I've always been fortunate in regard to gynecological problems. Besides cramping during my teenage years, everything was smooth. My friend Inga is another matter. She has been plagued by fibroids (leiyomyoma clinical term) since they started their periods. When her gynecologist had to remove one about the size of a grapefruit, threw in the towel and had a partial hysterectomy at 40. He came to keep the ovaries, so that their hormones were not disrupted that much, but it was still an ordeal. br Fibroids are tumors (usually benign) that form in the uterus of connective tissue and muscle. Approximately 2 in 5 women have, but usually are too small to be detected. The clinical terms differ depending on where the uterus is located. Submucoasal fibroids develop in the inner wall of sinus, subserosal fibroids on the exterior wall. Tumors of the uterine muscle called intramural fibroids. br Fibroids can cause periods of discomfort in women who still have them, and painful intercourse, and constipation. If you are on hormone replacement therapy or taking the pill, can feed tumors and make them grow. Your doctor can feel the fibroid with a pelvic exam and determine its size. If the doctor believes the condition is very wide, you are prompted an ultrasound. br There is a condition called uterine sarcoma en.wikepedia.org / wiki sarcoma_sarcoma uterine fibroid is cancerous. Fortunately, this condition is uncommon, and is treated by total hysterectomy and radiation. The good news is that fibroids wind as it descends below the age and level of estrogen. Once a postmenopausal woman disappear. Some women are more prone to fibroids than others. African American, and obese women are inclined toward this condition, but no reason has been determined. br Its been ten years since the surgery Incas. I was on hormone replacement therapy for a short time, until I felt that everything was balanced. Im on a progesterone cream now and could not be happier. However, it would have been nice to have been able to maintain until menopause, when this thing would have taken care of himself. br br
