fibroid prob..

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fibroid prob..

11 posts on this thread and the last post was on February 17th, 2011 6:26 PM by Steph

Burei - February 14th, 2011 7:25 AM

Why do women get them?

Hearty - February 14th, 2011 7:28 AM

No one is certain what causes uterine fibroids, but changing oestrogen levels seem to play a part in their growth.

Bea_me - February 14th, 2011 7:55 AM

yes hearty, because when oestrogen levels are high, as a result of pregnancy or contraceptive pills, for example, the rate of fibroid growth increases.

LusciousGoddess - February 14th, 2011 8:07 AM

does fibroid appear in young women?

Edaeb - February 14th, 2011 8:49 AM

About 20 % of women of childbearing age have uterine fibroids but they are not usually found in women under 30 years old (PRODIGY 2007). They rarely appear in young women before they begin menstruating.

As a woman approaches the menopause and her oestrogen levels decrease, uterine fibroids are likely to shrink or almost disappear. Apart from being a woman of reproductive age, no other risk factors for fibroids have been found.

starstruck - February 14th, 2011 8:55 AM

oh! i'm so scared on this.. i hope it won't happen to me..what are the prevention so that i won't have this..?

kol_meMai - February 14th, 2011 11:07 AM

there's no certain causes of fibroids, but there are symptoms on it that helps us women aid/ prevent it early.. do you know?

princess - February 14th, 2011 11:22 AM

i know 3 of the sypmtoms, this includes:
• painful periods
• prolonged and heavy menstrual bleeding (which may lead to iron deficiency or anaemia)
• more frequent or uncomfortable urination caused by pressure on the bladder

carla@49 - February 14th, 2011 11:27 AM

there are more princess, namely:

• feeling of fullness or pressure in the lower abdomen
• pelvic pain

callme_liss - February 14th, 2011 11:58 AM

Also, symptoms like: backache and constipation

js_B3th - February 14th, 2011 12:21 PM

• infertility
• miscarriage

these are another symptoms of fibroid guyz...

Steph - February 17th, 2011 6:26 PM

Fibroids are very common. They occur in 2 or 3 out of every 10 women over age 35. They occur most often in women between ages 30 and 50, although women in their 20s sometimes have them.