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Information you need to know about Uterine Fibroids in Women
What are Uterine Fibroids?
Uterine Fibroids are cells that grow from the uterine muscle. There are types of uterine fibroids, also known as "myocardial infarction," and can grow on the wall of the uterus and put pressure on the bladder or intestine. It can also grow inside the wall of the uterus, or even emerge from the wall of the uterus as a mass hanging by a thin leg into the uterine cavity or into the ectopic.
Fibroids may be as small as a pea bean or as large as a soccer ball, and they are always benign in approximation, no matter how large. Fibroids do not increase your risk of cancer. If the size of the fibroid is clearly large or growing on the outer surface of the uterine wall, the uterus may sometimes be pushed aside. The growth of the uterus may compress the bladder or intestines.
In rare cases, if the fibroid is large or if it grows in the lower part of the uterus, the uterus may close. In this situation, pregnant women may need to undergo cesarean delivery.
What Causes Uterine fibroids? Why do women get fibroids?
No one knows specifically what causes uterine fibroids, but the change in estrogen levels appears to play a role in their growth. When levels of estrogen are high because of pregnancy or birth control pills, for example; the growth rate of fibroids increases. About 20 percent of women of childbearing age suffer from fibroids but are few in women under the age of 30. It is rare to appear in young girls before they begin menstruation.
When women approach menopause and estrogen levels drop, their uterine fibroids are likely to diminish or almost disappear. No factors were found to increase the risk of fibroids but women of reproductive age.
Part 2 coming up next.
**As always, I bring alternative treatment options in my posts that your doctor may not be aware of. If you or someone you know has symptoms of Uterine Fibroids that your doctor thinks is untreatable, click here for the alternative solution.**
What are Uterine Fibroids?
Uterine Fibroids are cells that grow from the uterine muscle. There are types of uterine fibroids, also known as "myocardial infarction," and can grow on the wall of the uterus and put pressure on the bladder or intestine. It can also grow inside the wall of the uterus, or even emerge from the wall of the uterus as a mass hanging by a thin leg into the uterine cavity or into the ectopic.
Fibroids may be as small as a pea bean or as large as a soccer ball, and they are always benign in approximation, no matter how large. Fibroids do not increase your risk of cancer. If the size of the fibroid is clearly large or growing on the outer surface of the uterine wall, the uterus may sometimes be pushed aside. The growth of the uterus may compress the bladder or intestines.
In rare cases, if the fibroid is large or if it grows in the lower part of the uterus, the uterus may close. In this situation, pregnant women may need to undergo cesarean delivery.
What Causes Uterine fibroids? Why do women get fibroids?
No one knows specifically what causes uterine fibroids, but the change in estrogen levels appears to play a role in their growth. When levels of estrogen are high because of pregnancy or birth control pills, for example; the growth rate of fibroids increases. About 20 percent of women of childbearing age suffer from fibroids but are few in women under the age of 30. It is rare to appear in young girls before they begin menstruation.
When women approach menopause and estrogen levels drop, their uterine fibroids are likely to diminish or almost disappear. No factors were found to increase the risk of fibroids but women of reproductive age.
Part 2 coming up next.
**As always, I bring alternative treatment options in my posts that your doctor may not be aware of. If you or someone you know has symptoms of Uterine Fibroids that your doctor thinks is untreatable, click here for the alternative solution.**
