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, but that doesn’t change the fact that they’re incredibly common. Up to of people with a uterus will deal with fibroids in their lifetime, according to the Mayo Clinic, and the rates are higher among Black women, who are two to three times more likely to develop fibroids, according to the .Fibroids, also called leiomyomas or myomas, are non-cancerous tumors that grow in or around the uterus.
Leiomyomas, which can be as small as a seed or larger than a grapefruit, and appear in clusters or solo, are classified by location. Subserosal fibroids develop on the outside of the uterus, intramural fibroids grow within the lining of the uterus; submucosal fibroids live inside the uterine cavity.
The causative agents behind these benign tumors are unknown but there are known risk factors, says , M.D., a board-certified OBGYN and founder of HerMD, a women’s health practice in Ohio. In addition to ethnicity, family history, obesity, and hypertension can all play a role. It’s possible for fibroids to be asymptomatic, in which case, your gynecologist may discover them during a routine pelvic exam.
“When you go to the gynecologist, the exam is usually two parts: the pap smear, which involves the speculum portion, and the manual examination, where the doctor palpates the pelvis and the abdomen,” says Dr. Javaid.
“What we are looking for is enlargement of the uterus, cysts, masses, or growths.” The more likely path to diagnosis, however, starts with noticing uterine fibroids symptoms, and confirming a uterine fibroids diagnosis via imaging. “Usually if fibroids are that big where you can touch them and feel them [during a pelvic exam], they're causing some kind of symptoms,” says , D.O., an OB-GYN and fibroid specialist in Texas. Here’s
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, don’t panic: There’s an arsenal of uterine fibroids treatment options available. Fibroids, also called leiomyomas or myomas, are one of the most common conditions affecting people with a uterus. (An estimated 75 to 80 percent will be diagnosed with fibroids at some point in their lifetime, according to the , and they are most common in people of African descent.) The growth of these benign tumors is fueled by estrogen and they can live outside the uterus (subserosal fibroids), inside the uterine cavity (submucosal fibroids), or within the wall of the uterus (intramural fibroids).
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