Having a heavy,irregular menstrual flow not consistent with what you are used to can be a very unsettling symptom and many a patient present to the hospital with this complaint .
The female reproductive tract consists of he tract comprises from the exterior inwards of ,the vagina(private part),the uterus (womb) divided into the cervix and the main body, which is where the fetus (baby) lies during pregnancy, two tubes leave the upper pole of the body of the womb called fallopian tubes.These tubes end in enlarged finger-like projections called the ovaries which contain the woman’s eggs (or ova). Let me now go on to talk on what fibroids are.

What is uterine fibroid?

They are firm masses derived from the smooth muscle layer of the uterus (womb) ,non-cancerous (benign) in nature occurring in women of reproductive age group.They are the most frequently seen tumours of the female reproductive system.synonyms include; uterine myomas,leiomyomas or fibroma. It is said that 20-50% of women in reproductive age group have uterine fibroids though not all are symptomatic and not all are diagnosed

What causes fibroids?

Cause is not known but the consensus is that it arises from an aberrant smooth muscle cell(s) repondinding to the hormone oestrogen thereby multiplying rapidly to form fibroid nodules.

Who is at risk of developing uterine fibroids?

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