Your Health & Uterine Fibroids
HOT105FM.com's Women's Health Channel is your source for something that could affect up to 80% of African-American Women...Uterine Fibroids.
Uterine Fibroids are benign (noncancerous) tumors that grow on or within the muscle tissue of the uterus. Approximately 20-40% of women 35yo+ have Uterine Fibroids tumors. The location and size of fibroid tumors can cause symptoms that can affect a woman's quality of life.
3 Types of Fibroid Tumors
Uterine Fibroids are classified according to their location within the uterus.
Common Symptons of Fibroids Include:
- Very heavy menstrual bleeding and prolonged monthly periods, sometimes with clots
- Frequent occurrence of soiling events due to excessive menstrual bleeding
- Anemia (excessive fatigue due to low red blood count)
- Pelvic pain or pressure
- Pressure on the bladder which leads to a constant need to urinate or incontinence
- Pain in the back of the legs
- Pain during sexual intercourse
- Pressure on the bowel leading to constipation and/or bloating
- An enlarged abdomen which may be mistaken for weight gain or pregnancy
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Sharon (46yo)UFE was the best choice! My life is like night and day!
Helena (48yo)The procedure opened up a whole new world of options for me.
Shelly (35yo)I had a previous myomectomy, and the fact that I had no children, a hysterectomy was not an option.
Luisa (42yo)I returned to an active lifestyle and immediately it made a difference.
Karen (43yo)Having uterine fibroids was very limiting for me...it limited activities and plans that I had.
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