I am 29 and trying to conceive for the first time. A couple of days ago I had a pre-conception check-up and was diagnosed with two fibroids in my uterine wall: one 1cm big (pea-sized), the other - 2.5 cm big (walnut-sized). The doctor said they will most probably not interfere with my ability to conceive and have a normal pregnancy, and that for now we should just leave them as they are.
I am still, however, not at ease. If you have ever had a uterine fibroid, could you please share your experience? How old were you when diagnosed, how big were they, did you have them removed, did you get pregnant without surgery or after surgery, how did the pregnancy go?
Please don't refer me to medical websites - I have been browsing through a lot of them; I just want to hear some real-life experiences. Thank you!
PS - Any professional comments would also be highly appreciated, thank you! Hi,
I'm currently 19 weeks pregnant and have a number of fibroids. I wasn't aware that I had them when i feel pregnant and so far, everything is going fine. They have caused a little bit of discomfort and because they grow quicker during pregnancy, you may appear bigger than you should. One of them did play up a bit a few weeks back but after a week of taking naprogesic's (which my Obs told me was fine), they settled and all is good.
All in all, my baby is growing and developing well and I wish you well with getting pregnant. Uterine fibroids are a common finding. Yours are not big at all! I have seen some pretty big fibroids while scanning! The only thing to worry about is where they are. If you were to have them in your endometrium for example, you could have a problem getting pregnant. Another way that they could interfere with pregnancy would be if they were located in your cervix. They could interfere with delivery if they were located there. There is a possibility that if you do get pregnant the fibroids could get bigger because of all the hormones, but you would be monitored throughout your pregnancy. Don't worry about them. I have seen pregnant women with fibroids and they have been fine. I hope this helps you and good luck!! |
