Heavy bleeding during a menstrual period, also referred to by the medical term menorrhagia, affects a staggering number of women around the world each year. According to a Harvard University study, about ten percent of women experience menorrhagia, making it a relatively common condition. Notably, while there are various causes for menorrhagia, about one third …
A diagnosis of uterine fibroids might sound scary. Because fibroids are muscular tumors, you may wonder if your chances of cancer are increased. It can be hard to understand the differences between uterine fibroids and cancer, especially when considering that these two conditions share some overlapping symptoms. Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, …
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Whether it’s discomfort from chronic pain, lifestyle limitations due to heavy bleeding, weakness, fertility issues or all-around misery, “What are my options for treating uterine fibroids?” is one of the first things most women ask upon receiving a diagnosis. Women talking to each other about fibroids can yield a great deal of advice, but let’s …
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Whenever we hear the word “growth” when referring to something within our bodies, we initially panic, and rightfully so. In our minds, the jump from growth to cancer is both short and terrifying. However, it is important to understand that fibroids are always benign. Still, we often hear people citing information that contradicts this truth. …
When using the internet and/or groups of friends to help self-diagnose our symptoms, we tend to be presented with a dizzying number of possibilities under the something-is-wrong-down-there umbrella. Being as how the mom squad on the park bench or group of co-workers around the water cooler hasn’t been to medical school and has little to …
Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Uterine Fibroids: what difference does it make? Read More »
Some call it The Change, The Big M or even Grand Climacteric. Menopause is a part of life for all of womankind. Typically beginning between the ages of 45-55, cessation of monthly periods has its advantages and disadvantages. Over the course of 7-15 years, levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone vary greatly. Menopause is …
Heavy bleeding and pain are often the most telltale symptoms of uterine fibroids, so much so in fact, that many women self-diagnose their fibroids, decide that there is nothing to be done and suffer in relative silence. Merely managing the bleeding without receiving an accurate diagnosis is simply not an option. The risks are too …
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Sometimes it feels like your uterine fibroids control your life. They control what clothing you wear (to cover up your bloated stomach or avoid leaks from heavy periods); they control what you do (can you manage the party or are you in too much pain?); they control where you go (if there’s no public restroom …
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Sometimes uterine fibroids are a minor inconvenience. A heavy period. Some stomach pain here and there. But sometimes fibroids can interfere with the enjoyment of and the ability to handle everyday life and activities. Work. Leisure. Spending time with friends and family. It’s all overshadowed by the pain or discomfort that the fibroids cause. It’s …
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