These fibroids were removed from a woman in Nigeria(Sensitive image)
They can grow from as small as a coin to a big as a watermelon
They usually cause heavy periods, painful periods, and sometimes, can cause difficulties getting pregnant or in some cases, miscarriages.
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They can grow from as small as a coin to a big as a watermelon
They usually cause heavy periods, painful periods, and sometimes, can cause difficulties getting pregnant or in some cases, miscarriages.
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Some people have a higher risk of getting fibroids
Women with a family history
Obese women
African women
Women who have not gotten pregnant
Women who consume food additives
Women who consume a lot of soybean
Older women
Women with a family history
Obese women
African women
Women who have not gotten pregnant
Women who consume food additives
Women who consume a lot of soybean
Older women
Are fibroids cancerous?
Not necessarily, fibroids are small growths of the uterus, they are usually benign. But in less than 1% of them, there can transform and become cancerous.
Treatment: Usually always surgery. Don't fall for drugs that claim to remove them without surgery.
Not necessarily, fibroids are small growths of the uterus, they are usually benign. But in less than 1% of them, there can transform and become cancerous.
Treatment: Usually always surgery. Don't fall for drugs that claim to remove them without surgery.
