlos Ponte, Carolina Gomes, Margarida Martinho, Vera Vilhena & Daniel Silva. (2020) Management of symptomatic uterine fibroids with ulipristal acetate: A retrospective, multicentric and nationwide study. Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction 49:8, pages 101862.
Crossref
N Hephzibah Kirubamani. (2020) Novel management of fibroid with Ulipristal. Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research 7:1, pages 46-49.
Crossref
Jin-Woo Lee, Hyuck Jai Choi, Eun-Jin Kim, Woo Yeon Hwang, Min-Hyung Jung & Kyung Sook Kim. (2020) Fisetin induces apoptosis in uterine leiomyomas through multiple pathways. Scientific Reports 10:1.
Crossref
Fabiana Verónica Delgado Troche. (2020) Eritrocitosis y miomatosis. Revista CONAMED 25:2, pages 84-88.
Crossref
Amanda HarringtonNicole G. BonineErika Banks, Vanessa ShihDana Stafkey-MaileyRupali M. FuldeoreBinglin YueJiatao Michael Ye, Jamie T. TaPatrick Gillard. (2020) Direct Costs Incurred Among Women Undergoing Surgical Procedures to Treat Uterine Fibroids. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy 26:1-a Suppl, pages S2-S10.
Crossref
Abolfazl Mehdizadehkashi, Kobra Tahermanesh, Samaneh Rokhgireh, Vahideh Astaraei, Zahra Najmi, Mehrnoosh Rakhshande, Leila Allahqoli, Mahin Ahmadi Pishkuhi, Ibrahim Alkatout & Shahla Chaichian. (2020) Uterine Isthmus Tourniquet during Abdominal Myomectomy: Support or Hazard? A Randomized Double-Blind Trial. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation 85:5, pages 396-404.
Crossref
Yutaka Osuga, Kazuaki Enya, Kentarou Kudou & Hiroshi Hoshiai. (2019) Relugolix, a novel oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist, in the treatment of pain symptoms associated with uterine fibroids: a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study in Japanese women. Fertility and Sterility 112:5, pages 922-929.e2.
Crossref
Glaiza S. de Guzman & Eileen M. Manalo. (2019) Myomatous erythrocytosis syndrome: A case series. Case Reports in Women's Health 24, pages e00139.
Crossref
Markus Wallwiener. (2019) Medikamentöse konservative Therapie des Uterus myomatosusConservative drug treatment of uterine myoma. Der Gynäkologe 52:4, pages 280-287.
Crossref
Yuqin Zang, Mengting Dong, Kai Zhang, Chao Gao, Fei Guo, Yingmei Wang & Fengxia Xue. (2019) Hormonal therapy in uterine sarcomas. Cancer Medicine 8:4, pages 1339-1349.
Crossref
Jae Hoon Chang, Dong Wook Shin, Myung Jae Jeon, Hyeri Hong, Sun Min Kim, Ahreum An, Ki Young Son, Jin Ho Park, Belong Cho, Seul Ki Kim & Seung Mi Lee. (2019) Uterine Leiomyoma Is Associated with Female Sexual Dysfunction in Postmenopausal Women. Yonsei Medical Journal 60:8, pages 791.
Crossref
Mohamed A Bedaiwy, Peter Janiszewski & Sukhbir S Singh. (2018) A Patient Registry for the Management of Uterine Fibroids in Canada: Protocol for a Multicenter, Prospective, Noninterventional Study. JMIR Research Protocols 7:11, pages e10926.
Crossref
Yusuke Suzuki, Masaaki Ii, Takashi Saito, Yoshito Terai, Yasuhiko Tabata, Masahide Ohmichi & Michio Asahi. (2018) Establishment of a novel mouse xenograft model of human uterine leiomyoma. Scientific Reports 8:1.
Crossref
Machaon M. BonafedeScott K. PohlmanJeffrey D. MillerEllen ThielKathleen A. TroegerCharles E. Miller. (2018) Women with Newly Diagnosed Uterine Fibroids: Treatment Patterns and Cost Comparison for Select Treatment Options. Population Health Management 21:S1, pages S-13-S-20.
Crossref
Geum Seon SohnSiHyun Cho, Yong Man KimChi-Heum ChoMee-Ran KimSa Ra Lee. (2018) Current medical treatment of uterine fibroids. Obstetrics & Gynecology Science 61:2, pages 192.
Crossref
Ahmed El-Balat, Rudy Leon DeWilde, Iryna Schmeil, Morva Tahmasbi-Rad, Sandra Bogdanyova, Ali Fathi & Sven Becker. (2018) Modern Myoma Treatment in the Last 20 Years: A Review of the Literature. BioMed Research International 2018, pages 1-6.
Crossref
Mona Omar, Paul C. Browne, Michael Diamond & Ayman Al-Hendy. 2018. Uterine Fibroids. Uterine Fibroids 275 294 .
Michał Ciebiera, Krzysztof Łukaszuk, Błażej Męczekalski, Magdalena Ciebiera, Cezary Wojtyła, Aneta Słabuszewska-Jóźwiak & Grzegorz Jakiel. (2017) Alternative Oral Agents in Prophylaxis and Therapy of Uterine Fibroids—An Up-to-Date Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 18:12, pages 2586.
Crossref
Karly P. Garnock-Jones & Sean T. Duggan. (2017) Ulipristal Acetate: A Review in Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids. Drugs 77:15, pages 1665-1675.
Crossref
Mohamed Ali & Ayman Al-Hendy. (2017) Selective progesterone receptor modulators for fertility preservation in women with symptomatic uterine fibroids†. Biology of Reproduction 97:3, pages 337-352.
Crossref
Fátima Faustino, Margarida Martinho, José Reis & Fernanda Águas. (2017) Update on medical treatment of uterine fibroids. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 216, pages 61-68.
Crossref
Carlo Masciocchi, Francesco Arrigoni, Fabiana Ferrari, Aldo Victor Giordano, Sonia Iafrate, Ilaria Capretti, Ester Cannizzaro, Alfonso Reginelli, Anna Maria Ierardi, Chiara Floridi, Alessio Salvatore Angileri, Luca Brunese & Antonio Barile. (2017) Uterine fibroid therapy using interventional radiology mini-invasive treatments: current perspective. Medical Oncology 34:4.
Crossref
Elisa Pazzaglia, Julie Praet, Jean Vandromme & Serge Rozenberg. (2017) Medical or surgical management of fibroids? An internet survey of gynecologists’ views. Maturitas 95, pages 6-10.
Crossref
Maria Goryaeva & Sophia Lewis. (2018) Acupuncture for Uterine Fibroids: An Ancient Treatment and a Novel Approach?. Acupuncture in Medicine 34:6, pages 482-482.
Crossref
Sarah J Holdsworth-Carson, Dong Zhao, Leonie Cann, Sophie Bittinger, Cameron J Nowell & Peter A W Rogers. (2016) Differences in the cellular composition of small versus large uterine fibroids. Reproduction 152:5, pages 467-480.
Crossref
Burak Zeybek, Andrew M. Childress, Gokhan S. Kilic, John Y. Phelps, Luis D. Pacheco, Michele A. Carter & Mostafa A. Borahay. (2016) Management of the Jehovah's Witness in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 71:8, pages 488-500.
Crossref
Barbara Schütt, Andreas Kaiser, Marcus-Hillert Schultze-Mosgau, Christian Seitz, David Bell, Manuela Koch & Beate Rohde. (2016) Pharmacodynamics and safety of the novel selective progesterone receptor modulator vilaprisan: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 1 trial in healthy women. Human Reproduction 31:8, pages 1703-1712.
Crossref
Banafsheh N. Kashani, Gabriele Centini, Sara S. Morelli, Gerson Weiss & Felice Petraglia. (2016) Role of Medical Management for Uterine Leiomyomas. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology 34, pages 85-103.
Crossref
Kristina Arendas & Nicholas A. Leyland. (2016) Use of Ulipristal Acetate for the Management of Fibroid-Related Acute Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 38:1, pages 80-83.
Crossref
Khulood Murad. (2016) Spontaneous Pregnancy Following Ulipristal Acetate Treatment in a Woman with a Symptomatic Uterine Fibroid. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 38:1, pages 75-79.
Crossref
Linda D. Bradley & Ndeye-Aicha Gueye. (2016) The medical management of abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-aged women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 214:1, pages 31-44.
Crossref
Maria M. Szwarc, John P. Lydon & Bert W. O’Malley. (2015) Steroid receptor coactivators as therapeutic targets in the female reproductive system. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 154, pages 32-38.
Crossref
Maria M. Szwarc, John P. Lydon & Bert W. O'Malley. (2015) Reprint of “Steroid receptor coactivators as therapeutic targets in the female reproductive system”. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 153, pages 144-150.
Crossref
Molly B. Moravek & Serdar E. Bulun. (2015) Endocrinology of uterine fibroids. Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology 27:4, pages 276-283.
Crossref
Darlene K. Taylor, Kristine Holthouser, James H. Segars & Phyllis C. Leppert. (2015) Recent scientific advances in leiomyoma (uterine fibroids) research facilitates better understanding and management. F1000Research 4, pages 183.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.