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Fibroids: What every woman should know to become empowered about this disease?

What are Fibroids?

Fibroids aretumors made of smooth muscle cells and fibrous tissuesthat come together to form an abnormal growth or mass-like formation within the uterus during childbearing years.It is a slow-growing tumor and is benign which means it is non-cancerous. However, there is only a 1% chance for it to become cancerous. Hence, early detection and medical intervention become imperative.

These abnormal growths developing in or on a woman’s uterus can sometimes become quite large and cause severe abdominal pain and heavy periods. In most cases, they cause no signs or symptoms at all which is why most women do not know if they have fibroids at all. Mostly occur in women of the age group 30-50.Uterine Fibroids are typically the same but are differentiated based on their locationFibroids aretumors made of smooth muscle cells and fibrous tissuesthat come together to form an abnormal growth or mass-like formation within the uterus during childbearing years.It is a slow-growing tumor and is benign which means it is non-cancerous. However, there is only a 1% chance for it to become cancerous. Hence, early detection and medical intervention become imperative.

• Submucosal fibroids bulge under the uterine lining and grow into the pelvic cavity.
• Intramural fibroids the most common type of fibroids develop within the muscular wall of the uterus.
• Sub-serosal fibroids form on the outside of theuterine wall into the pelvis.