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Home / Health Conditions / Fibroids / Living with Fibroids: Surgery Isn’t The Only Way To Stop Them

Living with Fibroids: Surgery Isn’t The Only Way To Stop Them

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Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that form in the uterus. Up to 80% of women acquire uterine fibroids by age 50; however, not all women have symptoms. Fibroids may develop as a single tumor or numerous, getting to the size of a grapefruit. Depending on their location, many fibroids may be seen via a pelvic exam or verified by ultrasound.

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Fibroids Are Serious

Few women with fibroids know about non-invasive therapies that don’t harm fertility. Researchers want to alter that. “Fibroids are generally not treated seriously,” explains Taraneh Shirazian, head of NYU Langone’s Center for Fibroid Care. “Many women are told to wait until menopause or have a hysterectomy and not given other options.”

Some doctors are inexperienced in newer, less invasive treatments and provide hysterectomies solely in limbo patients. Either they can’t obtain therapy or must take dramatic action. In 2010, there weren’t many choices. Women must know they have options, even if their providers don’t supply them.

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Fibroids are benign growths that develop in the uterine lining. They may cause symptoms such as urinary retention, constipation, back pain caused by the tumors pressing on nerves, fatigue, and anemia due to excessive menstrual flow. In addition, they make pregnancy more difficult.

They are responsible for miscarriages, early labor, and blood distribution irregularities in the uterus, according to Gaby Moawad, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In pregnant women, fibroids are known to struggle for space with the developing baby.

Researchers are exploring ways to prevent fibroids from occurring again in the body. Alterations to one’s way of life and several treatments might be of assistance. According to several research findings, making changes to one’s diet and getting more vitamin D may be helpful. There are other options available to cut down on the incidence rate.

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Black Women Suffer Fibroids More Intensely

Research reveals Black women acquire fibroids sooner than white women and have more severe cases. Black women may acquire fibroids in their 20s and teens and are more likely to undergo hysterectomies, which can affect fertility and pregnancy. Researchers don’t grasp the disparities. It’s fibroid research’s greatest question.

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Black women’s fibroids are different from other women’s. You must never delay fibroid treatment. Many doctors who can’t undertake newer treatments recommend menopause to relieve problems. Don’t prolong a patient’s poor quality of life due to fibroids.

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Fibroids are benign tumors that may be treated medically, surgically, or with non-invasive treatments. They may get guidance from

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