Uterine Fibroids Study at Mount Vernon Clinical Research What are uterine fibroids? Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years in women. Also called fibromyomas, leiomyomas or myomas, uterine fibroids are not associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer and almost never develop into cancer. As many as 3 out of 4 women have uterine … Read More