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What's Endometriosis and What's Fibroids? |
I asked a question the other day and a couple of answers metioned Endometriosis and Fibroids, what are they? Endometriosis is one of the most common causes of pelvic pain and infertility in women. Fibroids are tumours that grow in the uterus (womb). They are benign, which means they are not cancerous, and are made up of muscle fibre. Fibroids can be as small as a pea and can grow as large as a melon. It is estimated that 20-50% of women have, or will have, fibroids at some time in their lives. They are rare in women under the age of 20, most common in women in their 30s and 40s, and tend to shrink after the menopause. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/endometrios... and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/uterine_fib... Fibroids are little growths that can grow on the wall of the uterus, endometriosis is where cells from the uterus wall migrate elsewhere in the body and cause pain. endometriosis is a condition where the lining of the whom grows outsise the womb and sticks to surrounding structures such as fallopian tubes etc...this lining also sheds as a period every month which is why people with endometriosis suffer from heavy periods...fibroids are benign growths in the uterus which can grow to quite a large size in some women nurse..worked in gyneacology ward Endometriosis is a very painful medical condition in which the lining of the uterus grows outside anywhere in the body.For example you can get endometriosis in your bowel, bladder and even your brain! In bad cases it can lead on to Adenomyosis where it grows through the muscle in the uterus walls and in most cases is only diagnosed after a Hysterectomy and in some cases MRI scans. Both condition's can be very debilitating. Sufferer |
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