Fibroids

UK sources of information and / or support

 The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes a leaflet called Fibroids.

 Fibroid Network Online

UK Support Site for women looking for info on Fibroids.

 Fibroids.uk.net

Information about uterine fibroids (leiomyoma), how they are diagnosed, and details of different treatments. From the Minimally Invasive Therapy Unit & Endoscopy Training Centre, Royal Free Hospital, London.

  Magnetic resonance image-guided transcutaneous focused ultrasound for uterine fibroids

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Magnetic resonance image-guided transcutaneous focused ultrasound for uterine fibroids .

 Fibroids Embolisation Website

A UK web site which provides current information on fibroids, together with a synopsis of the various forms of treatment, in particular uterine artery embolisation.

 Pelvic Pain Support Network

This site covers several common as well as many less common pelvic painconditions. For example, Adenomyosis, Adhesions, Dysmenorrhoea (Painful Periods), Endometriosis, Fibroids, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Nerve Damage (Sciatic, Pudendal, Ilio-inguinal), Ovarian Remnant Syndrome, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), Pudendal Neuralgia, Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (PBS/IC), Vulvodynia. It has sections for patients, clinicians and researchers.

 Women's Health Concern

Women's Health Concern is a charitable organisation which aims to help educate and support women with their healthcare by providing unbiased, accurate information.

 Medicine Guide for Uterine Fibroids

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.