Fibroids are mostly creating painful and heavy menstrual cycles, painful sexual intercourses, high urinary frequency as well as high urgency. Some fibroids cases are also interfering with the pregnancy but this kind of cases are found rarely. Hysterectomy is one of the common indications for the problem of fibroids.

Fibroids are related to estrogen and progesterone, so, they can occur only in reproductive years and they are more common in overweighed women. In USA , this problem is twice times common in black women as compared to white women and around 20% to 40% women are facing it but they do not require much treatment generally.

 

 

The fibroids are usually white or tan, and they are round with well defined. Usually, the bigger size fibroid which is about the size of grapefruit can be seen by women coming out of abdominal wall. However, the tissue cells for this kind of tumor are normally alike in looks as to normal cell. The growth and location of fibroids can determine whether they are any problem creating symptom or not. If they are found inside the uterus cavity then they must be treated and if they are created outside even with big lesion, they are unnoticed.

 

 

Symptoms are related with respect to location but generally women will feel bloating, abdominal pain and discomfort, heavy and painful periods, back ache and in some cases, infertility. Bimanal examination fibroids, women will have anemia and iron deficiency. Though, treatment for every fibroid is not necessary and it depends on each case. So, if you are having any kind of symptoms, you must diagnose to a gynecologist to learn your condition and have healthy life.