Trade-offs in fibroids treatments

A minimally invasive procedure to cure uterine fibroids was less expensive, but also less effective, than surgery in a new study.

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that can cause pain and heavy bleeding.

Hysterectomy is the only sure cure for fibroids, but that procedure ends a woman’s reproductive capacity. Alternatively, doctors can surgically remove only the fibroids.