What are Uterine Fibroids?

What are the symptoms?

Who gets them?

Are they dangerous?


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Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during your childbearing years. As many as 3 out of 4 women have uterine fibroids sometime during their lives, but most are unaware of them because they often cause no symptoms. Uterine fibroids aren’t associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer and almost never develop into cancer.

Most fibroids grow in the wall of the uterus. Doctors put them into three groups based on where they grow:

Submucosal – fibroids grow into the uterine cavity.

Intramural – fibroids grow within the wall of the uterus.

Subserosal - fibroids grow on the outside of the uterus.


FACTORS THAT CAN INCREASE RISK OF DEVELOPING FIBROIDS

  • Fibroids become more common as women age, especially during the 30s and 40s and through menopause. After menopause, fibroids usually shrink.
  • Having a family member with fibroids increases your risk. If a woman’s mother had fibroids, her risk of having them is higher than average.
  • African-American women are more likely to develop fibroids than white women.
  • Women who are overweight are at higher risk for fibroids. For very heavy women, the risk is two to three times greater than average.
  • Eating a higher quantity of red meat has been linked with a higher risk of fibroids. Eating plenty of green vegetables seems to protect women from developing fibroids.

SYMPTOMS

Many women who have uterine fibroids do not have symptoms. When symptoms are present, they are usually mild and may include:

  • Abnormal menstrual bleeding such as – heavy bleeding, prolonged periods, painful periods, spotting before or after periods and bleeding between periods .
  • Bloating and the feeling of fullness in the pelvic area.
  • Pelvic pain, including pain during sex.
  • Lower back pain that does not go away.
  • Need to urinate frequently.

SUMMARY

Uterine fibroid symptoms can develop slowly over several years or rapidly over several months. Most women with uterine fibroids have mild symptoms or none at all and never require treatment.

Occasionally uterine fibroids may cause more serious problems, such as infertility, blockage of the urinary tract or bowels, or anaemia.

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Peta

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