How To Determine Your Fibroid Type?

Are you worried about fibroids? Fibroids, also called as leiomyomomas are the most common problem of woman’s reproductive health.

50-80% of women have uterine fibroids experiencing complications like bleeding, pelvic pressure and pain.

Usually, most of the fibroids are harmless, but some large fibroids can cause severe complications and also interferes with conception or pregnancy.

Fibroid tumors can range in sizes from few centimeters to more than 8 inches in length. Fibroids can tend to develop in clusters and they can form inside your uterus, in the uterine tissue or outside your uterus.

Majority of fibroids are benign tumors and don’t keep you at risk of cancer. Research found that one out of every four women has fibroids during their childbearing stage. They gradually tend to disappear after menopause.

The main cause of fibroids is still unknown, but they can be influenced by estrogen. High estrogen levels can keep you at greater risk of developing fibroids and when the estrogen levels stops, they also stop growing.

Recent studies conducted in US said that the growth of fibroids is nine times greater in dark complexion women when compared to fair complexion women. But, the exact reason behind this is unclear.

Obese women more than 70 kg are at high risk of developing fibroids because of high estrogen levels. Women who didn’t give birth to a child due to some genetic factors and women who smoke are at higher risk of uterine fibroids.

Usage of contraceptive pills, which contain higher estrogen levels, can keep you at high risk of fibroids.

Fibroids are of different sizes and categorized by where they develop inside the uterus.

Different fibroid types:

Intramural fibroids: This fibroid type grows in the walls of the uterus. These tumors are the most common types of fibroids.

Subserous fibroids: These fibroid types grow beyond the outer layer of the uterine wall. Sometimes, they can also grow on stalks, these fibroids are also called as pedunculated fibroids. These fibroid types can grow in larger sizes.

Submucous fibroids: These fibroids grow in the muscle below the inner lining of the uterus. They can grow in the uterus and can also on the stalks. If they are long enough, then they can hang through your cervix.

Cervical fibroids: These fibroids grow on the walls of the cervix and they are difficult to remove without damaging the surrounding area.

Fibroids in the uterus can grow as single or in groups. It can be a single type or a group of different types. Accurately the cause of fibroids is unknown, so there are no particular treatments for preventing it.