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SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area (RSC) is hoping to recruit 150 women suffering from uterine fibroids, benign tumors that can cause extreme pain and infertility. Fibroids are non-cancerous tumors or growths in the wall of the uterus. The cause of uterine fibroid tumors is unknown. Fifty percent of all women develop these tumors during their lifetime. In fact, uterine fibroids are the most common medical condition for...

By SUZY COHEN Q: I have a vaginal fibroid that is about the size of an egg. It's attached at the opening of the vagina and is very painful. What can I take that is natural to help shrink it? -- C.A., Orlando, Fla. A: Fibroids are noncancerous growths. Fibroids need estrogen to grow; if you reduce the amount of estrogen in the body, they retreat. This is why menopausal women seem to trade in their fibroids for hot flashes. Some fibroids grow to the size of a grapefruit. Hysterectomies...