Fibroids, an information

Hysterectomy is nowadays being a common operation that most of the ladies are having nowadays. It is considered second most common operation that ladies of the United States are performing; about 600,000 surgeries are done in a year only in United States. Hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus (womb) where child is developed. It’s in the lower abdominal part of the woman. Among with the uterus sometimes fallopian tube, and ovaries are also removed which is known as total hysterectomy. Fibroids, endometriosis, uterine prolapse, cancer, persistent vaginal bleeding, chronic pelvic pain are the causes leading to hysterectomy. Among them fibroids is the most common one.

Fibroids are tumors, made up of muscle cells and other tissue, which grows in the wall of the uterus. They are almost always benign in type. Uterine leiomyomata is the medical term for uterine fibroids. Fibroid growth can take place either in singer or in clusters. Fibroids of apple sized to size of grapefruit can be found.

Uterine fibroids does not have any clear symptoms but some woman complain of pain and heavy menstrual bleeding. They can put pressure on the bladder and cause urine incontinence (frequent urination). In some cases, pain during sex, lower back pain, and frequent miscarriage and infertility are reported as symptoms of fibroids. Clear cause of fibroids are also not being known yet, researcher stated that many factors are responsible for the causing of fibroids such as hormonal, genetic, environmental etc.

Though fibroids are benign cancer they don’t change into the cancerious cells but still fibroids may lead to heavy menstrual bleeding, pain during sex, lower back pain, miscarriage etc. Due to frequent bleeding, fibroids may lead to anemia. In rare cases, fibroids tumor can grow out of uterus on a stalk-like projection. If the fibroids twist on the stalk, woman would have severe, sudden and sharp pain in lower abdomen.

Since fibroids can lead to anemia and severe pain, it is better cured. Since there is no preventive measure for the fibroids, it should be cured. Lots of alternatives are available for the cure of fibroids, such as medications, i.e., gonadotrophin releasing agnonist (lupron, Synarel), hysterectomy, myomectomy (removal of fibroids leaving uterus in it’s place), uterine artery embolization etc.