What Are Fibroids?
What Are Fibroids? – A General Overview
Uterine fibroids are very common in women so it is only natural to ask, “What are fibroids?” Let’s answer that question with this article…
Basically fibroids are tumors of a muscular sort that develop on the walls of the uterus. These fibroid tumors are almost never cancerous (less than 1 out of 1,000). There can be a single tumor or there can be several tumors and the size range can be from the size of an orange seed up to grapefruit size. There are rare occasions when they get bigger than a grapefruit.
What Are Fibroids? – Statistics
Statistics show that around 50% of all women will develop fibroids by age 50 years. Typically they are most common with women ages 40-50 years. However, you will see fibroids in women 30-40 years through menopause. It is more common to find fibroids in women who have mothers who suffered from fibroids. In fact, if your mother had fibroids you stand a three times greater chance of getting fibroids than women whose mother did not have fibroids.
It is also more common for women of the African-American origin to develop fibroids than white females. Obesity and eating habits also play a large role in fibroid development. Women who are obese are definitely at a higher risk than slender women. It is also known that if you consume high quantities of red meat you are at greater risk of developing fibroids.
What Are Fibroids? – Causes
Doctors really have no clear-cut answer to what causes fibroids. With that said, the most common thinking of the experts is that it is either hormonal or genetic. And since the cause of fibroids is really unclear, it is also unclear to the real reason for the shrinking of fibroids. It is also known that they do grow rather quickly during pregnancy. Fibroids will also cease growing and even shrink once a female reaches menopause.
What Are Fibroids? – Medications
The most common complaint will be pain. Most of the time over-the-counter drugs such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen will be advised for that type of mild pain. Doctors have prescribed iron supplements in case there is heavy bleeding during periods to avoid anemia.
What Are Fibroids? – Pregnancy
Research does show that women with fibroids are more likely to have issues during pregnancy and the delivery of the baby than women without fibroids. I don’t want to say you will have problems, if you have fibroids, I am just telling what research shows.
Women with fibroids make the need for a c-section 6 times as great. The baby is more apt to be breech. Sometimes labor fails to progress. The placenta could come away from the wall prior to delivery, limiting vital oxygen to the fetus.
The best thing to do is to talk with your obstetrician. He/she will be able to advise you as to your best plan during pregnancy.
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