Womens Health Care Uterine fibroids have long been known to cause severe gynecological complications in women who struggle with them. If you are having difficulty in becoming pregnant, and if you’ve had a prior history of uterine fibroids, your fertility complications may be associated with the fibroids even if they are no longer a heath […]
Fibroids: Protect Yourself from Fibroids
A Very Common Medical Problem for Women Do you have heavy periods? Killer cramps? The culprit could be fibroids, which are benign growths in the uterus which are found in more than 30% of women over the age of 35. Although it’s unclear exactly why fibroids develop, there’s strong evidence that estrogen plays a role, […]
Understanding Uterine Fibroids
Signs, Symptoms and Treatment of Uterine Fibroids Uterine fibroids are benign tumors of the uterus. They can occur in various locations on or inside the uterus. Most women who are diagnosed with uterine fibroids do not experience symptoms. The uterine fibroids are usually diagnosed during a gynecological pelvic exam. When symptoms of uterine fibroids do […]
Fibroids
Recently, I discovered that a close friend had her second surgery to remove recurrent, problematic fibroids. Pam’s mother, assorted aunts, and youngest sister have also had surgical treatment for these uterine growths. Pam is 37 years old .She is black. She is overweight. She is like an estimated 80% of American women. Uterine fibroids are […]
Even Benign Uterine Fibroids Can Cause Troublesome Symptoms
Don’t Wait to Tell Your Doctor About Your Symptoms When I was 16, I discovered my first fibroid, and I was terrified. It was in my right breast, and I thought my world had ended. After an unsuccessful needle biopsy, my doctor removed the cyst. It was benign, but another one promptly grew back in […]
Do Uterine Fibroids Cause Lower Back Pain?
The first time I found out I had a uterine fibroid was in the late 1990’s when my gynecologist found one during a routine pelvic exam. He said it was rather small and of no concern unless it grew larger and caused physical problems. Fast forward to 2004 when that same small fibroid grew to […]