General fibroid symptoms
admin | Apr 11, 2010 | Comments 0
Between the ages of 30 and 50 many women develop tumors that are not cancerous in their uterus. These fibroids are very common and most people are not even aware that they have them and they come with the hormonal imbalances. However the symptoms of fibroids are not very specific and it is only when they start to grow in size and start to affect the lifestyle of the person that women are aware of their existence. The reasons for these tumors are totally unknown, and it is very usual for these fibroids to come at the time of pregnancy and for them to disappear at the time of menopause.
The general symptoms of fibroids include painful and heavy bleeding during menstruation, cramps in the uterus area, constipation, abdominal discomfort and bloating and lower back pain and sometimes you will have other fibroid symptoms which can include depression and anxiety. These fibroids can create problems in the functions of other organs depending on the area that they are located, especially if they are growing in size as well.
Another general symptom of fibroids is infertility ( which is also the common cause for fibroid surgery). This is one of the biggest problems that infertile women can have as the tubes can get blocked by these tumors or the uterus walls may not have the space for the eggs to implant themselves. It is also common for the tumors to take the nutrients away from an egg that it growing in the uterus and this will cause a miscarriage.
There are two kinds of tumors, one that is growing in the muscles of the uterus and the others are the ones that are developing in the uterine lining. The symptoms related to these growths will include heavy bleeding that is not allowing the patient to cope with everyday life. Anemia can also become a general symptom because of the amount of blood that the patient is losing on every menstrual period.
Once these tumors begin to grow out of proportion, they will start to affect other organs of the body and they will be pressing on nerves around the area which will give other symptoms like cramps and unusual back pains as well.
There are a few methods of getting rid of this condition and they will include drugs to relive the pain, and non invasive procedures that are allowing the system to function and are at the same time getting rid of the tumors, to allow women to be able to bear children, however, the last procedure will be to remove the uterus completely and this is only done if the patient is suffering from other complications that are life threatening and that are not allowing the patient to lead a normal life. Too much bleeding in regular basis will definitely get in the way when it comes to having a normal lifestyle and doctors will be able to give you the best option for your condition.
However the most common procedure that is being seen in the symptoms of fibroids is the uterine artery embolization which is a very simple procedure where the tumors are injected with a substance to stop the flow of blood into the tumor thus drying it up and killing the growth in a more natural way. However, the only problem with these procedures is that there is a chance that the tumors may grow back again and you will have to repeat the operation.
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