What are Fibroids?

What are fibroids?

These are benign tumours (swellings) (uterus) uterus muscles smooth.

How common are the fibroids?

Fibroids are the  is 20-25% in the age of the women of forest reproductive material.
* 3-9 times more often in black white women.
* 50% of black women in the 50 years have fibroids. in those circumstances, fibroids are common.

Whether fibroidsCancer (malignant)?

fibroids are not cancerous, but rarely 0,1-0,5% can be converted to cancer.

How big is the fibroid can grow?

* Maximum is small.
* May be greater in more than 15 cm.
* They take place in isolation or multiples.
* They take up as part of the uterus.

What are the symptoms of fibroids?

* More than 50% of the symptoms
* The case of female animals a vaginal bleeding is Abnormal and the most important common. Present 30% of cases.
* Long-term heavy menses.
* Before and after the identification of menses.

Fibroids cause pain only rarely, when a problem occurs.
fibroids rarely may cause back pain.
* When the major cause of the bodies of the ambient pressure effect.

Fibroids  are rare infertility (error maaseutuyhteisöjä), but a few are common in women with children.
* A spontaneous miscarriage (Abortion) can occur more presence of fibroid.

What causes fibroid?

* Fibroid cause is unknown.
* They are common in women with a few children.
* They are common in black women.
* Fibroids decrease after Menopause as a result, they are dependent on the female hormones and their growth.

DIAGNOSIS

* Maximum is found accidentally by normal gynecology review.
Fibroids is like a womb of enlargement.
* Suspected fibroid, ULTRASOUND diagnosis to an intermediate verification takes place.

PROCESSING

* Fibroids can be surgically treated to remove them.
* The maximum required activities.
* One type of operation is called myomectomy with fibroids is removed from the uterus and preserved.
* The outcome of the action is called with due account being taken of the uterus is removed from the fibroid hysterectomy.
* Decision in which the activity is based on factors such as age, type of future pregnancies, fibroid size and symptoms.
* Inject may monthly treatments are available, but the fibroid shrinking and does not remove them.

PREGNANCY & FIBROID

Pregnancy may occur in conjunction with the fibroid, but can be made to the term and in the normal course of the shipment.

Dr. James Kirima. Consultant Obstetrician gynecologist/, Kenya.http://www.healthoutsource.co.ke