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Suggest Treatment For Uterine Fibroids

I am 53 and have had uterine fibroids for years and have still not gone through menopause. My doctor had me do a pelvic ultra sound last week and my fibroids are very large, there are several and I now have a cyst on my ovary, which I have never had before. My doctor is sending me to gynecology next week. I am very nervous. What should I expect from this visit?
Fri, 4 Aug 2017
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Hi,
Thanks for the query. I understand your concern.
Uterine fibroid ( many & large sized ) & an ovarian cyst is your problem.
Many a times fibroid recede in size after menopause( being cut off from supportive hormone )... but some times they continue to grow & cause symptoms ( pressure i lower abdomen/ difficulty in urination )
*Treatment offered is going to be a gynecologist's decision
- wait & watch after menopause would be a normal strategy .... but you have many of them, so you may be subjected & large too, the doctor may decide to remove the only & preserve the uterus .
* About ovarian cyst... it again depend on size ( more than 10 mm sized ones are usually preffered to be removed . Doctor may also undertake histopathology of the removed cyst to exclude possibility of cancer.
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Suggest Treatment For Uterine Fibroids

Hi, Thanks for the query. I understand your concern. Uterine fibroid ( many & large sized ) & an ovarian cyst is your problem. Many a times fibroid recede in size after menopause( being cut off from supportive hormone )... but some times they continue to grow & cause symptoms ( pressure i lower abdomen/ difficulty in urination ) *Treatment offered is going to be a gynecologist s decision - wait & watch after menopause would be a normal strategy .... but you have many of them, so you may be subjected & large too, the doctor may decide to remove the only & preserve the uterus . * About ovarian cyst... it again depend on size ( more than 10 mm sized ones are usually preffered to be removed . Doctor may also undertake histopathology of the removed cyst to exclude possibility of cancer. Thanks