Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that arise from the muscle tissue of the uterus. While they are not usually cancerous, the fibroids can grow quite large and can cause distressing symptoms, such as extremely heavy menstrual flow and severe cramping. Some fibroids are sensitive to estrogen levels in the body, increasing with each menstrual cycle; those fibroids usually resolve spontaneously at menopause.
Uterine fibroids are one of the leading causes of hysterectomies; many physicians treat the tumors by removing the entire uterus. But some physicians will remove only the fibroid (a myomectomy). Other strategies for shrinking fibroids without surgery include embolization, a radiology-guided implantation of some material that blocks the blood supply to the tumor, causing it to shrivel and eventually disappear.
Uterine fibroids are one of the leading causes of hysterectomies; many physicians treat the tumors by removing the entire uterus. But some physicians will remove only the fibroid (a myomectomy). Other strategies for shrinking fibroids without surgery include embolization, a radiology-guided implantation of some material that blocks the blood supply to the tumor, causing it to shrivel and eventually disappear.
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