FIBROIDS
July is Fibroid Awareness Month

Few facts
They are abnormal growths of the muscles of the womb

The exact cause is unknown

They are not cancers 

They are common, in 50-70% of women

Less than half of women with fibroids have symptoms

Can be huge
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For women with symptoms, it can be stressful & sometimes devastating

Symptoms 
Heavy menses; some use adult diapers,some sit on bowls just to bleed into it, some need to be transfused with blood after each period
Painful menses so severe some can't move/ work
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Tummy & back pain 
Painful sex, in some sex is impossible.
Frequent urination
Constipation 
Big tummy(may look like pregnancy)
Can contribute to infertility in some women depending on location of fibroids
Can affect kidneys

Disturbs pregnancy with risk of miscarriage or premature delivery of babies

Repeated hospital admissions from degeneration of the fibroid in pregnancy. This can be painful

Abnormal position of baby necessitating CS

Risk of bleeding after delivery
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TREATMENT
If you have no symptoms or it's not affecting you in any way, treatment may be unnecessary.
You should do an annual pelvic ultrasound to monitor the fibroids

Treatment depends on size & severity of symptoms, age, desire for babies, available specialist/ expertise.

Treatment can be MEDICAL(non ormonal/hormonal)
SURGICAL(minimally invasive or open surgeries)

Medications treat the symptoms and shrink fibroids but it may grows back

Some have to do surgeries to get better
Myomectomy removal of fibroids

Hysterectomy removal of the womb

There are newer & more advanced method of treatment now(discuss with your specialist on what they can offer)

Please ensure you are receiving care with a Gynaecologist

Don’t fall a victim to scammers who dupe women promising them the impossible treatments
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