A uterine fibroid is a leiomyoma ( benign (non-cancerous) tumor from smooth muscle tissue) that originates from the smooth muscle layer ( myometrium ) of the uterus . Fibroids are often multiple and if the uterus contains too many leiomyomata to count, it is referred to as diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis . The malignant version of a fibroid is extremely uncommon and termed a leiomyosarcoma . Other common names are uterine leiomyoma , myoma , fibromyoma , fibroleiomyoma . Fibroids are the most common benign tumors in females and typically found during the middle and later reproductive years. While most fibroids are asymptomatic, they can grow and cause heavy and painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse, and urinary frequency and urgency. Some fibroids may interfere with pregnancy although this appears to be very rare. In the United States , symptoms caused by uterine fibroids are a very frequent indication for hysterectomy .
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Hello Dr.,My wife aged 36 years. She is suffering from two fibroids. Her largest fibroid was around 4.5 cm and another 3.5 cm . Pls advise me How to remove it.
I'm a 53-year-old male with 7 subcutaneous fibroids all over my body, which developed in the last 6-to-8 years. They're each about a half-inch in diameter and they're unsightly. I'm concerned that they may impact my health and appearance down the...
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I am XXXXXXX Actually, my gyna has suggested me to go for ultrasound of W/A as I went for consulting about conceiving pregnancy. I want to conceive but it is not happening. My reports says "Uterus: There is E/O hypoechoic lesion of size...
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THis is sapna from Hyderabad ,Im 31 years old and i have been have complications with fybroid
I had taken a pelvic scan recently and the report say
Ultrasonographic Examination of the pelvis was performed
Urinary Bladder is normal. No...
I have been having several symptoms. I've had very heavy periods for quite some time. About 7 months ago i started having gas expelled from my vagina. This has worsened quite a lot, and now happens several times a day. It does have a smell...
Hi, I am a female aged 51 and I have been suffering from discomfort on upper left hand side of my abdomen. I have a feeling of bloatedness and discomfort. I have visited my doctor who sent me for blood tests and a Pelvic ultrasound scan. Blood...
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My girlfriend has been on birth control for many years now. Gets a shot every 3-4 months. Sh ehas been having some terrible pains and a bloated belly for around 6 weeks, They put her on progesterone...
Will a 4.8cm fibroid located in the posterior uterine wall affect my pregnancy? I am currently 4 weeks pregnant.
i have fibroid uterus. my OB GYN doctor suggested hysterctomy; to remove the uterus, because their growing. Just had a uterin embolization Nov 2011. Not much difference in size or in number of the multiple fibroids....
Hi, I am 31 year old. I got married in 2007, but till now i did not conceive. doctor suggested me to go through investigation in 2008. at that time, they did pelvic ultrasound and it revealed a uterine fibroid. I...
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My husband and I want to have more kids, I'm not pregnant right now, but have uterine fibroids. I haven't had my period for almost 3 months. How do I know when the right time to...
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hi, i am female 26 years old. i use hair relaxer on my hair, i usually relax my hair after every two and half month. but my hair is falling every day, and i started baldness at the front of my scalp . and i been having tough time to grow my hair what do u advice?
I am 30 yrs old lady. I am married before 2yrs and got conceived in after one month of marriage.Becoz of fibroid growth i want to abort my first child.And i made operation and remove the fibroid.Now past 6 months we are again trying for baby.But i could not make it. Everything is normal.but my husbands counting was 11% only.but we consult the...
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Hello Doctor.. My wife is 12 weeks pregnant with multiple fibroid,it measured from 2cm to 6cm and it below the abdomen , she is not feeling any pain now. May I know weather is going to affect the baby. Should expect any problems. Thank you
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hii, i had my large fibroid surgery on 20th oct but it is now postponed due to high sgot and sgpt levels on 18th oct. i had been prepapring for dis surgery since last 5 months, i ve also taken 3 doses of zoladex 3.6 mg. how do i reduce dese levels so that my surgery can happen in next week?? i am a 27 yr old unmarried female.
I am a 42 year old female. Three years ago, I had surgery to remove several fibroids which were causing severe anaemia and painful periods (largest of which was 18 cm) Following this, I had a CT scan which revealed enlarged lymph nodes in my neck, chest and abdomen. I had a lymph node biopsy in Nov 2009 which did not reveal anything, simply...
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Hello there I really need your help. I am 7-8weeks pregnant with a large fibroid. Already I am bleeding a little and I am in constant pain. I have been made aware That I could misscarry due to the fibroid location. On my first scan they said that the baby was behind the fibroid so the pill to terminate the pregnancy would not expell the baby so...
I have major pain in my groin and in my left leg feels like a strain in my mussel should I goto the hospital. I have an abnormally large fibroid along with smaller fibroids but the larger one is so large it is blocking the view of the smaller fibroids...causing me pain to stand or bend...all I can do is stay in a fetal position .
I had sex on tuesday at 5pm den on wed at 7pm . I had an ipill on thursday at 4. But I cudnt prevent sex again on fri at 7pm. Can I take another ipill. I ll take care next time . Also I have a fibroid just outside my uterus whch I will be takin out via laproscopy after my next periods. Hope ipill will not affect that. Pls help
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good morning, i accidentally swallowed small amount of hair relaxer 3 days ago however i went to the bathroom last night 9 times,,does that mean its leaving my body or is there something i have to do to get rid of it please help me
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I had a post part um tubal less than 24hrs after the vaginal delivery of my last child 7 months ago. Now I have fibroids I didn t have before and the dr. gave me BC pills and said if I want more kids he could remove the fibroids. Are the fibroids a sign that my tubal may have failed? When I had an ultrasound that identified the fibroids a month...
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