Question 1

what does birth control do to fibroids on the uterus?

Accepted Answer

Decrease bleeding: Depends on the size of the fibroid within the uterus, pills can help decrease the bleeding and maintain the fibroid size and sometimes shrink it. However, large fibroids may not respond to medications and may require other medications or surgical procedures. 
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Dr M

Question 2

what are fibroids in the uterus?

Accepted Answer

Benign tumors: Uterine fibroids are benign muscle tumors of the uterine wall.  They are 99.9% benign.  They are quite common.  Their cause is unknown.  They are dependent on estrogen and shrink after menopause.   They can cause problems based on size, bleeding, pain, or any combination of the 3.  There may be no symptoms at all.  There is no medication for them.  Treatment is not usually necessary if small.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of fibroids in uterus?

Accepted Answer

Multiple symptoms: Fibroids can present with heavy painful cycles, irregular period, presence of a mass, urinary frequency amongst others. Sometime fibroids can be asymptomatic and diagnosed only during an exam or ultrasound.

Question 4

how can fibroid uterus be cured without surgery?

Accepted Answer

No cure w/o surgery: There is no "cure" for fibroids sometimes even with surgery as they can recur. Often microscopic fibroid nodules will re-grow post surgery  removal of larger ones over time.

Question 5

how can a fibroid tumor on my uterus affect my baby?

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YOUR OB NEEDS: To answer that, it depends where it is and how big it is, cannot answer your ? Without knowing that , many fibriods cause absolutely no problems , some can keep you from getting pg, or make you have a 1st trimester spontaeous abortion or make u deliver early or cause a lot of pain during pg and  can sometimes block the birth canal so u need a csection and can make a csection harder to do sometimes.

Question 6

how long does it take for fibroids to grow on uterus?

Accepted Answer

A lifetime: Fibroids can start growing as soon as you reach puberty. As long as you are menstruating (your ovaries are working) fibroids can continue to grow. They usually start to regress when you go through menopause.

Question 7

does 1 cm fibroid on front of uterus effect fertility?

Accepted Answer

Usually not: A small fibroid like yours is doesn't effect fertility unless it is on the inner lining of the uterus and protrudes into the cavity of the uterus.  Then it can impact fertility by increasing the chance of a miscarriage.

Question 8

what to do if i have fibroid tumor pushing uterus to one side?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: If the fibroid is not enlarging so that the uterus or fibroid is felt above the umbilicus, if there is no bleeding or pain and if the individual fibroid  enlarges to suggest possible malignant changes to a sarcoma, then nothing should be done.

Question 9

can fibroid tumors cause symptoms farther away from the uterus?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If you have fibroid uterus and loose more blood every month you can have iron deficiency anemia which can present with weakness, shortness of breath on exertion and in some patients eating ice.All these symptoms can be corrected by propertreatment of fibroid tumour surgically and iron replacement therapy.

Question 10

do fibroids move around and flutte in your uterus if you have them?

Accepted Answer

No: Unless they are pedunculated and on a long stalk.

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